Powell House Youth Program

The Senior High School group met at Powell House on April 22–24, 2005, to discuss the conference topic of "Sex & Religion". Over the weekend, friends discussed what they knew about sex and how their religion affected their views. Out of the discussion, the participants wrote and approved the following minute.

“Sexuality is our remarkable capacity to give and receive pleasure, comfort and mutual care through our bodies and through sensuous touch...”
—Marvin M. Ellis, Erotic Justice: A Liberating Ethic of Sexuality

JYM Senior High Group

During the 2005 NYYM Summer Sessions, Friends met each day with the Senior High Group to talk about the adult business sessions. When the group heard about the FGC minute and the concerns that arose in the session, the young friends set about to write their own minute. Following proper Quaker practice, they wrote and approved a minute, and presented it to the adult sessions in Friday.

Farmington Friends Teens

The teens at Farmington Friends were given a witness from the High School Group of New York Yearly Meeting. This document was a response to FGC's minute on gifts in ministry across a range of sexual orientations. The High School Group of NYYM wished to express their full support in the equality of the entire human race, by affirming Quaker beliefs in equality of people, despite any differences, including differences in belief systems, gender, physical attributes, or sexual orientation. The teens from Farmington respond with the following: