Last Updated on April 20, 2025 by Kittredge Cherry
Happy Easter! Christ is risen! Rejoice!
May the Risen Rainbow Christ light up your life!
Ribbons of the LGBTQ and transgender communities swirl around Jesus as he rises in “The Ascension of Queer Christ” by queer Australian artist Guy James Whitworth.
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LGBTQ ribbons swirl around queer Christ rising
In year’s Easter image, Guy James Whitworth paints Jesus rising to heaven in a swirl of colorfully inclusive ribbons: Pink, white and light blue for the transgender community and the vibrant rainbow of LGBTQ pride. The trans ribbon is strategically placed to preserve the modesty of the gloriously nude Christ figure in “The Ascension of Queer Christ.” Hands from people of every race and skin tone reach upward toward him with lofty aspirations, adoration and hope.
Born in England at the end of the 1960s, Whitworth attended art school in London before relocating to Sydney, Australia. His work often includes stylized nudes with bright colors and clouds of decorative ribbons. He has exhibited his artwork widely over decades. A review on the City of Sydney website summed up his significance in an article announcing his 2024 exhibit there with these words:
“Arguably one of the most noteworthy and established Queer Artists residing in Australia, his work is both collectable and commercial, reinventing LGBTQIA+ iconography and interpreting it in a way that is poignant and relevant to a wider audience than just the Queer communities.”
More LGBTQ Easter images brighten the holiday
Eager for even more LGBTQ Easter art? Check out the following Easter greetings from previous years at Q Spirit / Jesus in Love:
2024: “Jesus Rises” from new Large Passion by Doug Blanchard
2024: “Choose Life” Easter anthem premieres online with lyrics by Q Spirit founder Kittredge Cherry
2023 – “Rainbow Jesus” with open arms by Tony Rubino
2022 – “The Resurrection of the Rainbow Christ-Sophia” by Jeremy Whitner
2021- “Christ the Light” by Kelly Latimore
2020 – “The Wren and the Resurrection” by Regan O’Callaghan
2019 – “Cosmic Christ” by Doyle Chappell
2018 – “Rainbow flower cross”
2017 – “Cross made from flags of the LGBTQ community”
2016 – “Risen Rainbow Christ” by Andrew Craig Williams
2015 – “Jesus murals of Los Angeles”
2014 – “Celtic Cross with Rainbow” by Andrew Craig Williams
2013 – “Queer Christ Rising” by Andrew Craig Williams
2012 – “Queer Resurrection (Atgyfodiad Queer)” by Andrew Craig Williams
Christ is risen indeed! Happy Easter!
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Top image credit:
“The Ascension of Queer Christ” by Guy James Whitworth
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This post is part of the LGBTQ Calendar series by Kittredge Cherry. The series celebrates religious and spiritual holidays, events in LGBTQ history, holy days, feast days, festivals, anniversaries, liturgical seasons and other occasions of special interest to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people of faith and our allies.
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