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Church rejection of LGBTQ people exposed by Polish artist Daniel Rycharski

Church rejection of LGBTQ people exposed by Polish artist Daniel Rycharski

by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists

Crosses draped in LGBTQ clothing and prayer beads made with a gay man’s blood call attention to queer experience with the church in the work of gay Polish artist Daniel Rycharski. He grabbed international headlines with his first solo exhibit at the Museum of Modern...
Queer holiness revealed by artist Erich Erving in “Bona Breviary of the Fabulosa Innocents” and Polari Evensong

Queer holiness revealed by artist Erich Erving in “Bona Breviary of the Fabulosa Innocents” and Polari Evensong

by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists

Queer identity mixes with Christian faith in the surprising, sometimes controversial art of New York artist Erich Erving. His work revolves around LGBTQ identity, sexuality and the Bible, seeking to welcome outcasts as Jesus did. Erving’s projects include his ongoing...
Support Polish LGBTQ activist arrested for rainbow Virgin Mary posters

Support Polish LGBTQ activist arrested for rainbow Virgin Mary posters

by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists, News

Q Spirit founder Kittredge Cherry sent a letter protesting the recent arrest of a Polish LGBTQ activist for posters of the Virgin Mary and Christ child with rainbow halos. Elżbieta Podleśna was arrested recently for “offending religious sentiments” on charges that she...
New icons of Queer Saints created by artist Katy Miles-Wallace

New icons of Queer Saints created by artist Katy Miles-Wallace

by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists, Saints

A queer Lutheran artist launched a new series of Queer Saints icons recently. Traditional saints with queer qualities and heroes of the LGBTQ community are presented with rainbow halos by seminarian Katy Miles-Wallace in her colorful “Queer Saints” series....
Marcella Althaus-Reid portrait displayed at University of Edinburgh

Marcella Althaus-Reid portrait displayed at University of Edinburgh

by Kittredge Cherry | | News

A new portrait of queer Latina theologian Marcella Althaus-Reid was put on display recently at New College School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. The painting is now mounted in the Rainy Hall, a communal dining room that is the social hub for...
Queer religious experiences honored in Melbourne art and Eucharist

Queer religious experiences honored in Melbourne art and Eucharist

by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists, News

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

Queer theologian Marcella Althaus-Reid honored in new portrait

by Kittredge Cherry | | News, Saints

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...
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