Kittredge Cherry
@kittredgecherry.bsky.social
LGBTQ spirituality author at https://Qspirit.net.
Walatta Petros is a 17th-century Ethiopian nun who bonded with another nun. Her biography contains the oldest depiction of same-sex desire in Africa. Her feast day is Nov. 23. She's a saint in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. bsky.app/profile/wend... #faithfullyLGBT
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Walatta Petros: African nun and saint with a female partner in 17th-century
Walatta Petros is a 17th-century Ethiopian nun and saint who bonded with another nun. Her biography contains the oldest depiction of same-sex desire in Africa. Her feast day is Nov. 23. Walatta Petros...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Walatta Petros is a 17th-century Ethiopian nun who bonded with another nun. Her biography contains the oldest depiction of same-sex desire in Africa. Her feast day is Nov. 23. She's a saint in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. bsky.app/profile/wend... #faithfullyLGBT
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Early Christian cross-dressing monks are being reclaimed as #transgender or LGBTQ saints. They left lives as women to live as men, joining monasteries or becoming hermits. Churches honor them despite scriptures against cross-dressing. #faithfullyLGBT #TDOR qspirit.net/trans-saints...
Trans Saints? Early cross-dressing monks and martyrs share similar lives
Early Christian cross-dressing monks are being reclaimed as possible transgender or LGBTQ saints. More than 25 saints share a similar story: They escaped their lives as women and lived as men, joining...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Early Christian cross-dressing monks are being reclaimed as #transgender or LGBTQ saints. They left lives as women to live as men, joining monasteries or becoming hermits. Churches honor them despite scriptures against cross-dressing. #faithfullyLGBT #TDOR qspirit.net/trans-saints...
Happy birthday to human rights champion and queer African American saint Pauli Murray, civil rights pioneer, feminist, author, lawyer and Episcopal priest. This queer saint organized protests and had ideas used in landmark Supreme Court decisions. #FaithfullyLGBT
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Pauli Murray: Queer saint who stood for racial and gender equality
Human rights champion and queer African American saint Pauli Murray is a civil rights pioneer, women's rights advocate, author, lawyer and Episcopal priest. Murray was attracted to women and had the l...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Happy birthday to human rights champion and queer African American saint Pauli Murray, civil rights pioneer, feminist, author, lawyer and Episcopal priest. This queer saint organized protests and had ideas used in landmark Supreme Court decisions. #FaithfullyLGBT
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Transgender Day of Remembrance (11/20) honors people killed due to anti-trans prejudice. #TDOR spiritual resources include books, art by @tehomcenter.bsky.social and prayer: Blessed are they who have allowed their divine image to shine! #FaithfullyLGBT #TDoR2025 qspirit.net/transgender-...
Transgender Day of Remembrance: Spiritual resources
Transgender Day of Remembrance (Nov. 20) honors people killed due to anti-trans prejudice. Transgender spiritual resources presented here include books, art and prayer: “Blessed are they, who have all...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Transgender Day of Remembrance (11/20) honors people killed due to anti-trans prejudice. #TDOR spiritual resources include books, art by @tehomcenter.bsky.social and prayer: Blessed are they who have allowed their divine image to shine! #FaithfullyLGBT #TDoR2025 qspirit.net/transgender-...
