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Day 1B: Jesus Enters the City on Palm Sunday (Gay Passion of Christ series)

by Kittredge Cherry | | April 1-15, Calendar, 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”...

Gay Passion of Christ blog series starts Palm Sunday at Q Spirit

by Kittredge Cherry | | April 1-15, Calendar, Featured, Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision, Resources

A gay vision of Christ’s Passion will run during Holy Week here at Q Spirit. Reflections and art will be shared online daily from Palm Sunday through Easter (April 13-20, 2025). All 24 paintings in the original version of Douglas Blanchard’s “The Passion of Christ: A...

Transgender Day of Visibility celebrated with Christian art, books and resources

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, March 16-31

Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31) is celebrated at Q Spirit with transgender Christian books, art and other resources. They include trans Christ figures in art and books such as “Trans Biblical,” “Transfaith,” “Transforming” and “Transfigured.” International...

Black Jesus, Latinx Jesus, female Christ and other liberating visions join the gay Passion of Christ

by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists, Calendar, Featured, Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision

Liberating visions of Jesus as black, Latinx, Native American or female join with the gay Passion of Christ series to help people experience God more fully. “All people are made in God’s image, so it is important to envision Jesus as queer, black, brown, female and...

Feminist Forum: International magazine covered women in Japan and the world

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, March 1-15

“Feminist Forum: Feminism in Japan and the World” was an influential international monthly magazine covering women in politics, culture, religion and language. It was produced in Tokyo from 1979-86 and became a rare source of news on lesbians in Japan. Audrey...

Молитва до веселкового Христа (Rainbow Christ Prayer in Ukrainian)

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar

Веселковий Ісусе, ти втілюєш усі кольори світу. Веселки – це мости між царствами: землею та небесами, сходом та заходом, квіром та неквіром. Тож надихай нас памʼятати про цінності, виражені у кольорах веселкового прапора ЛГБТК-спільноти. Червоний – це...

Ash Wednesday: Queer martyrs executed for homosexuality rise from the ashes

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, March 1-15

(Trigger warning: violience.) On Ash Wednesday queer martyrs rise from the ashes as Q Spirit recalls the thousands who were executed for homosexuality throughout history. Many executions were fueled by religion-based hate. This is not just a historical issue. The...

Holocaust Remembrance: We all wear the triangle

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, Jan 16-31, Saints

International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jan. 27) honors the victims of the Nazi era, including the estimated 5,000 to 60,000 sent to concentration camps for homosexuality. The United Nations set the date as the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau,...

Queer Epiphany: Three kings or three queens?

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, Jan 1-15

Reimagining the three kings as queer or female gives fresh meaning to Epiphany, a holiday celebrating the visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus. It is observed on Jan. 6. Travelling from afar, the Magi symbolize that Christ was born for everyone from all parts of the...

Welcome the New Year with rainbow candles! Bridge of Light honors LGBTQ culture

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, Dec. 16-31

Welcome the new year by lighting rainbow candles for Bridge of Light, a new winter holiday honoring LGBTQ culture. People celebrate Bridge of Light by lighting six candles, one for each color of the rainbow flag, on New Year’s Eve — or from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1,...