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Merry Christmas 2025 from Q Spirit and Kittredge Cherry: New art finds queer meanings in an evergreen branch

Merry Christmas 2025 from Q Spirit and Kittredge Cherry: New art finds queer meanings in an evergreen branch

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

Kittredge Cherry, Q Spirit and the Jesus in Love Blog wish you a merry Christmas! _______ An evergreen branch symbolizes Christmas, immortality and queer transformation in this year’s Christmas image. “Yew Branch” was painted by queer San Francisco artist KT Seibert...
John the Evangelist:  Beloved Disciple of Jesus — and maybe his lover

John the Evangelist: Beloved Disciple of Jesus — and maybe his lover

by Kittredge Cherry | | Dec. 16-31, Saints, Top saints

John the Evangelist and Apostle is commonly considered to be Jesus’ “Beloved Disciple” — and possibly his lover. His feast day is Dec. 27 in Catholic and Protestant churches. He has two feast days, May 8 and Sept. 26, in the Orthodox tradition. Shrouded in both...
Welcome the New Year with rainbow candles! Bridge of Light honors LGBTQ culture

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,...
David and Jonathan: Same-sex love between men in the Bible

David and Jonathan: Same-sex love between men in the Bible

by Kittredge Cherry | | Dec. 16-31, June 16-30, Saints

Love between men is celebrated in the Bible with the story of David and Jonathan. “Your love to me was wonderful, surpassing the love of women,” David said in his famous a lament for Jonathan. David’s feast day is Dec. 29. Their relationship inspires LGBTQ people and...
Queer Kwanzaa: Celebrating African American LGBTQ creativity, saints, theology and books

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...
Ruth and Naomi: Biblical women who loved each other

Ruth and Naomi: Biblical women who loved each other

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

Love between women is honored in the lives of Biblical figures Ruth and Naomi. The two women are an inspiration for lesbians and the whole LGBTQ community. Ruth’s famous vows to Naomi are often used in weddings — heterosexual as well as same-sex marriages. Few...

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