Art and prayers honor 5 people were killed in a mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs Nov. 19-20, 2022. It happened on the eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance, and Club Q was hosting a drag performance that night. #FaithfullyLGBT
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Club Q martyrs: Five killed in shooting at LGBTQ bar in Colorado Springs
Artwork and prayers honor the five people who were killed in a shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, on Nov. 19-20, 2022. The shooting happened on the eve of Transgender Day of R...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Art and prayers honor 5 people were killed in a mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs Nov. 19-20, 2022. It happened on the eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance, and Club Q was hosting a drag performance that night. #FaithfullyLGBT
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Police arrested 41 men at a Mexico City drag ball known as “the Dance of the 41 Queers” in a notorious police raid on Nov 17-18, 1901. The scandal had lasting impact on LGBTQ people. Now it's being reclaimed by queer activists and scholars. Art by @felixdeon.bsky.social
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Dance of the 41 Queers: Police raid Mexican drag ball in 1901
Police arrested 41 men at a Mexico City drag ball known as “the Dance of the 41 Queers” in a notorious police raid on Nov. 17-18, 1901. It caused a huge scandal with lasting repercussions against LGBT...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Police arrested 41 men at a Mexico City drag ball known as “the Dance of the 41 Queers” in a notorious police raid on Nov 17-18, 1901. The scandal had lasting impact on LGBTQ people. Now it's being reclaimed by queer activists and scholars. Art by @felixdeon.bsky.social
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Reactions to queer religious art are analyzed in the new book “Provoking Religion: Sex, Art, and the Culture Wars” by @apetro.bsky.social with case studies of “subversive” artists such as David Wojnarowicz, Judy Chicago, Robert Mapplethorpe and Marlon Riggs. www.amazon.com/dp/019093843...
Provoking Religion: Sex, Art, and the Culture Wars
Provoking Religion: Sex, Art, and the Culture Wars [Petro, Anthony M.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Provoking Religion: Sex, Art, and the Culture Wars
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November 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Reactions to queer religious art are analyzed in the new book “Provoking Religion: Sex, Art, and the Culture Wars” by @apetro.bsky.social with case studies of “subversive” artists such as David Wojnarowicz, Judy Chicago, Robert Mapplethorpe and Marlon Riggs. www.amazon.com/dp/019093843...
Michael B. Kelly was a queer theologian, author, educator, activist and Old Catholic bishop in Melbourne, Australia. He died on Nov. 14, 2020. He created the Erotic Contemplative lectures and co-founded Australia’s Rainbow Sash Movement. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/michael-b-ke...
Michael B. Kelly: Queer theologian, author and “Erotic Contemplative” teacher
Michael Bernard Kelly was a queer theologian, author, educator, activist, retreat leader, bishop in the Old Catholic tradition based in Melbourne, Australia. He is best known internationally as creato...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Michael B. Kelly was a queer theologian, author, educator, activist and Old Catholic bishop in Melbourne, Australia. He died on Nov. 14, 2020. He created the Erotic Contemplative lectures and co-founded Australia’s Rainbow Sash Movement. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/michael-b-ke...
Lessons from diverse LGBTQ Christians come in a book based on more than 100 interviews: “Choosing Love: What LGBTQ+ Christians Can Teach Us All About Relationships, Inclusion, and Justice” by Dawne Moon and Theresa Tobin. #FaithfullyLGBT Oxford University Press.
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Choosing Love: What LGBTQ+ Christians Can Teach Us All About Relationships, Inclusion, and Justice
Choosing Love: What LGBTQ+ Christians Can Teach Us All About Relationships, Inclusion, and Justice [Moon, Dawne, Tobin, Theresa W.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Choosing Love: What LGBTQ+ Christians Can Teach Us All About Relationships, Inclusion, and Justice
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November 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Lessons from diverse LGBTQ Christians come in a book based on more than 100 interviews: “Choosing Love: What LGBTQ+ Christians Can Teach Us All About Relationships, Inclusion, and Justice” by Dawne Moon and Theresa Tobin. #FaithfullyLGBT Oxford University Press.
www.amazon.com/dp/019777651...
www.amazon.com/dp/019777651...
Happy birthday to Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz! Born Nov. 12, 1648, she was a 17th-century Mexican nun who wrote #lesbian love poetry and had a passionate friendship with a countess. Juana is one of the greatest Latin American poets. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/sor-juana-de...
