By Emily DeMaioNewton, Kevin Manders — 2020
How a groundbreaking book created a community for trans, genderqueer, and nonbinary Buddhists
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Armed forces long prohibited gay people from service – but that only encouraged their communities and cause.
Sitting on the floor of a teepee, in a circle of patients, friends and relatives, Doctor James Makokis cried as he remembered his father struggling to accept him when he came out as gay at the age of 17.
“If LGBTQ people get assaulted or beaten up in a hate crime on tribal land, it’s often not prosecuted,” one advocate said.
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The ever-viral artist discusses his meteoric rise and the pressures of being a Black gay musician on a global stage.
I already have to deal with being Black in America and the risk that comes with that, but the vulnerability of being Black and trans is even greater.
For this edition of This Is America, two nonbinary people opened up about their journeys in relationships and finding their identities, a narrative that is largely unfamiliar and under-researched in a country that continues to diversify with time.
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.
Many of us are raised to follow a particular religion, and many of those religions have some negative messages about sexual and gender diversity.
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.