Mary S. Calderone, who lived from 1904 to 2006, was a physician and public health advocate and was one of the 20th century’s most influential figures in sex education. Initially a medical director for Planned Parenthood, she recognized a...
Ciarra Jones is a Black Queer Womanist Theologian whose work challenges traditional Christian orthodoxy by centering marginalized experiences. A graduate of Harvard Divinity School, Jones critiques the dominant theological frameworks—particularly those rooted in white supremacy and patriarchy—that have historically...
Netflix sitcom The Upshaws has been widely praised for normalizing Black queer experiences within the traditional sitcom format. The Upshaws serves as a crucial piece of pro-LGBTQ commentary by placing a Black gay son, Bernard Jr., at the heart...
Thanksgiving, centered on the idea of returning home, presents unique anxieties for many LGBTQ+ individuals. For those who are not fully accepted or who are closeted, holiday gatherings can force them to suppress their authentic selves, leading to emotional...
The Pew Research Center's finding that only 48% of LGBTQ Americans identify with a religion underscores a major schism between organized faith and the queer community. This statistic reveals that more than half of LGBTQ adults are religiously unaffiliated—a...
THE Core Theological Stance of Quaker spirituality shifted the focus of sexual morality away from specific acts to the quality of the relationship. Quakers have famously stated that an act that "expresses true affection between two individuals and gives...
