Eleven years ago, Obergefell v. Hodges recognized marriage equality nationwide. Behind that ruling were real people: couples who loved each other, families who needed protection, and communities who refused to let dignity be denied. Every love belongs. 🩷

Born in St. Louis, Josephine Baker was a Black bisexual performer, civil rights activist, and global icon whose life insisted on dignity across difference. Her words remind us that prejudice is learned BUT so are courage, compassion, and solidarity. #JosephineBaker #BisexualVisibility #STLHistory

This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8qF... ): "Why is there a Solstice?" by David Brown Music by the Ethical Band Samantha White introduces new members Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL

Today we celebrate Juneteenth and honor the generations whose courage, persistence, and hope helped move our nation closer to its ideals. Freedom and dignity belong to everyone.

We all deserve the opportunity to flourish.

Allyship is a daily practice. It asks us to listen with care, respect how people identify, and act when dignity is at stake. #EthicalSTL #EthicalHumanism #Allyship #SharedDignity #Pride

This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA-K... ): "Camp Indigo Point" by Dan Grabel Music by Bob DeBoo Carolyn Fernandez contributed to Stories of Ourselves Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL

You don't have to abandon who you are to belong. But belonging also means accepting responsibility for how your actions affect others. Everyone belongs, but not every behavior does.

Community is ancient wisdom. Ethical Humanism reminds us that we belong to one another, not as a burden, but as a promise. We are here because someone stayed. And now it is our turn to show up for each other. #EthicalHumanism #HumanistCommunity #MutualAid #SharedHumanity #EthicalSTL

Join us for a CAN! Forum with Christen Commuso of Missouri Coalition for the Environment on radioactive waste in St. Louis: its history, exposure risks, clean-up efforts, and new RECA compensation eligibility for impacted residents, workers, and students. 📅 Sunday, June 14 at 9:45 a.m.

Settling in for "fat ham", a retelling of Hamlet placed in the modern American South. We heard about The Black Rep at @ethicalstl.org this morning and want to support this vital institution (and get our theater on).

This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kps0... ): "Representation in the Arts" by Ron Himes of The Black Rep Music by the Ethical Band Music by Patrick Rafferty Veronica Erb contributed to Stories of Ourselves Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL

Our members and friends gathered again to assemble 1000 free emergency contraception kits for @beaconrepro.bsky.social. These kits support the reproductive health of the St. Louis region. If you want to help, we will do this again August 9, September 27, and November 8.

“Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me around.” Leader candidate Rev. Dr. Jé Exodus Hooper joined clergy and community members in public witness for human dignity and solidarity with detainees at Delaney Hall. This clip offers a glimpse of courage, curiosity, growth, and joyful resistance in action. 👏

Big news! 👏 Rev. Jé Exodus Hooper, PhD (them/they), has been named the Ethical Society of St. Louis Leader candidate. Members: mark your calendar for Sun., June 28 for Dr. Hooper’s Platform presentation, followed by a Special Membership Meeting and vote. More details to come! #EthicalSTL #excited

This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Mh... ): "Still Becoming: Ethical Culture at 150" by @jettwriter.bsky.social Music by the Ethical Band Clark Hotaling contributed to Stories of Ourselves: tinyurl.com/59ma4wtj Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL

Comfortable silence has never changed the world. Moral clarity asks us to pay attention, speak honestly, and stand on the side of human dignity.

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🔥 Join us for a Summer Solstice Weekend! 🔥 We'll have a Bonfire Night + Graveyard of the Gods on Sat., June 20, 6–9 p.m. Then come back Sun., June 21, noon–2 p.m., for a relaxed community walk and meet-and-greet after Platform. Fire, reflection, snacks, connection, and solstice fun! 💛 #STL

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This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz4r... ): "Access Is Dignity: How We Build a More Just Community Together" by Sara Ruiz, ED of Ashrei Music by Home Remedy Peter Bogetto contributed to our Stories of Ourselves Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL

This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbQE... ): "What’ll We Do With All the Churches?" by Steve Perron Samantha White spoke for Stories of Ourselves: ethicalsocietyofstlouis.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/websit... Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL

In 1876, Felix Adler offered a vision of ethical community grounded in human worth, shared responsibility, and action for the common good. Happy 150th anniversary, Ethical Culture! May we carry this legacy forward with courage, care, and a deep commitment to growing the good together. 🎉

The world is before us. The work is ours. The choice is not whether things change, but how.

