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Jemima Wilkinson: Queer preacher reborn in 1776 as “Publick Universal Friend”
Jemima Wilkinson (1752-1819) was a queer American preacher who woke from a near-death experience in 1776 believing she was neither male nor female. She changed her name to “the Publick Universal...
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New in July: LGBTQ Christian books “Transgender, Intersex and Biblical...
LGBTQ Bible interpretation, icons, religious freedom and a children's book on the gender diversity of animals are presented in new books this month. The books include “Transgender, Intersex and...
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LGBT religious history meets Independence Day: Clergy picketed for LGBT...
Early LGBT rights protests happened every Fourth of July from 1965 to 1969 in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Among the protestors was Robert W. Wood, the first member of the clergy to...
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Pioneering lesbian minister Nancy Wilson honored as she retires
Pioneering lesbian minister Nancy Wilson is being honored today (July 6) as she retires as global moderator of Metropolitan Community Churches. I worked closely with Nancy from 1991-94 as MCC’s...
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Artemisia Gentileschi paints strong Biblical women
“Judith and Her Maidservant” by Artemisia Gentileschi Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi inspires many with her paintings of strong Biblical women -- created despite the discrimination and sexual...
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LGBTQ Christian life revealed in novel "Speak Its Name"
Speak Its Nameby Kathleen Jowitt Reviewed by Audrey Lockwood“Speak Its Name” by Kathleen Jowitt is the coming-of-age story of a lesbian who leads the Christian group at a British university. During the...
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Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall: Four women reformers honored as saints
A vision of equality that inspired people “through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall” is celebrated as a holy feast day on July 20. Four 19th-century American women reformers -- Elizabeth Cady...
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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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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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Kuan Yin: A queer Buddhist Christ figure
Kuan Yin, the androgynous spirit of compassion in Buddhism, is sometimes thought of as a queer Christ figure or LGBT role model. Buddhists celebrate the enlightenment of Kuan Yin today (July 22) this...
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Boris and George: Russian saints united in love and death
Boris, a popular medieval saint in Russia and Ukraine, loved his servant George the Hungarian so much that he gave him a magnificent gold necklace. The feast day of Saint Boris is July 24 -- the same...
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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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LGBT saints featured by LGBT Religious Archives Network
Jesus in Love’s “Stories of LGBT Saints” are featured in the LGBT Religious Archives Newsletter for July.From newsletter of LGBT Religious Archives“The Jesus in Love website, created by Kittredge...
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New in August: LGBTQ Christian books "Same-Sex Marriage in Renaissance...
LGBTQ Christian themes in Renaissance Rome, contemporary Africa, and Biblical times are examined in new books this month -- plus a new children's book affirms God's love for transgender people. The...
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Eberhard Bethge: Anti-Nazi theologians and soulmates
Influential German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Nazi dissident whom many scholars believe experienced same-sex attraction. Speculation about his likely gay orientation focuses on his love for...
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Blessed John of La Verna: Kissed by Jesus
Blessed John of La Verna is a medieval Italian friar known for his visions of kissing and being kissed by Jesus. His feast day is today (Aug. 9). John also had an intense relationship with fellow...
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Blessed John Henry Newman and Ambrose St. John: Gay saint and his "earthly...
John Henry Newman, a renowned scholar-priest and Britain’s most famous 19th-century convert to Catholicism, was beatified in 2010 amid rampant speculation that he was gay. Newman’s feast day is today...
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Radclyffe Hall: Queer Christian themes mark banned book "Well of Loneliness"
A queer Christ figure is the main character in the world’s best known lesbian novel, “The Well of Loneliness” by Radclyffe Hall. She was born 135 years ago today on Aug. 12, 1880. The book was banned...
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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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“Womansword” by Kittredge Cherry will be published by Stone Bridge Press
“Womansword: What Japanese Words Say About Women” by Jesus in Love founder Kittredge Cherry will be published in a 30th anniversary edition on Nov. 15 by Stone Bridge Press. The book provides a...
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