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Saint Wilgefortis: Holy bearded woman fascinates for centuries
Saint Wilgefortis statue in the Church of Saint Nicholas in Pas-de-Calais, near Wissant, France (Wikimedia Commons)“Santa Wilgefortis” from “Queer Santas” series by Alma Lopez Saint Wilgefortis prayed...
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Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall: Four women reformers honored as saints
“Four Women for Freedom” by Tobias Haller A vision of equality that inspired people “through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall” is celebrated as a holy feast day today (July 20). Four 19th-century...
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Symeon of Emesa and John: Holy fool and hermit who loved each other
“Symeon and John” by Jim Ru Sixth-century Syrian monks Symeon and John were joined in a same-sex union and lived together as desert-dwelling hermits for 29 years. After a tearful split-up, Symeon went...
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Boris and George: Russian saints united in love and death
Saints Boris and George the HungarianBy Brother Robert Lentz, OFM. www.trinitystores.com Boris, a popular medieval saint in Russia and Ukraine, loved his servant George the Hungarian so much that he...
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Martha and Mary of Bethany: Sisters or lesbian couple?
Mary and Martha by Bernardino Luini (Wikimedia Commons) Mary and Martha of Bethany were two of Jesus’ closest friends. The Bible calls them “sisters” who lived together, but reading the Bible with...
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New LGBTQ Christian books: August 2015
New books present intersex theology, the campy queer side of Bible movies, and a homoerotic spiritual vision.Theology“Intersex, Theology, and the Bible: Troubling Bodies in Church, Text, and Society”...
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Erotic gay soul explored in two new illustrated books: "HomoEros" and...
“The beauty of his face could raise the dead” by John Waiblinger from “HomoEros” Male beauty, same-sex eroticism and the archetypal gay soul are explored with holy authenticity in two new illustrated...
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Blessed John of La Verna: Kissed by Jesus
Jesus embraces Blessed John of La Verna at the beech tree(from an 1883 biography by Ermenegildo Da Chitignano) Blessed John of La Verna is a medieval Italian friar known for his visions of kissing and...
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Blessed John Henry Newman and Ambrose St. John: Gay saint and his "earthly...
A rare photo of John Henry Newman and Ambrose Saint John together John Henry Newman, a renowned scholar-priest and Britain’s most famous 19th-century convert to Catholicism, was beatified in 2010 amid...
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Radclyffe Hall: Queer Christian themes mark banned book "Well of Loneliness"
Lesbian author Radclyffe Hall is a crucified Christ figure in a 1928 cartoon by Beresford Egan A queer Christ figure is the main character in the world’s best known lesbian novel, “The Well of...
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Mary, Diana and Artemis: Feast of Assumption has lesbian goddess roots
Mary, left, took over the Aug. 15 holiday from the goddess Diana, right A mid-August holiday was once the festival of the lesbian goddess Diana (Artemis), but it has been adapted into a feast day for...
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Saints Bernard of Clairvaux and Malachy: Honey-tongued abbot and the...
“Christ Embracing St. Bernard of Clairvaux” by Francisco RibaltaSee how I yearn, and longing turn to Thee!Yield to my love, and draw me unto Thee!--Bernard of Clairvaux Bernard of Clairvaux was a...
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Divine love turns Obama and Putin into gay saints in new art by Jim Lyngvild
“Divine Love” by Jim Lyngvild Presidents Obama and Putin are shown as gay saints in “Divine Love,” part of a controversial Danish art exhibit that opens Aug. 29. Danish artist Jim Lyngvild portrays...
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Bayard Rustin: Gay saint of civil rights and non-violence
Detail from “Bayard Rustin” art quilt by Sabrina Zarco“Bayard Rustin and Walter Naegle” by Ryan Grant LongBayard Rustin (Wikipedia)Bayard Rustin was a black gay man and chief organizer of the...
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Black Madonna becomes lesbian defender: Erzuli Dantor and Our Lady of...
Left: Ezili Dantor Prayer Card from the Vodou Store. Right: The original Black Madonna of Czestochowa The Black Madonna of Czestochowa, one of the most famous Catholic icons, is the model for a Haitian...
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New LGBTQ Christian books: Sept 2015
Religion’s role in LGBTQ history and lives are explored in new books “Reforming Sodom” and “Constance Maynard’s Passions.”History“Reforming Sodom: Protestants and the Rise of Gay Rights” by Heather...
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What if Christ and Krishna made love?
Above: “Krishna and Christ,” artist unknown What if Christ met Krishna? Christ and Krishna are two of the greatest teachers of love that the world has ever known. Would they speak of love, even make...
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Give now: $250 needed for Jesus in Love printer and website update
Please give now for a new printer and website update to support my work at Jesus in Love for LGBTQ spirituality and the arts. Give now by clicking the “GoFundMe” button below or visiting my donate...
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Transgender Jesus play goes global: “The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of...
Jo Clifford plays a transgender Christ (photo by Rod Penn) A controversial play about a transgender Jesus will go on an international tour after recently concluding a successful run in Edinburgh,...
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Cartoons look at Kim Davis controversy: Conservative Christians vs. marriage...
Gentle LGBT-affirming humor is needed now as news reports magnify the conflict between conservative Christianity and marriage equality. Two cartoons by Canadian artist David Hayward may make people...
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