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View ArticleMerry Christmas from Kittredge Cherry and Jesus in Love
MerryChristmas from Kittredge CherryandJesus in LoveI bring you good tidings of great joy,which shall be to all people. For unto youis born this day in the city of Davida Savior, which is Christ. --...
View ArticleQueer Kwanzaa: Queer black Jesus icon presented for African American holiday
“Neither” by David Hayward A rare icon of a queer black Jesus is presented here for Kwanzaa, a weeklong celebration of African American culture starting Dec. 26. Many families and congregations have...
View ArticleJohn the Evangelist: Beloved Disciple of Jesus
“Jesus and the Beloved Disciple” by Laurie Gudim“John the Apostle resting on the bosom of Christ,” Swabia/Lake Constance, early 14th century. Photo by Andreas Praefcke. (Wikimedia Commons) John the...
View ArticleDavid and Jonathan: Love between men in the Bible
David and Jonathan window (detail) fromSt. Mark's Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1882 Love between men is celebrated in the Bible with the story of David and Jonathan. They lived about 3,000 years...
View ArticleWelcome the New Year with rainbow candles! Bridge of Light honors LGBT culture
"Rainbow Reflections" by Kittredge Cherry Welcome the new year by lighting rainbow candles for Bridge of Light, a new winter holiday honoring LGBT culture. Rainbow Arch candle holder People celebrate...
View ArticleEpiphany: Three kings or three queens?
“Epiphany” by Janet McKenzie, copyright 2003.www.janetmckenzie.comCollection of Barbara Marian, Harvard, IL Reimagining the three kings as queer or female gives fresh meaning to Epiphany, a holiday...
View ArticleMajor LGBT magazine covers Passion book censorship as religion versus free...
Intriguing analysis of Facebook censorship of the new gay Passion of Christ book appears in the latest issue of an important national magazine, the Gay and Lesbian Review / Worldwide.“It’s not the...
View ArticleJeanne Manford: PFLAG founder who loved her gay son
Jeanne Manford in 1993 with a photo of her gay son Morty Jeanne Manford loved her gay son so much that she founded Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). She died two years ago...
View ArticleJe suis Charlie: Solidarity with those killed for religious images at Paris...
I post “Je suis Charlie” in solidarity with the journalists and artists killed in the attack on the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo Jan. 7. It is French for “I am Charlie” – because I am a journalist...
View ArticleAelred of Rievaulx: Gay saint of friendship
St. Aelred of RievaulxBy Brother Robert Lentz, OFM, www.trinitystores.com Aelred of Rievaulx (1109-1167) is considered one of the most lovable saints, the patron saint of friendship and also, some say,...
View ArticleQueer Clergy Trading Cards bring visibility with humor
Queer Clergy Trading Cards bring visibility to LGBTQ ministers with humor and witty style. The fun new online visual arts project has celebrated 50 ordained Christian clergy since it was launched in...
View ArticleSaint Sebastian: History’s first gay icon
“Saint Sebastian” by Rick Herold Saint Sebastian has been called history’s first gay icon and the patron saint of homosexuals. His feast day is today (Jan. 20). Sebastian was an early Christian martyr...
View ArticleDavid Kato: Ugandan LGBT rights activist and martyr
“David Kato” by Rod Byatt David Kato, Ugandan LGBT rights activist, is considered a father of Uganda’s gay rights movement. He was beaten to death four years ago today (Jan. 26, 2011) in a case that...
View ArticleHolocaust Remembrance: We all wear the triangle
A gay priest killed in the Holocaust appears in the icon"Holy Priest Anonymous one of Sachsenhausen"By William Hart McNichols ©www.fatherbill.org International Holocaust Remembrance Day honors the...
View ArticleBrigid and Darlughdach: Celtic saint loved her female soulmate
“Saint Brighid and Darlughdach of Kildare” by Rowan Lewgalon and Tricia Danby (tir-anam.weebly.com) Saint Brigid and her soulmate Darlughdach were sixth-century Irish nuns who brought art, education...
View ArticleNew LGBTQ Christian books - February 2015
New LGBTQ Christian books are coming out as the new year begins. Both books this month are in the "LGBT people in church" category.LGBT people in the church“Beyond Heterosexism in the Pulpit” by Emily...
View ArticleTop LGBT Christian arts stories of 2014 named at Jesus in Love Blog
“The Resurrection” by Eny Roland (Courtesy of ArtCenter/South Florida) was featured in the year's top story Art museums exploring queer Latino Christian imagery on both coasts became the most popular...
View ArticleGay Jesus painting shown in New Zealand: Christopher Olwage paints LGBT...
Christopher Olwage paints gay visions of Jesus and the man he loved A sacred vision of homosexuality and Christianity appears in monumental nude paintings of Jesus and the men he loved by gay New...
View ArticleBrothers by affection: Saints Polyeuct and Nearchus
Saints Polyeuct and NearchusBy Brother Robert Lentz, OFM. © 1995, trinitystores.com Saints Polyeuct and Nearchus were Roman soldiers in 3rd-century Armenia and “brothers by affection.” They are a prime...
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