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Nun who loved a countess in 17th-century Mexico City
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a 17th-century Mexican nun who wrote lesbian love poetry and had a passionate friendship with a countess. Sor Juana (Nov. 12, 1648 - April 17, 1695) is considered one of ...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Happy birthday to Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz! Born Nov. 12, 1648, she was a 17th-century Mexican nun who wrote #lesbian love poetry and had a passionate friendship with a countess. Juana is one of the greatest Latin American poets. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/sor-juana-de...
Grant-Michael Fitzgerald was a gay black Roman Catholic brother who advocated for LGBTQ rights in the 1970s and ‘80s. He died of AIDS Nov. 10, 1986 at age 39. He was called “the first openly gay black Christian in a public role in the US.” #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/grant-michae...
Grant-Michael Fitzgerald: Pioneering black gay Catholic brother advocated LGBTQ rights in 1970s
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 N...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Grant-Michael Fitzgerald was a gay black Roman Catholic brother who advocated for LGBTQ rights in the 1970s and ‘80s. He died of AIDS Nov. 10, 1986 at age 39. He was called “the first openly gay black Christian in a public role in the US.” #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/grant-michae...
Queer saint Matrona of Perge, who lived as a eunuch named Babylas, founded a convent where nuns dressed as men in 5th-century Constantinople. The feast day of Matrona / Babylas is Nov. 9. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/matrona-baby...
Queer saint Matrona / Babylas of Perge founded 5th-century convent of nuns who dressed as men
Saint Matrona of Perge, who lived as a eunuch named Babylas, founded a convent where nuns dressed as men in 5th-century Constantinople. The feast day of Matrona / Babylas is Nov. 9. Some consider Matr...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Queer saint Matrona of Perge, who lived as a eunuch named Babylas, founded a convent where nuns dressed as men in 5th-century Constantinople. The feast day of Matrona / Babylas is Nov. 9. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/matrona-baby...
For Intersex Day of Remembrance (Nov. 8): Thomas / Thomasine Hall was an #intersex person in 17th-century America who caused controversy by switching gender identities. Queer theology says intersex conditions can inspire church and society. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/thomasine-ha...
Thomas(ine) Hall: Intersex person in colonial America
Thomas or Thomasine Hall was an intersex person in 17th-century colonial America who caused controversy by switching back and forth between gender identities. Queer theologies are exploring how inters...
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November 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
For Intersex Day of Remembrance (Nov. 8): Thomas / Thomasine Hall was an #intersex person in 17th-century America who caused controversy by switching gender identities. Queer theology says intersex conditions can inspire church and society. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/thomasine-ha...
New book: Ancient documents reveal a same-sex relationship between Jesus and his follower Lazarus in the novella “The True Myth of Gay Jesus” by Rupert Evensong. The fictional account includes 6 imaginary papyrus letters from Lazarus and Mary Magdalene. #FaithfulyLGBT
www.amazon.com/dp/940380494...
www.amazon.com/dp/940380494...
The True Myth of Gay Jesus
The True Myth of Gay Jesus [Evensong, Rupert] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The True Myth of Gay Jesus
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November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
New book: Ancient documents reveal a same-sex relationship between Jesus and his follower Lazarus in the novella “The True Myth of Gay Jesus” by Rupert Evensong. The fictional account includes 6 imaginary papyrus letters from Lazarus and Mary Magdalene. #FaithfulyLGBT
www.amazon.com/dp/940380494...
www.amazon.com/dp/940380494...
Malachy of Armagh and his soulmate Bernard of Clairvaux were called a “twofold treasure” by their 11th-century monastic community. Malachy’s feast day is Nov. 3. Bernard gave Malachy kisses in his lifetime and Malachy died in his arms. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/saint-malach...
Malachy of Armagh: Same-sex soulmate to Bernard of Clairvaux
Malachy of Armagh and his famous soulmate, Bernard of Clairvaux, were called “two stars of such surpassing brightness” and a “twofold treasure” by their 11th-century monastic community. Malachy’s feas...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Malachy of Armagh and his soulmate Bernard of Clairvaux were called a “twofold treasure” by their 11th-century monastic community. Malachy’s feast day is Nov. 3. Bernard gave Malachy kisses in his lifetime and Malachy died in his arms. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/saint-malach...
