I attended my very first Pride parade in 2010. The experience was both affirming and shocking. I became aware of my queerness in my 30s, so being part of the wider community was still new to me. Being around thousands of queer and queer-affirming people warmed my heart. What shocked me, however, was the number…
I mourn for the many LGBTQ+ people and their allies in the United Methodist Church who are grieving their denomination’s decision to codify bigotry as part of their religious beliefs and force every church affiliated with them to do the same. It disgusts me that in Common Era 2019 some people are still debating the…
I want to spent all of my time and energy living out loud without giving any time or space to those who are anti-LGBT. Most of the time I do. But from time to time the knowledge that people I am related to insist on holding onto bigotry in the form of believing being LGBT is…
