Q Spirit Newsletter
LGBTQ spirituality and the arts
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From Kittredge Cherry / Jesus in Love
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2018 brings many new LGBTQ Christian books
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Lots of great new LGBTQ Christian books are being published in 2018 -- including theology, Bible, history, memoir, and church life by diverse authors. Here is a mid-year roundup with summaries of 15 LGBTQ Christian books released so far this year, plus a list of titles that are coming soon.
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Jemima Wilkinson: Queer preacher reborn as Publick Universal Friend in 1776
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Jemima Wilkinson (1752-1819) was a queer preacher who woke from a near-death experience in 1776 with the sense of being neither male nor female. Adopting the name “Publick Universal Friend,” this fascinating American fought for gender equality and founded an important religious community.
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Clergyman picketed for LGBTQ equality
in Fourth of July 1965-69 protests
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Robert Wood became the first clergy to picket for LGBTQ equality on Independence Day 1965. He joined protests that happened every Fourth of July from 1965-69 in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. They were called Annual Reminders to remind people that "homosexual Americans" were denied the rights to ""life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Wood also wrote America's first book on homosexuality and Christianity in 1960.
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Saints of Stonewall remembered
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Pride celebrations are rooted in sacred resistance -- when the queer “saints of Stonewall” fought back against police harassment at the Stonewall Inn, launching the modern LGBTQ liberation movement in June 1969. Who started the uprising? Queer people of color such as biracial butch Stormé DeLarverie, black transwoman Marsha P. Johnson or Latina transwoman Sylvia Rivera. Stonewall continues to inspire a variety of art, books and films.
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Homosexuality of Jesus explored by
18th-century philosopher Bentham
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British philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748 - 1832) presented Biblical evidence for Jesus' homosexuality about 200 years ago -- in writings that were never published until recently. This extraordinary champion of sexual freedom was far, far ahead of his time. He laid out many of the same arguments that are still used today by LGBTQ Christians and our allies.
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Pauli Murray: Queer saint stood for justice
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Human rights champion and queer saint Pauli Murray is a renowned civil rights pioneer, feminist, author, lawyer and the first black woman ordained as an Episcopal priest. She was approved for inclusion in the Episcopal book of saints in 2012. Murray was attracted to women and her longest relationships were with women. She described herself as a man trapped in a woman's body and took hormone treatments.
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49 died in Orlando Pulse massacre
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LGBTQ people and allies continue to remember the 49 martyrs killed in the massacre at the Pulse gay bar on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Tributes include "Triptych for the 49" by British artist Tony O’Connell. He mounted images of each martyr on reclaimed closet doors to evoke a three-part altarpiece.
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Before Orlando, UpStairs arson killed 32
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Before the Orlando massacre, the deadliest attack on LGBTQ people in U.S. history was an arson fire at the UpStairs Lounge, a gay bar in New Orleans. The fire killed 32 people on June 24, 1973. The fire is remembered in powerful new films, books and plays.
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Dear
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On Independence Day and always, may you be inspired by the spirit of Stonewall and the Holy Spirit!
Blessings,
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Kittredge Cherry
Founder, publisher and editor
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