Dixboro United Methodist Church
5221 Church Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
​734.665.5632
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Glossary

Social Justice: Equality, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion are utilized as needed to dismantle systems of privilege and oppression

Equality: 
the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.

Equity: overcoming unfairness caused by unequal access to economic resources and power

Diversity: the practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc.

Inclusive: All people feel respected, heard, valued, and understood, particularly those from marginalized groups. 

​Rights: equal effective legal, industrial and political rights

Participation: expanded opportunities for real participation in the decisions which govern their lives

LBGTQIA: Lesbian (homosexual females), Bisexual (attracted to both genders), Gay (homosexual males), Transgender (those whose gender identity or expression differ from their sex assigned at birth), Queer (those who reject binary gender identity or sexual orientation models) or Questioning (discerning who you are), Intersex (people born with both male and female organs or have a different level of hormones or a different combination of chromosomes),  Asexual (a person’s enduring physical, romantic, emotional and/or spiritual attraction to others).
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Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church: Contains the rules and laws governing the United Methodist Church. It also contains information about the church's history, some theological statements, the Social Principles, and the Social Creed.

Disability Language Style Guide from the National Center on Disability and Journalism 

https://ncdj.org/style-guide/

Racial Equity Tools Glossary

​https://www.racialequitytools.org/glossary

​TRANS 101: GLOSSARY OF TRANS WORDS AND HOW TO USE THEM

View this website for a list of terms to be aware of.
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5221 Church Rd Ann Arbor MI 48105
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