Among right-wing Christians there seems to be a real psychological compulsion to “make America a Christian nation.” It looks to outsiders as more than just wanting everyone to be “saved” but as a driven emotional need to religiously justify themselves and their worldview and feel
A confession to the trans woman I failed She was brave. And I was a jerk. It’s really that simple. Let me set the stage. Back in the mid-2010s, as a very conservative evangelical straight white man, I was assigned yet another mentee. Nothing surprising
When you first found the courage to be who you are, who stood beside you? Not the people who tolerated you from a safe distance. Not the ones who offered a quiet nod and then changed the subject. I mean the person who actually showed
I first walked through the doors of Sydney’s Divine Playhouse as a teenager in the 1960s, when it was the home of the Genesian Theatre. Like thousands of Sydneysiders, I went there to enjoy live theatre. Back then, homosexuality was a criminal offence in the state of
After God showed me so clearly that I can be a lesbian and still be loved, cherished and fully accepted by Him, I was so overwhelmed with happiness, I spent a long time trying to get everything else right. Not just right in a general
Despite a recent Supreme Court ruling, the majority of Americans are still protected by bans When the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this spring to overturn Colorado’s ban on so-called “conversion therapy” for minors sparked a global reaction, much of it missed what the Court actually
The “Return Regulation” passed last month by the European Parliament is destined to have a big impact on migrants across Europe — especially LGBTQ+ ones. Here’s why. On paper the law, which passed by a 418-218 vote, is described as a normal update to migration
When you picture the person who first carried the news of the resurrection, who do you see? Is it a woman? Mary Magdalene ran from an empty tomb with the most important sermon in human history burning in her chest, and she preached it to
A community built on gentleness Some communities begin quietly, almost unnoticed, and yet end up becoming lifelines. Sibyls — a voluntary U.K. group for Christian transgender, nonbinary and intersex people, along with partners and allies — is one of those communities. It doesn’t make headlines.
The Democratic Party is in the midst of arguments about whether some of them should identify themselves as “democratic socialists.” Without getting into all the perceived or real political, personal, and strategic issues involved in this, the results of recent elections indicate that the label