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....
A same-sex marriage ceremony in… Renaissance Rome?
By Gary Ferguson, University of Virginia In the late 16th century, the famous French essayist Michel de Montaigne wrote about two marriages between people of the same sex. The first involved women in eastern France, the second a group of men in Rome. At the time,...
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...
Queer theologian Marcella Althaus-Reid honored in new portrait
A new portrait of queer theologian Marcella Althaus-Reid was recently dedicated at a Scottish university classroom renamed in her honor. The Althaus-Reid Room, formerly known as Room 1.07, was dedicated on Sept. 15 at the school where she taught: New College School of...
Queer Nativity makes international news after conservative attack
Queer Nativity scenes made international headlines this week after they were denounced as blasphemy by a right-wing Christian group in Britain. The media frenzy included a major Huffington Post article and a satirical video on Advocate.com Two Nativity scenes are...
LGBTQ guide to AAR and SBL Annual Meetings 2016
An amazing variety of more than 40 LGBTQ events are planned for the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Nov. 19-22 in San Antonio, Texas. Here is a guide to all of them. Presentations shed a queer light...
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