When we ponder the concepts of religion and queerness, what images and issues come to mind? In discussions involving religion and LGBT issues for QPOC, the focus in mainstream media has almost always been on Christian families, churches, and communities, and the...
“They traveled deep into far-flung regions of their own country and in some cases clear across the continent. Thus the Great Migration had more in common with the vast movements of refugees from famine, war, and genocide in other parts of the world, where oppressed...
I’ve lived in the same house, in the same suburb of Denver, Colorado for the past twelve years. Denver, especially, has a condensed Ethiopian community where we all attend the same church, go to the same schools, and take part in community activities. Most of the...
Originally written for and published at spectraspeaks.com. “Oh, what you think you’re a boy now? My cargo shorts and graphic tees weren’t exactly what my mother had in mind when she envisioned showing off her daughter who’d “just...
On March 14th, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a federal lawsuit against Abiding Truth Ministries President, Scott Lively, on behalf of Sexual Minorities Uganda, a non-profit umbrella organization for LGBT advocacy groups in Uganda. The suit alleges...
