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October 2014

October 17, 2014

There Is Usually More to the Story, Houston Edition

In the face of national outrage from very angry but woefully misinformed conservatives and religious...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

On Transgender Men and “Living Life As a Woman”

Some readers clarify on the transgender experience.

September 23, 2014

Has Gay Marriage Harmed this Writer and Her Children?

At this point I stopped reading and almost laughed. I realize this is very serious...

September 06, 2014

Progress, Slowly

In light of WORLD Magazine's recent treatment of a women's college decision to accept trans*...

August 2014

August 19, 2014

Michelle Duggar Goes Full Anita Bryant

Do you remember Anita Bryant? She became a household name in the late 1970s when...

July 2014

July 27, 2014

“And How Many Daddies?”

I love Sally's youthful openness and honesty, I truly do. She encounters these things without...

July 18, 2014

Oh Noes! Little Kids Might Learn Gay People Exist!

So, I recently came upon a Family Research Council video from 2008. Yes, it's a...

July 07, 2014

Whose Job Is It to Educate?

This brings up a whole slough of important questions for any community such as this:...

July 03, 2014

So This Is Love

Sweet story, right? In spite of his anti-trans religious beliefs, Josh speaks of love and...

July 02, 2014

Rick Warren: Protecting LGBTQ Individuals Would “Come at the Expense of Faith Communities”

Extending protection from employment discrimination to LGBTQ individuals will come at "an unreasonable cost" to...

June 2014

June 11, 2014

Kevin Swanson Outdoes Himself Advertising for His Book

In a trailer for his book, Apostate, evangelical pastor and Christian homeschool leader Kevin Swanson...

June 05, 2014

Melissa and Haley’s “Brave New Life”

Three years ago this summer I had the opportunity to meet Melissa and her family....

June 04, 2014

Farris: Patriarchy Makes Kids Gays and Atheists

If you read my blog, you're probably aware of the Christian homeschooling subculture's patriarchy problem....

May 2014

May 25, 2014

In Which Doug Wilson Splits Hairs and Fails at Logic

I didn't get into it when I touched on Wilson's "Gaylag Archipelago" comment last week,...

May 22, 2014

Taken for a Lesbian Couple

"You two are adorable, and your children are beautiful," the nice-looking older woman told my...

May 19, 2014

Doug Wilson and the “Gaylag Archipelago”

When a federal judge struck down Idaho's gay marriage ban last week, fellow blogger Kathryn...

May 04, 2014

This Is How Change Happens

Some weeks ago I was a bridesmaid in a friend's wedding. The other bridesmaids and...

April 2014

April 28, 2014

I’m Sorry

I recently had occasion to visit my state's capital building. As I walked through those...

April 07, 2014

“I So Need To Move”: ENDA, Religion, and Politics

An LGBTQ friend of mine living in Missouri recently used the form offered by the...

April 03, 2014

Losing the Battle . . . and the War

It is obvious to anyone who is paying attention that achieving marriage equality is only...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Sorry, You Don’t Get a Pass

I've noticed that there are an increasing number of evangelical Christians who argue that homosexuality...

March 27, 2014

World Vision and Gay Christians

Yes, I'm writing another post about World Vision (for my first two, see here and...

March 27, 2014

This seems relevant . . .

What do you find more shocking? Gay men kissing or starving children begging for food?

March 26, 2014

World Vision Reverses Course

Evangelicals are facing a critical moment of decision. They have to either give on this...

March 26, 2014

What World Vision Says about Evangelical Priorities

World Vision is a Christian organization that serves children in the third world. It is...

March 04, 2014

Let It Gay? Subversive Messages from Disney’s Frozen

Quite frankly, I'm surprised more conservatives have not condemned the movie. I was shocked when...

December 2013

December 24, 2013

It Matters Too Much Not to Speak

It may or may not surprise regular readers to hear this, but I have never...

December 21, 2013

Must We Do This Again? Duck Dynasty Edition

There's something bigger going on here though. Support for LGBTQ rights has hit the mainstream,...

December 10, 2013

Guest Post: I Don’t Care if You Call Yourself a Feminist, pt. 1

A Guest Post by Sarah Moon. It bothers me so much that feminism is often...

October 2013

October 26, 2013

Can We Not Tell Gay Christians What To Do Please?

If a LGBTQ individual wants to leave Christianity, or to leave religion altogether, more power...