More than 130 LGBTQ saints are profiled in my ongoing series at Q Spirit. They include traditional canonized saints and alternative/unofficial figures. I'm sharing the main page listing all of them here for #AllSaintsDay #faithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/saints/
LGBTQ saints: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer saints
LGBTQ Saints series covers traditional and alternative saints, people in the Bible, LGBTQ martyrs, authors, theologians, religious leaders and more.
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November 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
More than 130 LGBTQ saints are profiled in my ongoing series at Q Spirit. They include traditional canonized saints and alternative/unofficial figures. I'm sharing the main page listing all of them here for #AllSaintsDay #faithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/saints/
LGBTQ saints are remembered in the Litany of Queer Saints from Q Spirit. It begins, "God, thank you for the lives of the LGBTQ saints and martyrs. May they inspire us to live with courage and loving hearts...." Both traditional and alternative saints are featured. qspirit.net/litany-queer...
Litany of Queer Saints
LGBTQ saints are remembered in the Litany of Queer Saints from Q Spirit. It begins, "God, thank you for the lives of the LGBTQ saints and martyrs. May they inspire us to live with courage and loving h...
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November 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
LGBTQ saints are remembered in the Litany of Queer Saints from Q Spirit. It begins, "God, thank you for the lives of the LGBTQ saints and martyrs. May they inspire us to live with courage and loving hearts...." Both traditional and alternative saints are featured. qspirit.net/litany-queer...
Happy #AllSaintsDay! It’s time to welcome the LGBTQ saints -- because people are searching for alternative ways to lead loving lives. LGBTQ saints show us not only THEIR place in history, but also OUR place. A #queer #theology of sainthood. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/why-we-need-...
Why we need LGBTQ saints: A queer theology of sainthood
LGBTQ saints are important because people seek alternative ways to lead loving lives. They show us not only THEIR place in history, but also OUR place.
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November 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Happy #AllSaintsDay! It’s time to welcome the LGBTQ saints -- because people are searching for alternative ways to lead loving lives. LGBTQ saints show us not only THEIR place in history, but also OUR place. A #queer #theology of sainthood. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/why-we-need-...
Navy Seaman Allen Schindler brought international attention to anti-LGBTQ hate crimes and LGBTQ people in the military when he was murdered by his shipmates for being gay on Oct. 27, 1992. Queer love in the military includes Saints Sergius and Bacchus.
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Allen Schindler: LGBTQ role in military highlighted by murder of gay sailor
Navy Seaman Allen Schindler brought international attention to anti-LGBTQ hate crimes and LGBTQ people in the military when he was murdered by his shipmates for being gay on Oct. 27, 1992. The long tr...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Navy Seaman Allen Schindler brought international attention to anti-LGBTQ hate crimes and LGBTQ people in the military when he was murdered by his shipmates for being gay on Oct. 27, 1992. Queer love in the military includes Saints Sergius and Bacchus.
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Sally Gross was a South African #intersex activist who was a Catholic priest, but was stripped of clergy status when she revealed a female identity. Queer theologians still study her work. For Intersex Awareness Day (Oct. 26): #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/sally-gross-...
Sally Gross: Intersex priest led legal reform after being defrocked
Sally Gross was an intersex Catholic priest who was stripped of clergy status after revealing that she identified as female in the 1990s in South Africa. She became an intersex activist, winning legal...
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October 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Sally Gross was a South African #intersex activist who was a Catholic priest, but was stripped of clergy status when she revealed a female identity. Queer theologians still study her work. For Intersex Awareness Day (Oct. 26): #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/sally-gross-...
