Church rejection of LGBTQ people exposed by Polish artist Daniel Rycharski
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...
Queer holiness revealed by artist Erich Erving in “Bona Breviary of the Fabulosa Innocents” and Polari Evensong
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...
Support Polish LGBTQ activist arrested for rainbow Virgin Mary posters
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...
LGBTQ community gets spiritual affirmation in new art by Janet McKenzie
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...
New icons of Queer Saints created by artist Katy Miles-Wallace
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....
Conservatives attack Q Spirit article on Saint Sebastian as gay icon
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...
Sacred homoerotic poems: “A Hymn to the Divine Yearning” and “I Need to Taste My God”
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...
Blanchard starts new gay Passion of Christ paintings
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....
Queer religious experiences honored in Melbourne art and Eucharist
A “Eucharist to honor the body, Eros and queer experience” will conclude an art exhibit on sexuality and spirituality Jan. 29 at a former convent in Melbourne, Australia. Gay spirituality author Michael Bernard Kelly will lead the creative ritual as a liturgical...Send an anniversary gift in May
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