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April 2017

April 18, 2017

Done being Gay and Christian in America

Some of y’all may know that in July I will be moving with my new...

January 2017

January 12, 2017

I admit it, this homosexual IS demanding special rights

Because as it turns out, civil rights are in fact special rights because they are rationed...

January 01, 2017

Freaking out and making plans – welcome 2017

Happy New Year my friends, family, neighbors and dearest ne'er-do-wells! Take a deep breath...what's that...

December 2016

December 05, 2016

I am done mollycoddling the willfully ignorant

For as long as I’ve been writing this blog, I have been asked by readers,...

November 2016

November 12, 2016

Trump alone cannot overturn marriage equality, but that is not the point

Okay y'all, please listen to me. Yes, it is true that in order to overturn...

August 2016

August 24, 2016

More Beautiful Than the Comments Section

A phenomenal post from a friend floated across my field of vision on Facebook and I just had...

June 2016

June 15, 2016

Sure, you can be Orlando too

Sunday, June 12, 2016 dawned for us like most other seemingly boring days in our life...

May 2016

May 19, 2016

Peanut Butter Cups and the First Amendment

Hey! You got your religion in my government! Hey! You got your government in my...

May 16, 2016

An Open letter to the United Methodist Church: Repent of your sin

Dear United Methodist Church, I am writing to you today as a sister in ministry,...

May 13, 2016

The Rainbow Flag on Main Street: Guest blogger Jonathan Chapman

Friends, it is my honor to share this post from friend and seminary colleague, Rev....

April 2016

April 22, 2016

It’s not a gay kiss, it’s a kiss. An open letter to the straight friend.

“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to...

April 10, 2016

Bruce ain’t goin’ to NC, but I am…and we’re both right.

Major corporations, film and television productions and even broadway musicals are boycotting North Carolina over...

April 08, 2016

Why I am still going to Wild Goose Festival In North Carolina

Wild Goose Festival! For some of y'all those words get your tummies all a flutter...

March 2016

March 10, 2016

Homophobia in the doctor’s office

Over two years ago I posted about the fear I carry when visiting the doctor,...

December 2015

December 07, 2015

Advent Reflection in a Time of Terror: God is Waiting for US

Advent is the season between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day where Christians mark the days of darkness...

June 2015

June 14, 2015

An open letter to Senator Jason Rapert

So it looks like yet another ill-informed or fear-mongering politician is playing the "religious freedom"...

March 2015

March 21, 2015

Casting the first stone

I've been thinking a lot about the arrest of judge Roy Moore's son. Did you...

March 15, 2015

Freedom of religion: marriage and guns

Content warning: Smattering of salty language, overuse of parenthetical asides and at least two shenanigans....

March 03, 2015

Yes I am intolerant of intolerance

So, earlier today I posted a story on Facebook about an attorney in California who filed...

February 2015

February 26, 2015

Between You and God: The Spinning Wheel of Death | A guest post by Cheryl A. Leanza

I am so grateful to Kimberly for offering a chance to guest blog here. As...

February 13, 2015

An open letter to Roy Moore: my rights unalienable

Dear Roy, I am grateful for the lawmakers in states around this beautiful and broken...

February 02, 2015

Equal rights for LGBT people are not last rites for Christians

This week I've seen three news pieces and read scads of comments regurgitating the crazy notion that...

October 2014

October 27, 2014

The church is killing her gay children

It happens every day, "good Christians" pierce the hearts, minds and souls of the children...

October 17, 2014

I’m not your rainbow doormat

For as long as I've been tending the weedy garden of this blog I have...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Until We Could by Richard Blanco

The next two weeks my mind will be awash in all things Pride as we prepare...

July 2014

July 22, 2014

10 Ways MY religious freedom is under attack

My religious freedom to love my neighbor is under attack by your religious freedom to...

July 14, 2014

Expelled for getting married?

Christian Minard says she received a letter from Southwestern Christian University in Bethany, Okla., notifying...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

A few words for my critics

Wow y'all, I am just stunned by the great fortune of having my last post...

June 24, 2014

5 things you REALLY mean when you say “I don’t approve of your homosexual lifestyle”

The phrase "homosexual lifestyle" gets thrown around a lot by conservatives when jockeying for political...

June 02, 2014

Gay marriage causes harm…how?

I heard today that Florida is up to her tricks again and just can't quite...