by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, May 1-15, Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision
Celebrate Ascension Day with a painting of Christ embraced by a winged man in “Jesus Returns to God,” the most controversial image in Doug Blanchard’s gay Passion of Christ series. This year Ascension Day is May 9, 2024. Christian tradition emphasizes that the...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, May 15-31
Q Spirit presents a prayer for International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on May 17. The prayer was written by Q Spirit founder Kittredge Cherry. Founded in 2004, IDAHOBIT celebrates sexual and gender diversities and raises awareness of LGBTQ...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar
Les couleurs du drapeau arc-en-ciel révèlent les multiples facettes d’un Christ queer dans la Prière au Christ Arc-en-Ciel, qui suit, écrite par l’auteur lesbienne Kittredge Cherry et le théologien gay Patrick S. Cheng. Les drapeaux Arc-en-Ciel flottent dans le monde...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, May 1-15, News
Q Spirit founder Kittredge Cherry and her spouse Audrey Lockwood are celebrating 37 years since their same-sex church wedding in 1987. They invite you to view pictures from throughout their decades together, listen to the song about them as a “Beautiful Couple,” and...
by Kittredge Cherry | | April 16-30, Calendar
Lesbian visibility is celebrated at Q Spirit with lesbian Christian saints, books, art and other spiritual resources for Lesbian Visibility Day (April 26) and Lesbian Visibility Week (April 22-28, 2024). These events were created to recognize the contributions of...
by Kittredge Cherry | | April 16-30, Calendar, Saints, Theology
On Earth Day queer spirituality affirms that God’s all-inclusive love extends to the Earth itself. Many LGBTQ people join with others to care for creation on Earth Day (April 22). LGBTQ people have been involved in the environmental movement from the start, including...
by Kittredge Cherry | | April 1-15, Calendar
A prayer by Q Spirit founder Kittredge Cherry is one of the few religious voices supporting Day of Silence, a global student-led protest of anti-LGBTQ name-calling, bullying and harassment. In 2024, it is renamed Day of (No) Silence and set for April 12, 2024. The...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, News
Happy Easter! Christ is risen! Rejoice! May the Risen Rainbow Christ light up your life! A rainbow rises from the open arms of Christ in this year’s Easter image: “Rainbow Jesus” by Tony Rubino. Please give now to the 2023 Easter offering at my GoFundMe page...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, March 16-31, Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision
“And when he entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, ‘Who is this?’ And the crowds said, ‘This is the prophet Jesus.’” –Matthew 21:10-11 (RSV) A crowd marches under an arch with a charismatic young man on horseback in “Jesus Enters the City”...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, Featured, March 16-31, Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision, Resources
A gay vision of Christ’s Passion will run during Holy Week here at Q Spirit. Reflections will be posted daily from Palm Sunday through Easter (March 24-31, 2024). All 24 paintings in the original version of Douglas Blanchard’s “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision”...