Posts Tagged ‘Faith and Identity’
Dragged To Drag: We Lip-Sync For The Lord
Growing up as a gay male in the 60’s and 70’s, with the wider LGBT community just beginning to open the door to the great closet, the culture of our invisible community was hidden from me. Living and growing in the world as it was, I often felt like I had been kidnapped and forced…
Read MoreFinding Strength As A Lesbian Mother Through The Canaanite Woman
If you want one of the most beautiful and yet humbling experiences a person can go through, become a parent. As a new mom, I’m often in the midst of intense events with my kids where I have no idea what to do. Because of this, I find myself looking to God for guidance. I…
Read MoreWhy This Queer Christian Is Praying For Kim Davis
I am deeply conflicted by the news coverage about the Pope’s meeting with Kim Davis. I am also deeply troubled by the way that many of my friends have responded to this news. I have witnessed vitriol and even some hatred. I have seen a great deal of anti-Catholic sentiment and statements that portray an…
Read MoreRead This Gay Catholic’s Letter To Pope Francis
In response to the silencing of LGBTQ people during the World Meeting on Families, it is critical that we share our own stories to tell Pope Francis that LGBTQ families enrich our lives and the Church. Join me in writing letters of faith and family to Pope Francis during his historic visit to the United…
Read MoreLaunch Of The LGBT Institute At The National Center For Civil & Human Rights
On the evening of September 2nd, over 250 people poured into The National Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta for the premiere of a new exhibit. The LGBT Institute at the Center was launched during the premiere of this exhibit, “Forward Together: A Look at Atlanta’s LGBT History Since Stonewall.” The mission of The National Center…
Read MoreMaking Trans People The Enemy Was Another Vatican Mistake
The Vatican recently announced that it is “impossible to allow” transgender people to be godparents. In the warped logic of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, identifying as transgender “reveals in a public way an attitude opposite to the moral imperative of solving the problem of sexual identity according to the truth of one’s own…
Read MoreJesus’ Mother Isn’t Gonna Like That
One of the things I love most about being Catholic is our unapologetic devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. I’ve always envisioned her to be the ultimate mother—she’d have to be wouldn’t she? God chose her to be the mother of our Savior. And by all accounts in the Bible, Mary was pretty awesome. “Hail…
Read MoreA Word Of Advice For Non-Affirming Christians
I wonder what life would have been like if I never had to hesitate when I crossed my legs. I get a feeling sometimes that my aunt will come out of nowhere and say, “Boys don’t cross their legs.” I wonder what life would have been like if I was allowed to clutch my shirt…
Read MoreBecause I Am Their Pastor & They Are God’s Beloved Children
On August 1, 2015, I will be involuntarily removed from the work of my calling. I will have gone to sleep the night before as an ordained United Methodist minister of the gospel, only to awaken in the morning as a suspended pastor in The United Methodist Church. And then, for ninety days—more than twice…
Read MorePutting Faith Into Action: HIV/AIDS Advocacy
People of faith often feel called upon to be of service. Volunteering for a social issue they feel passionate about is a popular way to put faith in action. As both a volunteer and volunteer manager myself I have learned a key to being of service is to bring skills, but also leave behind a…
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