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...bringing our small imperfect stones to the pile...

Who was at WOW2000?

Of the 1,006 persons who gathered for WOW2000:

54% were female
44% were male
2% were transgender

65% were gay/lesbian
27% were heterosexual
8% were bisexual

40-somethings were the largest age-group with 29%
24% were in their 50s
18% were 30-somethings
13% were 60-somethings
10% were in their 20s
5% were over 70 years of age and
1% were under 20 years of age

93% were European-American/Canadian
2% were African-American
2% were Hispanic or Latino/a
2% indicated a mixed racial background 
1% were Asian-American

30 different religious affiliations were identified:
23% United Church of Christ
17% Presbyterian
16% United Methodist
8% Disciples of Christ
6% American Baptist
5% Lutheran
5% nondenominational or independent
4% Mennonite
4% United Church of Canada
3% Episcopalian
2% Roman Catholic
2% Univeral Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
2% Unitarian-Univeralist
1% or less included Brethren, Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints, Pentecostal, Southern Baptist, Unity, American Catholic, Assemblies of God, Buddhist, Christian Reformed, Christian Science, Earth-based, Evangelical Covenant, Friends, Jewish, Nazarene, Reformed Church of America, and Wiccan.

This information was reported on confidential cards at registration.

...building an edifice of hope.*
*"...bringing our small imperfect stones to the pile... building an edifice of hope." is an image offered in
Anything We Love Can Be Saved: A Writer's Activism by Alice Walker. [read more]