Finally Ready to Let You In on the Secret
The collection of queer and trans blessings and how you can make it a reality
For months, I’ve been quietly collecting something. And I’m finally ready to tell you about it. Here goes….
You know how sometimes you’re looking for exactly the right words—the blessing that fits your actual life, not the sanitized version someone else imagined for you?
Words that know what it’s live as Trans & Queer people, right now:
Bodies that are holy places of change—scars, surgeries, hormones, and all
Moments and milestones of gender euphoria
How to simply live in an era of Trans erasure
Anyone still figuring out their label (or deciding they don’t need one)
Breaking points when everything feels too heavy to carry alone
Coming out after 40 and wondering what took you so long
Your daily PrEP as an act of defiance
Yeah. Those words are hard to find. So we decided to write some.
How It Started: One Simple Question
Here’s what happened: I started reaching out to trans & queer voices in our community—poets, ministers, parents, activists, artists—and I asked them: “What blessing do you wish existed?”
The responses were beautiful.
Silen Wellington, sculptor of sound, artist, storyteller, witch, and genderqueer shapeshifter, writing about bodies as holy places of change
Rev. Sara LaWall, Host of the In The Den With Mama Dragons podcast, offers a blessing of transformation through gender-affirming surgery
Rev. Lane-Mairead Campbell, queer community-based witch who embroiders spells and crafts ritual, sharing blessings for new gender transitions and building queer futures
Sam Ames, roots us in queer history, and how we live past hope, and that fierce love that sustains us through loss
Lazerus, resident of war ravaged Portland based chaplain and community organizer, wrote ritual around daily testosterone.
What We Built Together
GlitterBlessed is a 60+ page collection of blessings, prayers, and sacred poetry written by and for the LGBTQ+ community, from 13 different writers.
Each piece serves as both witness and blessing, speaking directly to what we need in this moment, how we can together conjure courage, summon joy, and banish shame.
We’ve organized the 30+ blessings by the moments that call for them:
For the Morning - When you need to remember who you are before the world tells you otherwise
For the Breaking Points - When the weight feels unbearable and you need someone to hold you
For the Celebrations - When joy demands witnesses and pride needs proclamation
For the Quiet Moments - When tenderness is the everything
For the Fight - When resistance is the only prayer that makes sense
For the Future - When we need to remember what we’re building together
What People Are Saying
“Reading Glitter Blessings felt like being reminded that queerness itself is holy ground... this collection doesn’t just bless: it affirms, disrupts, and heals all at once.”— Rev. Brandan Robertson, Author of ‘Queer and Christian’
“As I read GlitterBlessed I felt my shoulders relax and tension ease out of my body... this book will help you love loudly and boldly.”
— Aisha Hauser, MSW CRE ML“These blessings fortify the soul for the struggle and kindle hope that cannot be legislated away.”— Rev. Tandi Rogers, Meadville Lombard Theological School
“I am looking forward to passing this volume on, especially to the trans and nonbinary beloveds in my congregation and their families so it can serve as a lifeline, a fortification, as a shield against all that is aligned against them and all that seeks to tell them they are not part of how the Creator intended the world to be.” — Rev. Dr. Kelly Colwell, Senior Minister of First Congregational Church of Berkeley, UCC
GlitterBlessed is filled with blessings from & for those who move through life queerly.
Words to help you, feel seen, feel protected by a community that will never leave you behind, and manifest whatever transformation your queer life has in store for you.
Go forth and shimmer, baby.” — Flamy Grant, Award-winning and Billboard-charting singing-songwriting drag queen.
Why We Need Your Help
Now here’s the thing: we want to make this real. As in a physical book. Because in a digital world where everything disappears with a swipe, sometimes you need words you can hold, pages you can dog-ear, something real you can tuck in a backpack or keep on your nightstand.
But printing costs money. Upfront.
That’s why we’re going to be crowdfunding it.
We’re Crowdfunding This—And We Need You
Here’s the thing: This project belongs to our community, so it should be funded by our community. Rather than seeking traditional publishing that might water down these fierce words or make them “palatable,” we’re bringing this directly to the people who need it most. (Also let’s be real, it would take way way way more time to get out there).
The Price Tag: We need about ~$1200 to make this possible. From printing costs, processing fees, to design and formatting.
This is bigger than a book. Your backing isn’t just pre-ordering—it’s saying “yes” to more queer voices, more trans stories, more blessings that refuse to break. It’s proof that there’s an audience hungry for sacred language that doesn’t apologize for our existence.
Ready to make this happen?
Look, $1200 is a lot of money. But together, we can make this real. We need just 80 people to buy a physical book for us to break even. And any extra funds? They’ll go straight (A little pun for you) to our FierceTogether work at Foothills Unitarian, which is our Queer and Trans ministry work.
How You Can Support
Back the project - Choose a reward level that works for your budget. Even $5 says that you think this project is worthy of being put into the world.
Share widely - Post on social media, email friends, mention it at your book club or faith community.
Spread the word - Tell anyone who might need these blessings: LGBTQ+ centers, progressive churches, college chaplains, therapists who work with queer clients.
Follow along - Join our community for campaign updates, behind-the-scenes content, and live readings.
Pre-order for others - Gift copies to friends, donate to your local Pride center or LGBTQ+ youth organization.
