Q Spirit
  • Blog
  • Saints
  • Books
  • Calendars
    • LGBTQ Saints calendar
    • LGBTQ history calendar
  • About
    • About Q Spirit
    • About Kittredge Cherry
    • What others are saying
  • Resources
    • Gay Passion of Christ blog series starts Palm Sunday at Q Spirit
    • Rainbow Christ Prayer: LGBTQ flag reveals the queer Christ
    • Litany of Queer Saints
    • Queer Nativity scenes show love makes a family
  • Support
    • Donate
    • Advertise
  • Newsletter
Select Page
John T. Graves: Black gay clergyman was founding president of nation’s first LGBTQ group in 1924 (Society for Human Rights)

John T. Graves: Black gay clergyman was founding president of nation’s first LGBTQ group in 1924 (Society for Human Rights)

by Kittredge Cherry | | Dec 1-15, Saints

John T. Graves was a black gay clergyman and first president of the Society for Human Rights, the oldest documented LGBTQ-rights organization in the United States. It was founded 100 years ago in 1924 in Chicago. Graves’ historic role proves that the LGBTQ-rights...
“Choose Life” Easter anthem premieres online with lyrics by Q Spirit founder Kittredge Cherry

“Choose Life” Easter anthem premieres online with lyrics by Q Spirit founder Kittredge Cherry

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar

An Easter anthem with lyrics by Q Spirit founder Kittredge Cherry and music by composer Thomas Griep makes its online premiere on Easter 2024. Heartfelt lyrics in “Choose Life” express the profound spiritual transformation from grief to joy that Mary Magdalene felt on...
National Cathedral service includes prayer by Kittredge Cherry of Q Spirit

National Cathedral service includes prayer by Kittredge Cherry of Q Spirit

by Kittredge Cherry | | News, Saints

Q Spirit founder Kittredge Cherry is honored that her prayer was part of the Washington National Cathedral’s annual worship service for Matthew Shepard on Nov. 30, 3023. They also included her prayer in 2021 and 2022. The prayer begins, “Loving God of the rainbow...
Matthew Shepard: Modern gay martyr inspired hate-crime laws

Matthew Shepard: Modern gay martyr inspired hate-crime laws

by Kittredge Cherry | | Dec 1-15, Oct 1-15, Saints

Matthew Shepard is a modern gay martyr whose unusually cruel murder in October 1998 got international attention and inspired laws against anti-LGBTQ hate crimes. He was a 21-year-old openly gay student at the University of Wyoming at the time. [Update: The Washington...
Club Q martyrs: Five killed in shooting at LGBTQ bar in Colorado Springs

Club Q martyrs: Five killed in shooting at LGBTQ bar in Colorado Springs

by Kittredge Cherry | | News, Nov 16-30, Saints

Five people were killed in a mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Nov. 19-20, 2022. Police identified the dead as Daniel Davis Aston, 28; Kelly Loving, 40; Ashley Paugh, 35; Derrick Rump, 38; Raymond Green Vance, 22.  At least...
Grant-Michael Fitzgerald: Pioneering black gay Catholic brother advocated LGBTQ rights in 1970s

Grant-Michael Fitzgerald: Pioneering black gay Catholic brother advocated LGBTQ rights in 1970s

by Kittredge Cherry | | Nov. 1-15, Saints

Grant-Michael Fitzgerald was an openly gay African American Roman Catholic brother who advocated for LGBTQ rights in the 1970s and ‘80s. He was diagnosed with AIDS and died in a Wisconsin hospice on Nov. 10, 1986 at age 39. Renowned black gay professor and minister...
Thomas(ine) Hall: Intersex in colonial America

Thomas(ine) Hall: Intersex in colonial America

by Kittredge Cherry | | Nov. 1-15, Saints

Thomas(ine) Hall was an intersex person in 17th-century colonial America who caused controversy by switching back and forth between genders. The Jamestown court ruled that Hall was both “a man and a woman” and ordered him/her to wear male and female clothing...
Allen Schindler: LGBTQ role the military highlighted by murder of gay sailor

Allen Schindler: LGBTQ role the military highlighted by murder of gay sailor

by Kittredge Cherry | | Oct. 15-31, Saints

Navy Seaman Allen Schindler brought international attention to LGBTQ people in the military when he was murdered for being gay on Oct. 27, 1992. Schindler’s murder remains relevant as U.S. lawmakers consider banning transgender people from military service, based on a...
Kittredge Cherry: Christianity inspired me to come out as a lesbian

Kittredge Cherry: Christianity inspired me to come out as a lesbian

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, Featured, Oct. 15-31

I am celebrating my birthday on Oct. 21 by re-posting this reflection on my coming-out story and life journey as a lesbian Christian. During my birthday month, I try to appreciate my own accomplishments and reflect on my dreams for the future. My 2024 birthday wish:...
Vida Dutton Scudder: Lesbian saint, reformer and teacher

Vida Dutton Scudder: Lesbian saint, reformer and teacher

by Kittredge Cherry | | Oct 1-15, Saints

Vida Dutton Scudder is an American social reformer, professor, prominent lesbian author — and an officially recognized saint in the Episcopal Church. Her feast day is Oct. 10. Her ideas on economic inequality are especially relevant amid the financial crises of...
« Older Entries

