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Give now: December offering for Jesus in Love
You are invited to donate to the December / Christmas / Year-End offering that supports my work at Jesus in Love for LGBT spirituality and the arts. Give now by clicking the “GoFundMe” button below or...
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Queer Nativity scenes show love makes a family
I create my own queer Nativity scenes for the Christmas season. One has two Marys at the manger with the baby Jesus, and the other features two Josephs with the Christ child. I put Mary with Mary and...
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Queer cheer for Christmas: Make the Yuletide gay
“Make the Yuletide gay,” urges a popular Christmas song. In that spirit, click the headlines below to find queer cheer from Christmas highlights at the Jesus in Love Blog.Gay baby Jesus comes out on...
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Gay Christ appears in Brazilian photo
Gay Jesus with Júnio de Carvalho of Brazil A sign saying “gay” hangs on the forehead of a crucified Christ figure in a photo from the Brazilian performance group Transeuntes. “The photo was part of an...
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Patron saints for straight allies of LGBT people: Adele Starr of PFLAG and...
Adele Starr (photo by Brian van der Brug, Los Angeles Times) After her son came out in 1974, Adele Starr helped launch the group that became Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. She...
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Queer Lady of Guadalupe: Artists re-imagine an icon
“Coyolxauhqui Returns as Our Lady disguised as La Virgen de Guadalupe to defend the rights of Las Chicanas” by Alma Lopez“Chulo De Guadalupe” by Tony de Carlo Our Lady of Guadalupe brings a message of...
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John of the Cross: Dark Night of a Gay Soul
"St. John of the Cross" by Brother Robert Lentz, OFM, trinitystores.com“The Dark Night of the Soul,” a spiritual classic with homoerotic overtones, was written by 16th-century Spanish mystic Saint John...
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Lazarus: Jesus’ beloved disciple?
Lazarus in a detail from “Crucifixion” by Christopher Olwage Some believe that Lazarus of Bethany was the “beloved disciple” of Jesus -- and maybe even his gay lover. His feast day is today (Dec. 17)....
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Ruth and Naomi: Biblical women who loved each other
“Ruth’s Wise Choice,” 1907 Bible card by the Providence Lithograph Company (Wikimedia Commons) Love between women is honored in the lives of Biblical figures Ruth and Naomi. Some churches observe their...
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Christmas offering for Jesus in Love
Merry Christmas! Please contribute to the Christmas offering that supports my work at Jesus in Love for LGBT spirituality and the arts. Give now by clicking the “GoFundMe” button below or visiting my...
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Merry 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. --...
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Queer 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...
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John 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...
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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! 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...
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Last chance: Give now to year-end offering for Jesus in Love
I need $565 by midnight on Dec. 31 for expenses supporting my work at Jesus in Love for LGBT spirituality and the arts. Give now by clicking the “GoFundMe” button below or visiting my donate page. I...
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Gay wedding of Jesus and John at Cana explored in new LGBT art show
Detail from “The Wedding of Jesus and John 'the Beloved Disciple' at Cana” by Christopher Olwage A wedding between Jesus and his beloved disciple is one of the LGBT Christian themes explored in new...
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Success: Thank you, donors! Happy New Year!
We did it! The goal for the Jesus in Love annual budget was met shortly before midnight on New Year’s Eve! Thanks to 44 donors who gave in December and on New Year’s Day to support my work for LGBT...
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Epiphany: 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...
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Jeanne 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 on this date...
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