Asia Archives - Q Spirit

Doa Kristus Sang Pelangi: Bendera LGBT menyingkap misteri ke-quir-an Kristus (Rainbow Christ Prayer in Malay)

A Malay translation of the Rainbow Christ Prayer shows the many faces of the queer Christ. Warna-warni di dalam bendera pelangi menunjukkan kepelbagaian prinsip quir Kristus berdasarkan Doa Kristus Sang Pelangi berikut, hasil nukilan seorang pengarang Kristian...

Yook Woo-Dang: Gay Catholic South Korean poet who died to protest anti-LGBTQ discrimination

by Kittredge Cherry | | April 16-30, Saints

Yook Woo-Dang was a gay South Korean poet, activist and devout Catholic who took his own life to protest discrimination against LGBTQ people by church and society. He died April 26, 2003, at age 18. “If they send me to hell, Jesus will rescue me,” he wrote in his...

Bangladesh LGBTQ martyrs: Xulhaz Mannan and Tanay Mojumdar

by Kittredge Cherry | | April 16-30, Saints

LGBTQ activists Xulhaz Mannan and Tanay Mojumdar were hacked to death for being “pioneers of practicing and promoting homosexuality in Bangladesh” on April 25, 2016 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The militant Islamist militant group Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility...

Feminist Forum: International magazine covered women in Japan and the world

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, March 1-15

“Feminist Forum: Feminism in Japan and the World” was an influential international monthly magazine covering women in politics, culture, religion and language. It was produced in Tokyo from 1979-86 and became a rare source of news on lesbians in Japan. Audrey...