WHAT WOULD JESUS DO FOR CHELSEA MANNING?
There has been much discussion about Army Pfc. Chelsea Manning this past week, with a range of responses to her actions, her sentencing, and her statement coming out as a trans* woman. (Trans* is a term meant to be inclusive of a range of gender nonconforming expressions and identities.) Unfortunately, Manning’s decision to release classified … Continue reading
Waiting One More Day (on DOMA)
I think the experience is universal among parents. You deeply want your child to believe “x” about the world. But you realize that lots of things are beyond your control and you’re going to have to teach them “y” is actually the case. Here’s one version of “x”: “Everyone who meets you is always going … Continue reading
WHAT’S IN A “QUEER” NAME?
So, this post may not be for all of you because some of you weren’t bugged. But I got feedback after my marriage equality piece that some of you were thrown off by my use of “queer.” This has happened to me before. Picture me, a newbie to Iowa at my first lesbian party, having … Continue reading
Repentance Politics, Repentance Theology
Like a lot of other folks, excitement has been creeping up on me. We seem to be maybe, finally, oh so slowly going through a sea change on lesbian and gay rights (I’m not so optimistic that transgender folks are included in this). Cultural acceptance—incomplete still, of course—came first. But it seems like political and … Continue reading
