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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Aggression towards LGBTQ is horrific wherever it occurs. But OP, although you must have put some time into digging up a six-month-old article, weirdly you didn't include these paras from your link:

[i]The survey organizers caution that the data they collected is unlikely to be representative of Episcopalians as a whole. “Because victims/survivors are more likely to complete a survey on [their victimization],” they argue in the preface to their report, the percentage of respondents reporting gender and sexual violence “is surely higher than it would be if all Episcopalians had participated.”

To be sure, the data isn’t based on a random sample size and therefore isn’t statistically representative.[/i]

Also, OP, you neglected to mention that the whole point of the survey was to do something about problems going forward.

[i]When representatives of The Episcopal Church gather in Baltimore for the denomination’s General Convention taking place from July 8-11, they’ll be asked to consider a proposed overhaul to the church’s sexual violence prevention policy.

Currently, Episcopal canon law requires those preparing for ordination to demonstrate competencies in the “prevention of sexual misconduct.” The proposed changes would strike that requirement. Instead, ordinands would need to demonstrate the loftier-sounding, but more nebulous, ability to “form communities that understand and welcome diverse experiences of gender and sexuality, manifest safe and appropriate boundaries, and implement strategies to prevent sexual misconduct.”

The intent is to underscore “the importance of providing places for inclusion and support for those who have experienced rejection, shaming, and violence”—in particular, members of the LGBTQ+ community—which sounds like a welcome and refreshing change. [/i][/quote]

Thanks for this additional information.  It makes sense in the context of Episcopal churches that I'm familiar with, that are quite inclusive and have no rules that discriminate against LGBTQ people that I've ever heard of (unlike the Catholic Church)[/quote]

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