by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists, Books
A gay Roman Catholic priest reveals his adventurous life and ministry in the cartoon-style memoir “My Life: as a Boy, Priest, Gay Man, and Artist” by Jan Haen. During more than a half-century of priesthood, Jan Haen found surprising ways to unite his inclusive...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Saints
Sally Gross was an intersex South African anti-apartheid activist who became a Catholic priest — but was stripped of clergy status after revealing that she identified as female in the 1990s. She became an intersex activist, winning legal recognition of intersex...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Dec. 16-31, Saints
Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a Nobel Peace Prize-winning South African activist for racial and LGBTQ equality. He died on Dec. 26, 2021 in Cape Town from cancer at age 90. Tutu is famous for fighting apartheid, but he also worked passionately to support LGBTQ people...
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...