On April 20-21 The Soulforce Equality Ride will be at Wheaton College.

The concept for the Equality Ride came into being when Soulforce Equality Ride founder and co-director Jacob Reitan befriended a gay student at Wheaton during his time as an undergraduate student at Northwestern University, located in nearby Evanston, IL. Jacob promised to his friend that he would work to confront the discrimination GLBT students face at Wheaton.*

For many months now I have been in contact with a GLBT Alumni group. A group that has been alienated and mistreated by Wheaton and by many in the Church. One student said, “”I don’t think that most of the Wheaton community has any idea how unsafe and unwelcome GLBT people feel here.*” From this group I have heared a number of stories that I believe need to be shared with the Wheaton Community.

For the next few weeks the pages of Overflow Mag will be dedicated to sharing the stories of Wheaton Alumni. There is and has been much debate and disagreement over theological stances as it relates to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. This site is not going to attempt to sway you in either direction as it relates to your Biblical and Theological stance. You might hear some points from both sides of the issue.

The stories that will be shared are here so that you can hear from people who have been hurt and mistreated by the Wheaton community and by the Church. As a Christian you are called to love. As a community the issues surrounding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people is far more complicated then whether the Community Covenant* says that it is a sin or not.

Please be sensitive and loving in your comments.