by Kittredge Cherry | | Aug 15-31, Saints
The Black Madonna of Czestochowa, one of the most famous Catholic icons, is the model for a Haitian Vodou goddess who protects lesbians. Traditional images of Erzulie Dantor, the Vodou defender of lesbians, are based on the Black Madonna of Czestochowa, whose feast...
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...
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...