Posts Tagged ‘Family’
Christians Vote For Reproductive Justice
At its core, Reproductive Justice is about autonomy and self-determination. It’s about more than parenting decisions—it’s about trusting individuals and families to make informed and prayerful decisions about their lives. This is why we know Reproductive Justice is an LGBTQI issue! Defined by the Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective SisterSong, Reproductive Justice is “the human…
Read MoreHonoring The Wisdom Of Our Bodies
As a young girl I grew up believing God had created humans perfectly in His image (Genesis 1:27). God made me with brown eyes, olive skin, small hands and feet, a soft heart and a quirky personality. I grew up believing that God saw me, his creation, as good. And therefore, so did I. I…
Read MoreChanging Minds: A Young Seminarian Learning to Love
As a young seminarian in the late 1970’s, I enjoyed being a graduate student on the campus of a major university in the Midwest. The big library and vast intellectual community were a thrill, but the greatest joy was attending Sunday services at the university’s chapel, an elaborate modernist/Gothic building on the edge of campus.…
Read MoreLamentation From A Tulsa Highway: A Statement On The Sanctity Of Black Lives
As people of faith and leaders of faith-based organizations focused on justice and equality for all of God’s children, we mourn the death of Terrance Crutcher, who died a violent death on Friday, September 16, 2016, Terrence Crutcher was an unarmed black man who was shot dead by a police officer on a two-lane road…
Read MoreWhy Coming Out Isn’t For Everyone
Coming out is a powerful experience. It is a story that many people in the LGBTQ community have in common. Whether subtle or dramatic, disclosing one’s sexual orientation or gender identity is often met with celebration and praise. With the advent of inclusive religious institutions, scholars, and others who make a strong case of God’s…
Read MoreA Multi-Faith Theology On Moving Beyond Intimate Partner Violence
As a Black transman, I get a lot of messages about who I am supposed to be, what I am supposed to look like and what my life should manifest as. Sometimes I fit those ideas, but largely I don’t. When I found myself in a violent relationship with another trans person of color, I…
Read MoreGrowing In My Faith & My Marriage
Who am I? I know the answer that is normally given would be; name, age, hometown, college, work, children, pets. Those answers are available, but before I list the things you can find out with a quick search I will define myself. I am a lover, free spirit, one who is easy to laugh, but…
Read MoreWhy I’m The Proud Mother Of My Queer Son
As my queer son grew in maturity and wisdom, I questioned so many things—my importance in my son’s life, the world’s ideology, family members’ loyalties, my son’s safety, his happiness, and whether or not who he is is who he wants to be. Even though I have been faced with certain surprises, God has NEVER…
Read MoreAt Brentwood Cathedral, Year of Mercy Mass Strives to Welcome LGBT People
During Lent in England’s Diocese of Brentwood, the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Helen scheduled a Mass for the LGBT community, in honor of the Jubilee Year of Mercy. While the Dean of the Cathedral, Fr. Martin Boland, presided at the liturgy, the homily, based on the story of the woman caught in adultery…
Read MoreWhat The Queerest Musical Ever Taught Me About God’s Grace
I left the Sunday matinee of Fun Home and blinked into the sunlight. We had decided to go spontaneously as the last stop of our whirlwind weekend in the city. I left the show feeling gob smacked. “I wonder what it was like to watch that if you’re a straight person with living parents and…
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