Via GBF ---- Fwd: Research Study Capturing the Stories of Older Advocates for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Faith Spaces

Gay Buddhist Fellowship <gaybuddhistfellowship@gmail.com>	Fri, Mar 13, 12:09 AM (1 day ago)
to gaybuddhists

We usually don't pass along research or survey requests, but this is specifically looking to include Buddhists in 

"research to bring attention to the impact of older adults (60+) who have advocated on behalf of LGBTQ+ individuals in various religious traditions for many years."

If you feel motivated to participate or want to pass this along to anyone else, please do! 

Tom Bruein,

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From: Brynlee Wright <brynlee.wright@usu.edu>
Date: Fri, Mar 6, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: Research Study Capturing the Stories of Older Advocates for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Faith Spaces
To: gaybuddhistfellowship@gmail.com <gaybuddhistfellowship@gmail.com>
Cc: Veronica Timbers <veronica.timbers@usu.edu>

Hello,

I wanted to send a follow up message to my previous email about a research study on older adult advocates for LGBTQ+ inclusion in religious spaces. Please see the above email for more about the study and recruitment. Please reach out with any questions or ideas for connecting with others in the Buddhist tradition.

Best,

Brynlee Wright

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From: Brynlee Wright <brynlee.wright@usu.edu>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2026 1:08 PM
To: gaybuddhistfellowship@gmail.com <gaybuddhistfellowship@gmail.com>
Cc: Veronica Timbers <veronica.timbers@usu.edu>
Subject: Research Study Capturing the Stories of Older Advocates for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Faith Spaces

 

Hello,

 

I hope this email finds you well. My name is Brynlee Wright, and I’m a research assistant for Veronica Timbers (cc’ed here), an Assistant Professor in the department of Social Work at Utah State University. I found this email on the Gay Buddhist Fellowship website. I am reaching out to inform you of a research study Veronica is conducting, and to ask for your help in recruitment. The purpose of this research is to bring attention to the impact of older adults (60+) who have advocated on behalf of LGBTQ+ individuals in various religious traditions for many years. These advocates have been instrumental in improving community and mental health on behalf of LGBTQ+ religious people and their families, and we would like to document and analyze their years of work and wisdom. The results of this IRB-approved study will support community health and mental health for LGBTQ+ individuals through its visibility.

 

We are hoping you would know 1-2 people in the Buddhist tradition who fit the criteria and might be willing to share their journey in an interview with us. I am including an image of the recruitment advertisement and a word document version. You can share the image or document with anyone who may qualify (including yourself if you meet the criteria). Please reach out to Veronica at veronica.timbers@usu.edu with any questions you or potential participants may have, as well as if you have additional follow-up or other networking ideas you want to recommend.

 

Participants may have advocated on a relational level for many years or had elements of more large-scale work for inclusion (they can also be participants and members or leaders). We recognize that different denominations and tradition may have dictated how "large" and "open" they may have been able to be in this work, so we are not excluding those who were doing the work on more relational levels. Participants also may- or may not- have called themselves an "advocate". It does not matter how they termed their work, as long as they have been a source of welcome and hope for LGBTQ+ people directly or with parents and family of LGBTQ+ people in their faith space/interactions. 

 

See the attachment and the image below for more information. 

 

Thank you for your consideration. 

 

Sincerely, 

 

Brynlee Wright

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