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Merry Christmas from Kittredge Cherry and Jesus in Love
Love came down at Christmas,Love all lovely, Love divine;Love was born at Christmas;Star and angels gave the sign. -- Christina Rossetti, queer writer of carols and poetry Kittredge Cherry and the...
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John the Evangelist: Beloved Disciple of Jesus
“Jesus and the Beloved Disciple” by Laurie Gudim John the Evangelist is commonly considered to be Jesus’ “Beloved Disciple” -- and possibly his lover. His feast day is today (Dec. 27). The love between...
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David 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...
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Welcome the New Year with rainbow candles!
"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...
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Epiphany: Queer eye for the Magi
Three stylish Magi wear fabulous outfits on a 1972 German Christmas stamp (Wikimedia Commons) Reimagining the three kings as queer or female gives fresh meaning to Epiphany, a holiday celebrating the...
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Aelred of Rievaulx: Gay saint of friendship
St. Aelred of RievaulxBy Brother Robert Lentz, OFM, www.trinitystores.com Aelred (1109-1167) is considered one of the most lovable saints, the patron saint of friendship and also, some say, a gay...
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In memory of PFLAG founder Jeanne Manford, who loved her gay son
Jeanne Manford in 1993 with a photo of her gay son Morty In memory ofJeanne ManfordPFLAG founderDec. 4, 1920 - Jan. 8, 2013 I light a memorial candle for Jeanne Manfred, founder of Parents, Families,...
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Lesbian Virgin Mary poster protested in Croatia
Poster for “Fine Dead Girls” from Gavella Theatre A poster with a lesbian Virgin Mary was withdrawn in Croatia yesterday after religious and political pressure. It advertised the play “Fine Dead Girls”...
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Saint Sebastian: History’s first gay icon
“Homage to Sebastian” by Tony De Carlo 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...
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First openly LGBT clergy ever helps lead Inaugural Prayer Service
A lesbian minister, Nancy Wilson of Metropolitan Community Churches, became the first openly gay or lesbian clergy member in history to participate as a worship leader a Presidential Inaugural Prayer...
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David Kato: Ugandan LGBT rights activist (1964-2011)
“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 two years ago today (Jan. 26) in a case that some...
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Holocaust Remembrance with new pink triangle art
“Pink Triangle” by John Bittinger Klomp, 2012 International Holocaust Remembrance Day honors the victims of the Nazi era, including the estimated 5,000 to 60,000 sent to concentration camps for...
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Brigid and Darlughdach: Celtic saint loved her female soulmate
Saints Brigid and Darlughdach of KildareBy Brother Robert Lentz, OFM. © 1999trinitystores.com Saint Brigid and her soulmate Darlughdach were sixth-century Irish nuns who brought art, education and...
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Top 10 LGBT spiritual arts stories of 2012 named
“The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision” by Douglas Blanchard, at JHS Gallery in Taos, NM (Photo by Dorie Hagler) A gay vision of Christ’s Passion was the top LGBT spiritual arts story for 2012, the Jesus...
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Brothers 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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Ash Wednesday: Recalling sodomy executions, repenting the church’s sins...
Dutch massacre of sodomites, detail (Wikimedia Commons) Ash Wednesday today is an appropriate time to reflect on the sins of the church and state against queer people, including the execution of...
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Marcella Althaus-Reid: Queer theology pioneer
Marcella Althaus-Reid Marcella Althaus-Reid was a queer theologian whose controversial books include “Indecent Theology” and “The Queer God.” Born in Argentina, she became the first woman appointed to...
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Esther and Vashti on Purim: Biblical queens are queer models for such a time...
Queen Esther by Jim Padgett, Distant Shores Media/Sweet Publishing (Wikimedia Commons) Queen Esther, a role model for LGBTQ people, helped save the Jews from destruction in ancient Persia, an event...
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Peter Gomes: Gay black Harvard minister preached "scandalous gospel"
“The Rev. Peter Gomes, of Plymouth, 1942 – 2011” by Jon DornPeter Gomes was a gay black Baptist minister at Harvard and one of America’s most prominent spiritual voices against intolerance. Gomes...
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Artist paints history’s butch heroes: Ria Brodell interview
“He-Man and St. Michael Find They Have a Lot in Common” by Ria Brodell Queer desire, gender identity and growing up Catholic are explored by artist Ria Brodell in paintings of “Butch Heroes” and “The...
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