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Lesbian couple reveals love-letter postal art from 1970s: Q Spirit founder and spouse share artistic envelopes

Lesbian couple reveals love-letter postal art from 1970s: Q Spirit founder and spouse share artistic envelopes

by Kittredge Cherry | | News

Q Spirit founder Kittredge Lynne Cherry and her spouse Audrey Lockwood are sharing their love-letter postal art from the 1970s to celebrate their 35th anniversary. The 40 artistic envelopes are posted online for the first time today. The lesbian couple sent them in...
Hands Around the God Box: Interfaith prayer vigil to end religious homophobia

Hands Around the God Box: Interfaith prayer vigil to end religious homophobia

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar

Hands Around the God Box was an interfaith prayer vigil to end religious homophobia. It was held at the Interchurch Center in New York City on June 24, 1994 as part of Stonewall 25 events. More than 500 people from 15 LGBTQ religious groups joined hands and were...
Gay marriage of liberators Lincoln and Jesus imagined by artist

Gay marriage of liberators Lincoln and Jesus imagined by artist

by Kittredge Cherry | | Artists, Saints

Research suggests that liberators Abraham Lincoln and Jesus Christ were both queer, so an artist created an image of their same-sex marriage. “Abraham Lincoln Jesus Christ Gay Marriage” by Mark Allyn is posted here in honor of Lincoln’s birthday on Feb. 12. Allyn is a...
RIP Barbara Marian: Q Spirit supporter, LGBTQ ally, arts patron, feminist religion teacher, woman of faith

RIP Barbara Marian: Q Spirit supporter, LGBTQ ally, arts patron, feminist religion teacher, woman of faith

by Kittredge Cherry | | News, Saints

I celebrate the life of Barbara Marian, devoted supporter of Q Spirit, LGBTQ ally, art patron, feminist religion teacher, and woman of faith. She died on Nov. 12, 2019 at age 77, surrounded by her loving family. I was shocked and saddened by Barbara’s passing. She was...
Famed Jesuit priest James Martin tweets gay Jesus art — and upsets alt-right media

Famed Jesuit priest James Martin tweets gay Jesus art — and upsets alt-right media

by Kittredge Cherry | | News, Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision

Vatican consultant James Martin recently showcased a gay Jesus painting by Doug Blanchard, which has long been featured by Q Spirit’s Kittredge Cherry in her book and blog. Breitbart News and other major right-wing extremist media responded with an attack in late...
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...
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....
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