Posts Tagged ‘Diversity’
Painting Privilege: Queer Family Goes Tiny in Hawai’i
Depicted clockwise: Spirit of Maná, Spirit of Aloha, Poli’ahu, Pelé, Hina, NāMaka, Papahānoumoku It started with Pelé, the Hawai’ian Volcano Goddess who governs fire, lightning, volcanoes, and the flow of lava. When my little family set off on a big adventure in June 2015, I knew I’d research and paint her as a Holy Woman Icon.…
Read MorePreguntas y posibilidades: Un año después de Pulse
Read In English ~ Lee en ingles Hace un año atrás, nuestras comunidades fueron estremecidas por la noticia de la masacre de 49 personas en una discoteca gay en Orlando, Florida. Este acto de violencia desacralizó uno de los santuarios más importantes de la comunidad LGBTQ+. Es en la discoteca donde nuestra comunidad se siente segura,…
Read MoreQuestions & Possibilities: One Year After Pulse
Lee en español ~ Read In Spanish A year ago, our communities were shaken. The news of the massacre of 49 individuals at a gay club in Orlando, Florida, took most of us by surprise. This horrendous act desecrated one of the most important sanctuaries of the LGBTQ+ community. It is at the club where…
Read MoreBlack History Prayer for Those of Us In the Margins
For those whose families never healed Broken by water, whips, laws and cultural norms For those whose breasts unfed upon Mixed tears with milk at the memories of their babies sold. For those whose stripes were inflicted and celebrated By good Christians in white sheets For every boll gathered, every shoe cobbled or shined Every…
Read MoreQueering Mary, Queering Christmas
It’s no secret that the holidays are often a difficult time for queer people. Disproportionately estranged from family means we often must create our own family. While these chosen families can be tremendously life-giving, it’s tough not to long for our families of origin during Christmas time. Many still in relationship with family are forced…
Read MoreChristians Vote For Disability Justice
Micah 6:8 a verse that I meditate on and try my best to reflect in my life. The part that I want to focus on in this message is “to act justly.” That requirement from God is all-inclusive. It does not say, “To act justly except for LGBTQ people” or “to act justly except for…
Read MoreUnited Methodist Church’s “Way Forward” Erases LGBTQI People
Last Wednesday the executive committee of The United Methodist Church Council of Bishops announced that they had sent out invitations to the people they hoped would constitute the special commission formed at General Conference to discuss the vexing issue of whether and how the church will continue to discriminate against LGBTQI people. Lots of people…
Read MoreDo We Have Blood On Our Hands?
The liturgical readings for Palm Sunday are: Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Philippians 2:6-11; and Luke 22:14-23:56. You can access the texts of these readings by clicking here. “What evil has this man done?” An exasperated Pontius Pilate asked the crowd this question after he judged that Jesus was guilty of no crime. But,…
Read MoreI Am #FaithfullyLGBT
I am a gay christian. There are times that I say or write those words and pause. I look at them and reflect on the journey that they represent. The years of hiding, the years of shame, the years of struggle. These days, I say them with a nonchalant air. Yet, there was a time…
Read MoreWhat I Love About The U.S.A.
As I look upon the faces and read the names of the 14 people murdered during a holiday party of colleagues serving the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, I am reminded of why I love the United States of America. I see men and women of diverse national and racial and ethnic ancestries. I see…
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