Ethical Society of St. Louis with Downtown Clayton in Background @ethicalstl.org Here is link to their Amazing Website ethicalstl.org Come Join @stlouisatheists.bsky.social @ffrf.org @atheists.org @stltoday.com @stlmag.bsky.social Pic of Clayton is Awesome With StL Arch in the Distance...

This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oxh... ): "Humanism is (Almost) a Warrior Ethos" by Joseph Farkas Music by Alyssa Linneman Members showed electric vehicles at the 9:45 Forum Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL

Rage can be sacred when it refuses cruelty. May ours stay rooted in love, dignity, and the work of repair.

Our #Dignity and #Belonging Team wants to hear from you. 💙 Members and visitors are invited to take a brief survey to help us better serve our community. It takes about 15 minutes and is open through May 17. Please consider participating: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #EthicalHumanism #STL

We’ve created a new front door to our community, designed for visitors, members, & renters to more easily explore who we are, find upcoming events, & discover ways to connect. Check it out: ethicalstl.org! Designed by Time to Sizzle & made possible by the members & staff who built what came before.

Save the dates for ethical action! We are again partnering with @beaconrepro.bsky.social to pack 1,000 free emergency contraception and safer sex supply kits on each of the following dates: June 7, August 9, & Sept. 27, at 9:45 am. Let's turn our values into care. #EmpoweredTogether #EthicalAction

Grief takes many forms: a person, a pet, a relationship, a dream, a former version of ourselves, or the life we imagined. #EmpoweredTogether means making space for all of it, meeting one another’s grief with tenderness, patience, and care. #EthicalCulture #HumanistValues

The @ethicalstl.org is my community and Humanist congregation. Check us out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnTH...

May the 4th remind us that courage, creativity, and hope can grow from even the hardest places. 🌌💫🖤 “Take your broken heart, make it into art.” — Carrie Fisher 🎨🌟

This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp1u... ): Congratulations to Coming of Age graduates Samuel Borders and Calvin Jones Music by 3 Nights Ago and by Lorraine Rickerd and Davin Wade Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL

Voting access is a dignity issue. When barriers rise, it’s worth asking who they affect and why.

Worth isn’t decided by labels. It’s revealed by attention. Image: Eugène Grasset, Plants and Their Application to Ornament (1896), via The Public Domain Review

The world changes when we take responsibility. Not someone else. Us. #EmpoweredTogether

This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S9k... ): "Poetry and Uncertainty" by Ted Mathys Music by the Ethical Band Stories of Ourselves by Andie Jackson Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL

When the world feels overwhelming, it can be hard to know where to begin. We begin here: With each other. With small acts of care. With a commitment to dignity in everyday life. You don’t have to solve everything to make a difference.

Join us and Damned Good People for The Secular Social this Saturday! It is going to be a damned good time!

This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKUp... ): "Cultivating Dignity and Belonging Together" facilitated by members of the Dignity and Belonging Team Music by Hannah Frey, Mc Kayla Talasek, and Tara Santiago Anello Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL

We don’t build our community as a refuge from the world. We build it as a promise to it. #empoweredtogther

Join us May 16 for a screening of #BadFaith, a powerful, timely documentary exploring the rise of Christian Nationalism and its impact on public life. Presented with @americansunited.bsky.social, this is a chance to reflect, learn, and be in conversation together. Come curious. Leave informed.

Looking at something from a distance can change your perspective. 🌍 As Yuri Gagarin reminds us, this planet isn’t built for division; it’s built for cooperation. Ethical Humanism invites us into connection, shared humanity, and the work of building something better, together. #EmpoweredTogether

150 years of choosing people, again and again. Join us as we celebrate the past, connect in the present, and imagine what comes next, together. 🗓️ Sunday, May 31 📍 Ethical Society of St. Louis ☕ 10 AM 🎤 11 AM 💬 12 PM 👶 Complimentary childcare available All are welcome. #EthicalCulture #STL