Bering Church’s Rainbow Steps Celebrate Community Bering Memorial United Church of Christ painted its front steps in rainbow stripes, a public sign of LGBTQ affirmation and a response to what Pastor Diane McGehee calls ongoing erasure.

Bering Church’s rainbow stairs are both a Pride project & a public declaration of belonging.
My article for @outsmartmagazine.bsky.social centers Pastor Diane McGehee’s reflections on faith, erasure & why #LGBTQ identity is sacred.
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