by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists, Saints, Theology
Q Spirit founder Kittredge Cherry was interviewed about LGBTQ Christian art, saint, history and theology for a Sunshine Cathedral video on June 24. A video of the interview is available on Facebook and YouTube. She puts various LGBTQ saints into the context of current...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists
Crosses draped in LGBTQ clothing and prayer beads made with a gay man’s blood call attention to queer experience with the church in the work of gay Polish artist Daniel Rycharski. He grabbed international headlines with his first solo exhibit at the Museum of Modern...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists
Queer identity mixes with Christian faith in the surprising, sometimes controversial art of New York artist Erich Erving. His work revolves around LGBTQ identity, sexuality and the Bible, seeking to welcome outcasts as Jesus did. Erving’s projects include his ongoing...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists, News
Q Spirit founder Kittredge Cherry sent a letter protesting the recent arrest of a Polish LGBTQ activist for posters of the Virgin Mary and Christ child with rainbow halos. Elżbieta Podleśna was arrested recently for “offending religious sentiments” on charges that she...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists, News
God’s love for LGBTQ people is revealed the cartoons of David Hayward, also known as “Naked Pastor.” The Canadian artist uses gentle humor to open hearts, minds and church doors to everybody — not only for LGBTQ people, but also for women, racial minorities,...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists, News
New spiritual affirmation for the LGBTQ community comes in a breakthrough work by a major painter of inclusive sacred art: “A Brave and Quiet Heart” by Janet McKenzie. The painting shows an androgynous figure draped in a rainbow flag offering outstretched hands...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists, Saints
A queer Lutheran artist launched a new series of Queer Saints icons recently. Traditional saints with queer qualities and heroes of the LGBTQ community are presented with rainbow halos by seminarian Katy Miles-Wallace in her colorful “Queer Saints” series....
by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists, News, Saints
Conservative Catholics recently accused Q Spirit founder Kittredge Cherry of promoting “gay porn” with her article on Saint Sebastian, but supporters affirmed, “You’re doing God’s work!” The attack article was posted by the far-right Catholic website...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists
Sacred homoerotic longing for Jesus is elegantly expressed in new poems by two poets who write in different styles. Both poems are posted here in full. They are “A Hymn to the Divine Yearning” by John Love and “I Need to Taste My God” by Jim Wise. John Love introduces...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists, News, Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision
After the success of his first gay Passion of Christ paintings, artist Doug Blanchard recently began a second series on the same subject. [Update: The completed set of 20 paintings was exhibited for the first time in September 2023 at the Revelation Gallery at St....