CLOUT HerStory

In November 1990, Carter Heyward, Melanie Morrison, and Cathy Ann Beaty issued an invitation to ten lesbians to meet in New York City to talk about their common vision across denominational lines as lesbians out in the church.  At this meeting, a Statement of Commitment was drafted and CLOUT was born. The statement was circulated and all lesbians able to show their support publicly were invited to sign it.

Since that first meeting in New York City, CLOUT Sisters have held National Gatherings in:

• Minneapolis, MN 1991
• SanFrancisco, CA 1993
• Rochester, NY 1995
• Portland, OR 1997
• Madison, WI 1999
• Asheville, NC 2001
• Washington, DC 2002
• Philadelphia, PA 2003 (as part of Witness Our Welcome 2003)
• Oakland, CA 2004
• Oakland, CA 2005 (15^th Anniversary Gathering)
• Atlanta, GA in 2007