I am what many people believe is impossible: a lesbian Christian. My Christian faith gave me the strength to come out as a lesbian in 1985. As soon as I experienced God, I knew that God loved all of me, including my queer sexuality. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/kittredge-ch...
Kittredge Cherry: Christianity inspired me to come out as a lesbian - Q Spirit
I am what many people believe is impossible: a lesbian Christian. My Christian faith gave me the strength to come out as a lesbian in 1985. As soon as I experienced God, I knew without a doubt that Go...
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October 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I am what many people believe is impossible: a lesbian Christian. My Christian faith gave me the strength to come out as a lesbian in 1985. As soon as I experienced God, I knew that God loved all of me, including my queer sexuality. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/kittredge-ch...
When Jacob wrestled with the angel in the Bible, they embodied the struggle between sexuality and spirituality. The story from Genesis 32 will be read at many churches worldwide on Oct. 19, 2025. Queer Bible scholars grappled with it. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/jacob-wrestl...
Jacob and the angel: Wrestling to reconcile body and spirit
When Jacob wrestled with the angel in the Bible, they embodied the struggle between sexuality and spirituality. Queer Bible scholars and religious leaders have grappled with the story and artists have...
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October 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When Jacob wrestled with the angel in the Bible, they embodied the struggle between sexuality and spirituality. The story from Genesis 32 will be read at many churches worldwide on Oct. 19, 2025. Queer Bible scholars grappled with it. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/jacob-wrestl...
People are speaking out against bullying of LGBTQ youth for Spirit Day on Oct. 16, 2025. Books for LGBTQ Christian teens, books about LGBTQ youth ministry, a painting of Jesus with LGBTQ youth and other resources are posted for the occasion. #spiritday #faithfullyLGBT
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Spirit Day: Stand up to bullying of LGBTQ youth
People are speaking out against bullying of LGBTQ youth for Spirit Day. Books for LGBTQ Christian teens, books about LGBTQ youth ministry, a painting of Jesus with LGBTQ youth and other resources are ...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
People are speaking out against bullying of LGBTQ youth for Spirit Day on Oct. 16, 2025. Books for LGBTQ Christian teens, books about LGBTQ youth ministry, a painting of Jesus with LGBTQ youth and other resources are posted for the occasion. #spiritday #faithfullyLGBT
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Two-spirit Native Americans are honored at Q Spirit on Indigenous Peoples Day 10/13/25, an alternative to Columbus Day. Contemporary artists re-envision the freedom and spirituality of queer people before and after Europeans came. #IndigenousPeoplesDay qspirit.net/indigenous-p...
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Two-spirit Native Americans bridge genders
Two-spirit Native Americans are honored at Q Spirit for Indigenous Peoples’ Day, an alternative to the U.S. national holiday Columbus Day. Contemporary artists have re-envisioned the freedom of queer ...
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October 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Two-spirit Native Americans are honored at Q Spirit on Indigenous Peoples Day 10/13/25, an alternative to Columbus Day. Contemporary artists re-envision the freedom and spirituality of queer people before and after Europeans came. #IndigenousPeoplesDay qspirit.net/indigenous-p...
Come out for LGBTQ equality on #NationalComingOutDay with faith-based books, cartoons, videos and worship resources. On Oct. 11, #ComingOutDay urges LGBTQ people & allies to be open about who you are & your support for LGBTQ equality. #FaithfullyLGBT #NCOD
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Spiritual resources honor National Coming Out Day
Come out for LGBTQ equality on National Coming Out Day with faith-based books, cartoons, videos and worship resources from Q Spirit. On Oct. 11, National Coming Out Day encourages LGBTQ people and all...
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October 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Come out for LGBTQ equality on #NationalComingOutDay with faith-based books, cartoons, videos and worship resources. On Oct. 11, #ComingOutDay urges LGBTQ people & allies to be open about who you are & your support for LGBTQ equality. #FaithfullyLGBT #NCOD
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