If you’re interested in writing for Whosoever but not sure of a topic, here are some thought starters for various times of the year to spur your thinking, break that writer’s block and get those creative juices flowing.

The Church

• Welcoming, accepting, affirming: How to identify LGBTQ+ friendly churches and/or seminaries today
• The “spiritual, not religious” trend among LGBTQ+ people today
• Overcoming religious persecution and spiritual violence in today’s church
• LGBTQ+ activism in today’s church
• Getting a seat at the table for everyone in the LGBTQ+ community

Faith, Witness & The Bible

• Can you be both LGBTQ+ and fundamentalist?
• How to respond to LGBTQ+ phobia in the church
• An examination of common clobber passages used to condemn transgender people
• The case for “original blessing” rather than original sin
• Is being in a same-gender Christian marriage  similar or different to heterosexual marriage?

Youth, Coming Out & Journeys

• Experiencing God (and/or Jesus) after being told God couldn’t, or wouldn’t, love us or our “sin”
• Addiction, guilt, shame: Queer identity isn’t humanity’s only closet
• How to deal with non-accepting Christian family members
• What Christian parents should know about today’s LGBTQ+ youth and teens
• The struggles of today’s LGBTQ+ people in “straight” marriages
• Being a bisexual Christian today
• The reality of being a non-white LGBTQ+ Christian today
• Is it still awkward to be a straight Christian ally to LGBTQ+ people?

Intersectionality

• The reality of being a Black trans person of faith in America
• Why LGBTQ+ Christian voices are important to the Black Lives Matter movement
• What Jesus would have had to say about white privilege
• Why it’s important for LGBTQ+ people of faith to dismantle white privilege
• How straight privilege and white privilege affect LGBTQ+ people in the church in similar ways
• Being LGBTQ+ and spiritual with physical challenges
• Recommended reading/viewing lists for anyone wanting to learn more about oppression

Pride / Stonewall

• What LGBTQ+ Christians should be rioting about this year
• Recommended reading list for LGBTQ+ Christians who want to know their queer history