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August 2025 LGBTQIA+ Gathering
August 20, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am PDT
The Gift of Queerness along the Spiritual Path:
What unique gift does queerness offer us and our spiritual formation? What role does queerness play in the inward journey? What does our worldwide queer community offer the collective during these tumultuous times? These are questions that we, as queer spiritual companions, will explore together.
About the Presenter:
Elizabeth Morton is an actor, writer, and secular chaplain. Her formal education (high school and college) was primarily focused on the theater. She has performed on regional and NYC stages, as well as on television. Her writing career is rather new, with a blog “The Morton Train” on Substack, a short film called Threshold, and many scripts in development. Alongside her creative endeavors, Elizabeth completed a two-year training in both interfaith ministry (New Seminary, 2005) and spiritual direction (Stillpoint, 2020). She’s officiated dozens of weddings, memorial services, and various other ceremonies honoring life transitions. Elizabeth hails from Louisville, Kentucky and has long considered NYC to be her home base. She’s a member of SDI, the International Thomas Merton Society, and the LGBTQ+ community.
This session is for those that identify as LGBTQIA+, including nonbinary, gender fluid, genderqueer, bi-gender, and agender spiritual directors and spiritual companions who would like to connect with other LGBTQIA+ spiritual directors and spiritual companions.
(Please note this meeting is intended for those who identify as LGBTQIA+)
How to Register / Instructions:
Please read through the instructions below before signing up.
(Not yet an SDI Member? Click here to join.)Once you register for a session, you will be sent a password-free invitation with the Zoom link. If you don’t see it, please check any Junk Mail or Spam folders.Please only sign up if you have checked your calendar and you know you can attend. Saving a spot immediately might seem like a good strategy. But the problem is many people then discover they have a conflict and the spot is not used. Thank you for your kindness in this.Please only sign yourself up. Your registration will be linked to your e-mail addressRemember that we will do more of these free sessions. If you miss out this time around, there will be more opportunities.
What to Expect:
Each session runs about 75 minutes.Each session will be hosted by one of the SDI Staff, and an experienced facilitator from the SDI Community.Guidance from the facilitator will include brief teachings, contemplative readings, and space for meditation/silence.Each session will include Breakout Groups of 3-4 participants, where each participant will have to opportunity to share and to hold space for one-another.
We will not record these sessions to preserve the confidentiality of all participants in the group spiritual companionship.
