Addressing Religion-Based Bigotry

By pwsbuilder | May 15, 2013
A man with a cross in front of a brick wall.

The week of the Supreme Court hearings on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), I had the opportunity to engage with people from across the country—many who supported marriage equality for committed same-sex couples, and many who did not. Of those who did, the reasons were many: “Federalism!” “Equal protection!” “Freedom of…

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The Queer Jesus Saved My Soul

By pwsbuilder | March 1, 2013 |
A painting of three people with a cross.

Before my feet could touch the ground under the pew of the Southern Baptist church of my youth, I was afraid. Every time the preacher screamed and pointed eternal damnations, I knew he was screaming and pointing at me. Sunday nights were awful. The fears were fresh and pressed deeply into the soft tissue of…

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