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Perpetua and Felicity: Patron saints of same-sex couples
“Felicity and Perpetua: Patrons of Same-Sex Couples” by Maria Cristina Saints Perpetua and Felicity were brave North African woman friends who were executed for their Christian faith in the third...
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LGBT Stations of the Cross shows struggle for equality
Jesus falls the first time as Nazis send LGBT people to concentration camps in Station 3 from “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality” by Mary Button, courtesy of Believe Out...
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Station 1: Jesus condemned / Anti-gay hate speech
Jesus is condemned to death and “faggot” first appears in print in Station 1 from “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality” by Mary Button, courtesy of Believe Out Loud...
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Station 2: Jesus carries cross / police harass LGBT rights group
Jesus carries his cross and America's first homosexual rights group forms in Station 2 from “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality” by Mary Button, courtesy of Believe Out Loud...
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Station 3: Jesus falls 1st time / Nazis put queers in concentration camps
Jesus falls the first time and Nazis ban homosexual groups in Station 3 from “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality” by Mary Button, courtesy of Believe Out Loud...
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Station 4: Jesus meets his mother / LGBT prisoners kept in concentration camps
Jesus meets his mother and LGBT prisoners are kept in Nazi concentration camps after Allied liberation in Station 4 from “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality” by Mary Button, courtesy...
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Station 5: Simon helps carry cross / LGBTs fired in Lavender Scare
Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross while LGBT people fired during the Lavender Scare in Station 5 from “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality” by Mary Button, courtesy of...
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Station 6: Veronica wipes Jesus’ face / gay scientist driven to suicide
Veronica wipes the face of Jesus while a gay computer scientist is driven to suicide in Station 6 from “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality” by Mary Button, courtesy of Believe Out...
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Station 7: Jesus falls 2nd time / police raid Black Cat gay bar
Jesus falls for the second time and police raid the Black Cat gay bar in Station 7 from “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality” by Mary Button, courtesy of Believe Out Loud...
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Station 8: Jesus meets women / Stonewall Rebellion
Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem and the Stonewall Riots happen in Station 8 from “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality” by Mary Button, courtesy of Believe Out Loud...
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Station 9: Jesus falls 3rd time / Harvey Milk assassinated
Jesus falls for the third time as gay politician Harvey Milk is assassinated in Station 9 from “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality” by Mary Button, courtesy of Believe Out Loud...
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Station 10: Jesus stripped / AIDS spreads
Jesus is stripped of his garments as AIDS spreads in Station 10 from “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality” by Mary Button, courtesy of Believe Out Loud...
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Station 11: Crucifixion / therapy to “cure” homosexuality
Jesus is nailed to the cross as queer people are hooked to electrodes for a “cure” in Station 11 from “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality” by Mary Button, courtesy of Believe Out...
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Gay centurion: Jesus heals a soldier’s boyfriend in the Bible
Jesus praised a gay soldier as a model of faith and healed his male lover in the gospels, according to many Bible experts. The soldier, a centurion in the Roman army, is highlighted here today (March...
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Station 12: Jesus dies / Transgender murdered
Jesus dies as transgender Rita Hester is murdered in Station 12 from “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality” by Mary Button, courtesy of Believe Out Loud...
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Station 13: Jesus removed from cross / same-sex marriage ban
Jesus is taken down from the cross as same-sex marriage is banned in Station 13 from “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality” by Mary Button, courtesy of Believe Out Loud...
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Station 14: Jesus in tomb / LGBT youth suicides
Jesus is laid in his tomb as LGBT youths commit suicide in Station 14 from “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality” by Mary Button, courtesy of Believe Out Loud...
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John Boswell: Historian of gays and lesbians in Christianity
John Boswell John Boswell (1947-1994) was a prominent scholar who researched and wrote about the importance of gays and lesbians in Christian history. He was born 66 years ago today on March 20, 1947....
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Gay Passion of Christ series starts Sunday
“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 starts this Sunday here at the Jesus in Love Blog. New...
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Day 1: Jesus with the prophets (Gay Passion of Christ series)
1. The Son of Man with Job and Isaiah (from The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision) by Douglas Blanchard“God has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening...
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