Side by Side: Celebrating International Women’s Day at the Scottish Parliament

Side by Side is a faith movement for gender justice.  A new exhibition, created in collaboration with Christian Aid Scotland, highlights the impact that ordinary women have made in their communities – ordinary women who have found themselves involved in extraordinary areas of work and ministry.  The exhibition pairs up eight Scottish women with women from other parts of the world whose work has impacted in a similar area.

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My Family

I originally joined Old Saint Paul’s to sing in their choir. l’d been a passionate lifelong choral singer and had heard how great their choir was.

I’ve always gone to church and, while I considered myself a liberal Christian, the fact that it was also gay-friendly didn’t seem particularly relevant at the time. Still, the welcome I found went far beyond polite conversation over coffee and biscuits after the service. In its sermons, and in the way people treat one another, I found a place in which all are loved – regardless of what gender or sexuality you happen to be.

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