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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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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 one year ago...
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Remembering Otis Charles, first mainstream bishop to come out as gay
Bishop Otis Charles listens in 1994 as Kittredge Cherry speaks at Hands Around the God-Box, a prayer demonstration to end homophobia in the church. Charles stands in the front row wearing a purple...
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Aelred of Rievaulx: Gay saint of friendship
St. Aelred of RievaulxBy Brother Robert Lentz, OFM, www.trinitystores.com Aelred of Rievaulx (1109-1167) is considered one of the most lovable saints, the patron saint of friendship and also, some say,...
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Saint Sebastian: History’s first gay icon
“Saint Sebastian” by Rick Herold 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 martyr...
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David Kato: Ugandan LGBT rights activist
“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 three years ago today (Jan. 26, 2011) in a case that...
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Holocaust Remembrance: We all wear the triangle
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 International Holocaust...
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Brigid and Darlughdach: Celtic saint loved her female soulmate
“Saint Brighid and Darlughdach of Kildare” by Rowan Lewgalon and Tricia Danby (tir-anam.weebly.com) Saint Brigid and her soulmate Darlughdach were sixth-century Irish nuns who brought art, education...
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RIP Archbishop Mark Shirilau: Founder of global church welcoming LGBTs
In memory ofArchbishop Mark ShirilauFounder of Ecumenical Catholic Church, a global denomination welcoming LGBT people, proud supporter of Jesus in LoveDec. 13, 1955 - Jan. 12, 2014 I light a memorial...
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Olympics: Spiritual art supports Russia’s LGBT rights struggle
“De Profundis” by Tony O’Connell Artists are using spiritual imagery to draw attention to LGBT rights in Russia as the Olympics begins in Sochi tomorrow (Feb. 7). The holiness of the Russian struggle...
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Top 10 LGBT spiritual arts stories of 2013 named
Detail from Passion by Doug Blanchard"Saints Felicity and Perpetua" by Maria Cristina An artist’s gay vision of Christ’s Passion was the top LGBT spiritual arts story for 2013 at the Jesus in Love...
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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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Marcella Althaus-Reid : Saint of a sexually embodied spirituality
Marcella Althaus-Reid Marcella Althaus-Reid was a major queer theologian whose books include “Indecent Theology” and “The Queer God.” Born in Argentina, she became the first woman appointed to a chair...
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Homoerotic interfaith poetry book explores “lust for the holy”
Gay visions of Christ are part of a homoerotic interfaith adventure that awaits in “The Daring of Paradise,” the newest poetry book by Toronto teacher Brian Day. He writes about what he calls “the...
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Peter Gomes: Gay black Harvard minister preached "scandalous gospel"
“The Rev. Peter Gomes, of Plymouth, 1942 – 2011” by Jon Dorn Peter 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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Ash Wednesday: Queer martyrs rise from the ashes
Dutch massacre of sodomites, detail (Wikimedia Commons)Today on Ash Wednesday queer martyrs rise from the ashes as we recall the thousands who were executed for homosexuality throughout history. This...
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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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Art museums explore queer Christian themes in new exhibits
“The Resurrection” by Eny Roland (Courtesy of ArtCenter/South Florida) Queer new visions of Jesus and the saints are explored by Latino artists in two major art exhibits at museums on both coasts in...
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Gay centurion: Jesus heals a soldier’s boyfriend in the Bible
“Traces of His Presence” by Eric Martin 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...
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Kuan Yin: A queer Buddhist Christ figure
“Avalokitishvara” by Tony O’Connell“Kwan Yin is Coming” by Stephen Mead Kuan Yin (also known as Avalokitesvara), the androgynous spirit of compassion in Buddhism, is sometimes thought of as a queer...
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