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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,...

Queer Kwanzaa: Celebrating African American LGBTQ creativity, saints, theology and books

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

Rare artworks of a queer Black Jesus and a Black gay church family are presented here along with saints, books and other Black LGBTQ resources in honor of Kwanzaa. The week-long celebration of African American culture starts Dec. 26. Kwanzaa is rooted in African...

Merry Christmas 2022 from Q Spirit and Kittredge Cherry: Queer Holy Family

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth. — John 1:14 _______ Kittredge Cherry, Q Spirit and the Jesus in Love Blog wish you and your loved ones a most beautiful Christmas! _______ This year’s Christmas image is “Queer Holy...

Queer cheer for Christmas: Make the Yuletide gay

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, Dec 1-15

Find queer cheer in this round-up of LGBTQ Christmas highlights from the Jesus in Love Blog at Q Spirit. Clicking the headlines below for queer Christmas songs, a gay baby Jesus, love between good King Wenceslas and his page, lesbian Madonnas, carol composer Christina...

Queer Nativity scenes show love makes a family

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, Dec 1-15, Featured, Resources

I create my own queer Nativity scenes for the Christmas season. One has two Marys at the manger with the baby Jesus, and the other features two Josephs with the Christ child. I put Mary with Mary and Joseph with Joseph—just like putting two brides or two grooms on top...

Gay and lesbian Nativity cards and ornaments available

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, Dec 1-15

Gay and lesbian Nativity scenes are available on Christmas cards and ornaments now at the Q Spirit / Jesus in Love Store. What if the child of God was born to a same-sex couple? Because, after all, LOVE makes a family, including the Holy Family. The images are true to...

AIDS spiritual resources: Art and books connect Christ, saints and HIV on World AIDS Day

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, Dec 1-15

AIDS spiritual resources for World AIDS Day include prayers, podcasts, artwork, books, and icons such as patron saints of the AIDS pandemic and Jesus wearing a red ribbon. They are presented here for World AIDS Day, Dec. 1. More than 40 years have passed since AIDS...

Advent: Waiting for the queer face of God

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, Nov 16-30

Advent celebrates the mystery of the Word made flesh — an important concept in queer spirituality. A favorite Advent theme for lesbian artists is Mary and her female lovers, sometimes with references to the virgin birth and its and its similarity to artificial...

Merry Christmas 2021 from Q Spirit and Kittredge Cherry

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth. — John 1:14 _______ Kittredge Cherry, Q Spirit and the Jesus in Love Blog wish you and your loved ones a most beautiful Christmas! _______ This year’s Christmas image is “Holy Family” by...

Hands Around the God Box: Interfaith prayer vigil to end religious homophobia

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar

Hands Around the God Box was an interfaith prayer vigil to end religious homophobia. It was held at the Interchurch Center in New York City on June 24, 1994 as part of Stonewall 25 events. More than 500 people from 15 LGBTQ religious groups joined hands and were...