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Harmony (formerly GALA (Gay and Lesbian Acceptance)) is a
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organization for
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History

GALA was founded by Bob Swoffer and Antonio Feliz, who had pinned his Park College business card on the public bulletin board of a Kansas City gay bar. Bob Swoffer was the first person to respond to Tony's Park College business card on that gay bar bulletin board in Kansas City, MO. Its first gathering was in 1982 at Park College in Antonio Feliz home. Arthur Butler and Ginger Farley were founding members, and Allan Fiscus was the first president of GALA. In 2019, GALA legally merged with the Welcoming Community Network, a non-profit organization serving Community of Christ congregations seeking to become welcoming and affirming, and took the name Harmony.


See also

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LGBT-welcoming church programs Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ)-affirming religious groups are religious groups that welcome LGBTQ people as their members, do not consider homosexuality as a sin or negative, and affirm LGBTQ rights and relationships. Th ...
* Affirmation: LGBTQ Mormons, Families, & Friends


References


Further reading

* "Church Leaders Gather to Understand Needs of Gay, Lesbian Church Members", ''Eastern Jackson County Examiner'', 2005-01-31 *William D. Russell, "Homosexuals in the RLDS Church: A Progress Report" (paper presented at the Sunstone Symposium in
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