We’re all created in God’s image With Easter Sunday already three weeks in the rearview and quickly receding from memory, all Christians are left to attempt to live a resurrected life. But what we LGBTQ+ Christians in particular get is a cold dose of the
We breathe all the time, right? If we don’t then we find ourselves in a lot of trouble! Our breath is a gift in the general scheme of things. We have been created — designed, if you will — to breathe in order to keep
Former first-lady Michelle Obama openly shared her personal thinking as she has done before on an April 23rd podcast to explain why she is again saying “No.” Like anyone else, she didn’t have to explain herself even though she’s been criticized for her choices to
Pope Francis, the “People’s Pope” and one of the Roman Catholic Church’s most beloved pontiffs, who was laid to rest today after passing into the arms of God on Easter Monday at age 88, nonetheless left behind a complicated legacy on LGBTQ+ inclusion in the
A modern-day profile in courage The nation watched with surprised shock back on January 21st at the sight of a national religious leader actually standing up for those she understands her Bible says to treat with mercy in a public rebuke to Donald Trump while
What was I doing on March 31, 2009? I wasn’t observing the first International Transgender Day of Visibility. Back in the U.S. after years in Quebec raising a foster child with my gay partner, I was writing novels and living a Bohemian lifestyle in a Detroit
It’s hard, is what it is. I don’t think it really matters much what it is that we’re letting go. As humans, we like our families, our communities, our stuff. Yet, what happens when we have to let go of an image, a memory, a
As we step deeper into this season of Lent, we find ourselves reflecting on what it means to “give up.” Our ideas of Lent often come with a focus on sacrifice, on letting go. But what if, instead, giving up became a pathway to abundance
If only we could embrace diversity the way Nature does Don’t get me wrong: I like all the letters that could be added to become LGBTQI+. In fact, I think there should be more — the more, the merrier. Now, that will drive copy editors
An LGBTQ+ survival guide In a world spiraling into chaos, protecting your mental health has never been more crucial. As we face relentless battles, prioritizing our well-being is the key to surviving the storm. This survival guide offers powerful strategies to help you stay grounded,