20th century Archives - Page 4 of 5

Andy Warhol: Pop artist inspired by hidden Catholic faith and queer sexuality

by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists, Feb 16-29, Saints

Pop artist Andy Warhol kept his homosexuality hidden and his Christian faith even more secret. The truth is coming out since his death on Feb. 22, 1987. Warhol is famous for painting Campbell’s soup cans, but he made hundreds of other works, including...

Sylvia Rivera: Latina transgender woman at Stonewall Uprising

by Kittredge Cherry | | Feb 16-29, Saints

Sylvia Rivera was a Latina transgender woman activist and one of those credited with starting the Stonewall Rebellion that propelled the LGBTQ liberation movement forward. She was a founding member of the Gay Liberation Front, which sprang up quickly in 1969 as a...

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,...

Jeanne Cordova: Lesbian nun who “kicked the habit” to become an activist

by Kittredge Cherry | | Jan 1-15, Saints

Jeanne Cordova was a pioneering lesbian feminist activist and ex-nun who shook the world by revealing lesbian life in the convent. She died on Jan. 10, 2016 at age 67. Cordova told her story as contributor to the groundbreaking 1985 book “Lesbian Nuns: Breaking...

Jeanne Manford: PFLAG founder who loved her gay son

by Kittredge Cherry | | Jan 1-15, Saints

Jeanne Manford loved her gay son so much that she founded PFLAG, the first and now the largest organization for LGBTQ people and their parents, families, and allies. She died on Jan. 8, 2013 at age 92. Her son, the late Morty Manford, was beaten during a gay rights...

Adele Starr and others: Patron saints for straight allies of LGBTQ people

by Kittredge Cherry | | Dec 1-15, Saints

After her son came out in 1974, Adele Starr helped launch the group that became PFLAG, formerly known as Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. She overcame her negative perceptions about homosexuality to become an unflagging champion for LGBTQ rights...

Pavel Florensky and Sergei Troitsky: Russian theologian of same-sex love and his soulmate

by Kittredge Cherry | | Dec 1-15, Saints

Pavel Florensky was a Russian Orthodox priest and scientist who wrote a groundbreaking theology of same-sex love in the early 20th century. He was executed on Dec. 8, 1937 on false charges as part of a Soviet anti-religious campaign. Florensky (1882-1937) is...

Remembering Sally Gross, incandescent intersex trailblazer: “You certainly could not ignore her”

by Kittredge Cherry | | Saints

Vivid personal memories of intersex priest Sally Gross are shared by a queer clergy colleague who recalls her as “incandescent” and “a legend.” Gross was defrocked as a Catholic priest in the 1990s when she revealed that she identified as female. Here she is...

Lesbian couple reveals love-letter postal art from 1970s: Q Spirit founder and spouse share artistic envelopes

by Kittredge Cherry | | News

Q Spirit founder Kittredge Lynne Cherry and her spouse Audrey Lockwood are sharing their love-letter postal art from the 1970s to celebrate their 35th anniversary. The 40 artistic envelopes are posted online for the first time today. The lesbian couple sent them in...

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...