Progressive Protestant denominations ordain gays and lesbians and celebrate LGBTQ weddings, but it hasn't always been so. In the recent past, the principal ecumenical denominations--the Lutherans, the Presbyterians, the Episcopalians, and earlier the United Church of Christ--have adopted inclusive policies that have reversed long-standing exclusions that barred gays and lesbians from ordination and marriage. This book chronicles the journey from exclusion to inclusion.