affirming

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2. The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation.

3. Accepting of same-sex/same-gender sexual relationships – or, more broadly, the identity|gender identities, orientations, and sexual relationships of LGBTQ people – on the same terms as those of cisgender, heterosexual people.

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4. (quote-book ) |title=Positively Gay: New Approaches to Gay and Lesbian Life|url=https://archive.org/details/positivelygay00bett/page/150 |edition=updated and expanded |location=Berkeley, California |publisher=Celestial Arts |isbn=978-0-89087-676-3 |page=150 |passage=We remain because we are not without hope that the liberating spirit of Christ will make itself known through our insistence upon sharing fully in the life of the church as lesbian and gay Christians. We also stay because of the vital experiences of community with other lesbian, gay, bisexual and affirming Christians — community made possible by our mutual willingness to become visible to, and vulnerable with, one another.

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6. (quote-book ) and Alexa Oord |title=Why the Church of the Nazarene Should Be Fully LGBTQ+ Affirming |location=States |publisher=SacraSage Press |isbn=978-1-948609-95-1 |passage=The Church of the Nazarene should be an affirming church because, as Wesleyans, we believe the Spirit shapes us and can even help us enter the process of reconciliation when we have been wrong.