By Diane Scharper — 2018
Her (Khan's) memoir's title alludes to a dream she had that her family said predicted she would do great things. And she has. - Diane Scharper
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CLEAR ALL
After generations in the shadows, the intersex rights movement has a message for the world: We aren’t disordered and we aren’t ashamed.
“Representation and visibility is given to us by larger power structures, but what do we give ourselves? I’m more interested in that. What questions are we asking ourselves to grow and heal? To challenge the ways this world constantly teaches us to hate ourselves?”
We’re exploring what it means to be queer and have a body, with essays about the ways our bodies are legislated and discriminated against, the strategies we’ve used to find belonging in them, and how we’re breaking down the stereotypes, preconceptions, and fetishization that many of us endure.
What began as a proud assertion of identity has itself become a trope; the stereotype of a gay man now is one who goes to the gym and takes care of himself.
The ever-viral artist discusses his meteoric rise and the pressures of being a Black gay musician on a global stage.
In this 2011 Buddhadharma Forum, Larry Yang, Amanda Rivera, Bob Agoglia, and Rev. angel Kyodo williams discuss how to foster meaningful diversity in American Buddhism.
While the institution of the church has shut so many LGBTQ+ people out, spirituality and tradition still offer much solace for those who feel alone.
New research reveals the harms of religion-based LGBTQA+ conversion practices are more severe than previously thought. All survivors needed help balancing the relationship between their LGBTQA+ identity and their faith, family and culture.
Many of us are raised to follow a particular religion, and many of those religions have some negative messages about sexual and gender diversity.
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In his latest book, the Rev. James Martin, a prominent Jesuit priest and author, encourages lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Catholics and the Church to come together. His position has led to criticism, insults and canceled invitations to events.