Free newsletter

Sign up for newsletter button

Free subscription
monthly Q Spirit Newsletter
More info
Sign up

Follow, like & share

Facebook
Facebook
fb-share-icon
INSTAGRAM
SOCIALICON
Twitter
Visit Us
Follow Me
Tweet
RSS
Join LGBTQ Saints group
Donate button

Become a patron button white

Jesus in Love logo

Today’s most popular posts

  • Henri Nouwen: Priest and author who struggled with his homosexuality
    Henri Nouwen: Priest and author who struggled with his homosexuality
  • Harvey Milk: LGBTQ rights pioneer stood for equality
    Harvey Milk: LGBTQ rights pioneer stood for equality
  • Sergius and Bacchus: Paired male saints loved each other in ancient Roman army
    Sergius and Bacchus: Paired male saints loved each other in ancient Roman army
  • Madonna of Montevergine: Patron of LGBTQ people since medieval times
    Madonna of Montevergine: Patron of LGBTQ people since medieval times
  • Francis of Assisi: Queer side revealed for saint who loved creation, peace and the poor
    Francis of Assisi: Queer side revealed for saint who loved creation, peace and the poor
  • John the Evangelist:  Beloved Disciple of Jesus -- and maybe his lover
    John the Evangelist: Beloved Disciple of Jesus -- and maybe his lover
  • Paul the Apostle: Did his homosexuality shape Christianity?
    Paul the Apostle: Did his homosexuality shape Christianity?
  • Augustine of Hippo: Saint who rejected his bisexual past, defended intersex people
    Augustine of Hippo: Saint who rejected his bisexual past, defended intersex people
  • Hildegard of Bingen and Richardis: Medieval mystic and the woman she loved
    Hildegard of Bingen and Richardis: Medieval mystic and the woman she loved
  • Madre Juana de la Cruz: Queer saint of 16th-century Spain
    Madre Juana de la Cruz: Queer saint of 16th-century Spain

Live Traffic Feed

Visitor Counter since Nov. 16, 2016

Total Visitors
9285899
6133
Visitors Today

Visitor counter 2007-2017

1.6 million pageviews

1.6 million pageviews at this blog's previous website

All-time most popular posts

  • Gay David and Jonathan window from St. Mark's Portobello, Edinburgh, ScotlandDavid and Jonathan: Same-sex love between men in the Bible (149,952)
  • Embrace of the Apostles Peter and PaulPaul the Apostle: Did his homosexuality shape Christianity? (103,042)
  • Centurion and his servant by Tobias HallerGay centurion: Jesus heals a soldier’s boyfriend in… (99,008)
  • Henri Nouwen by Robert LentzHenri Nouwen: Priest and author who struggled with… (87,338)
  • Miles-Wallace, Ruth and Naomi – horiz – 800 pxRuth and Naomi: Biblical women who loved each other (66,887)
  • Sebastian by Regan O'CallaghanSaint Sebastian: History’s first gay icon? (54,513)
  • Rumi by Jeremy WhitnerRumi: Poet and Sufi mystic inspired by same-sex love (54,214)
  • John and Jesus by Medusczka GorgonaJohn the Evangelist: Beloved Disciple of Jesus… (49,409)
  • Ethiopian eunuch and PhilipEthiopian eunuch and Philip: Early church welcomed… (40,412)
  • PoodleHow to groom a dog: Do-it-yourself dog groomer tells all (38,209)

Tags

20th century 21st century 200s 400s 1100s 1200s 1300s 1500s 1600s 1700s 1800s Africa AIDS All Saints Argentina Asia Bible black Brazil Britain censorship Christmas dogs Easter Elphick Europe France Italy Latina/o Madonna Mexico Middle East mystical marriage NakedPastor Native American Passion prayers Pride Month rainbow saints South Africa translations Uganda USA Yarber

Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision

The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision
Meet Jesus as a gay man in a modern city
"Accessible but profound"

Archives

Get new posts by email:

Art That Dares

Art That Dares: Gay Jesus, Woman Christ, And More
By Kittredge Cherry
Packed with color art by 11 contemporary artists
"An amazing, disconcerting, and sacred book"

FYI

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

This month’s most popular posts

  • Augustine by Carlo CrivelliAugustine of Hippo: Saint who rejected his bisexual…
  • Henri Nouwen by Robert LentzHenri Nouwen: Priest and author who struggled with…
  • Embrace of the Apostles Peter and PaulPaul the Apostle: Did his homosexuality shape Christianity?
  • John and Jesus by Medusczka GorgonaJohn the Evangelist: Beloved Disciple of Jesus…
  • Gay David and Jonathan window from St. Mark's Portobello, Edinburgh, ScotlandDavid and Jonathan: Same-sex love between men in the Bible
  • Francis Preaching to Birds by Queer Catholic IconsFrancis of Assisi: Queer side revealed for saint who…
  • Centurion and his servant by Tobias HallerGay centurion: Jesus heals a soldier’s boyfriend in…
  • trans saintTrans Saints? Early cross-dressing monks and martyrs…
  • Rumi by Jeremy WhitnerRumi: Poet and Sufi mystic inspired by same-sex love
  • Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe cardJulian of Norwich: Celebrating Mother Jesus
  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Copyright
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress