When we think of the relationship between queerness and religion, we almost always think of a relationship fraught with hostility, pressure, and tension. We think of queer religious people as people whose very lives are full of work and strain. And, in many ways, it is true. That relationship is, in reality, defined by struggle….
Early this year, Nelson C.J, a young Nigerian writer, wrote a New York Times piece about being a queer Nigerian, and the nagging vicissitudes of getting an inclusive church community. Apparently, most of the churches he’s tried have only used the ‘inclusive’ tagline as a lure, but never really practice what it means to be…
Being queer and Christian is something many Christians struggle with and a lot of times it is hard for them to balance it. In this TEDx Talk, David Norse shares his journey to self realisation and how he reconciled being a gay man and also being Christian. He is the first openly gay man to…
I am a misfit. I used to hate this about myself. I wanted to belong. I wanted to be normal. The price for extraordinary was too much. The things boys my age engaged in like playing football, wrestling, discussing who had the biggest breast/ass or just plain looking for trouble was very distasteful to me….
For a long time, I felt I had to choose. You could either be one or the other. The choice between meeting religious standards and staying true to one’s self could be a very tough one. I want to tell a story of how I came to accept who I am while trying to maintain…
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