By Steven Petrow — 2013
Steven Petrow addresses questions about gay and straight etiquette for a boomer-age audience.
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CLEAR ALL
La Sarmiento has been a leader of American LGBTQ and people-of-color Buddhist communities for close to a decade. I caught up with the trans, queer Filipino teacher before a silent retreat to discuss the dynamics of race and gender in a world that is typically White, cisgender and straight.
The truth is: Without a genuine willingness to let in the suffering of others, our spiritual practice remains empty.