If you’ve ever felt excluded by religion, this message is for you:
“You are not a mistake. You are divine. You are welcome here.”
Listen to Fishing Without Bait — where inclusion, love & faith meet.

https://www.tiktok.com/@fishingwithoutbait/video/7488423050489220395

Take a little time to gently reflect on the universal power of the love in your own heart to find the courage to love and be loved in all its manifestations.
An interfaith evening of open discussion, stories, poetry and music, as part of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

Speakers include:
Nur Warsame: Warsame was born in Somalia and moved to Australia as a high school student. In 2010 he came out as Australia’s first gay imam. He is a hafiz, ie one who has memorised the Quran. Since 2014 he has run an LGBT support group Marhava (which means welcome in Arabic).

Hugo Ditroia: Hugo is an active member of Acceptance Sydney a LGBTQIA+ Catholic community, based at St Joseph’s Parish in Newtown. In 2020, Hugo completed his Bachelor of Theology and Philosophy, with majors in New Testament and Spirituality. His passion for Church history, theology, scripture, and spirituality—particularly in the context of identity—drives his ongoing journey of study and exploration. Over the past few years, Hugo has focused his research on how scripture, theology, and spirituality intersect with the experiences of marginalized communities, in particular the LGBTQIA+ community.
 
 
https://registration.rigpa.org.au/civicrm/event/info?id=1229&reset=1

#queer #mardigras #sydneymardigras
#pride #abcqueer #lgbtqi #lgbtq #gay
#gaypride #lesbian #loveislove #rainbow #nonbinary
 #drag #trans #gbtqia #queerbuddhist #queerchristian
#sydneystarobserver #InnerWest #newtown2042

Take a little time to gently reflect on the universal power of the love in your own heart to find the courage to love and be loved in all its manifestations.
An interfaith evening of open discussion, stories, poetry and music, as part of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
 
The evening will include space for quiet reflection and an opportunity to meet over tea, coffee and cake.
 
Friday 21 February
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Free
 
https://registration.rigpa.org.au/civicrm/event/info?id=1229&reset=1

#queer #mardigras #sydneymardigras
#pride #abcqueer #lgbtqi #lgbtq #gay
#gaypride #lesbian #loveislove #rainbow #nonbinary
 #drag #trans #gbtqia #queerbuddhist #queerchristian
#sydneystarobserver #InnerWest #newtown2042

@religion

almost forgot to share here.

You are welcome to join Sacred Pause tonight 11/24/2024 at 6 pm PST/ 7 pm RMT/ 8pm CST/ 9pm EST

if you are looking for a space to fellowship tonight and/or need to talk with other queer #christian about "going home for the holidays. there is no pressure to take the sacrament/communion if uncomfortable.

Ended up buying myself something at the beginning of the month: these little nonbinary fingerless gloves! It's taken me a long time to feel this comfortable actually wearing something like this in public, currently I'm at Church and people seem to think they're cool!

Friends! I've been enlisted to help come up with the Scripture readings for my church's Pride Mass next month! Does anyone have any suggestions for passages they might recommend? #FaithfullyLGBT #QueerChristian

Aside from my own home, I’ve never found a place where I felt completely comfortable. I even wrote a book about it.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/as-a-gay-christian-i-have-no-place-to-call-home-1344e91e615e

I'm on the edge,
Always the odd one out.

"Your kind’s not welcome here"
is a regular refrain
from gays and Christians alike
https://medium.com/prismnpen/a-cross-shaped-rainbow-lgbtq-poem-5d7521cf81ab?sk=4bdc7e2b25d28fede25ff3ae8249d5f8

What does love look like to you? What does it mean? How do we create it? How do we unlock it?
 
In celebration of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Rigpa Sydney invites everyone to an interfaith evening exploration of love.  
 
https://bit.ly/Love2024
 
#queer #worldpride #mardigras #sydneymardigras
#pride #abcqueer #lgbtqi #lgbtq #gay
#gaypride #lesbian #loveislove #rainbow #nonbinary
 #drag #trans #gbtqia #queerbuddhist #queerchristian
#sydneystarobserver #InnerWest #newtown2042

I could not forget that most, if not all, of the people around me would condemn me if they knew. They would see me as someone to fix at the best, or an enemy at the worst. I felt like a spy, like an undercover operative.
I worshiped anyway.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/a-queer-christians-defiant-worship-in-an-anti-lgbtq-church-ea3d2259c092?sk=7feab2603f47128f238b568628cdea04

They call me evil, sin, obscenity;
They fear and threaten my identity;
They suppose that I can pray away the gay;
I worship anyway.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/i-worship-anyway-a-queer-christian-poem-e0355d383fe7?sk=9acfb83f9828750d8e5584ff0b036ea2

Just bought my ticket to the QCF conference! Early bird prices end next week.

Good morning! Working on making some lunch at 10am lol. Hoping to get the last main #dicebag lining sewed in today and will probably start doing weights and build a photo light box to take photos. Once all that is done, I can then actually open my shop! Also have to figure out how my label printer works too lol Anyway, I hope y’all have a blessed day!

Hey there! I'm Terrie! I run the small dice related business TK Art Studios on Etsy. I like to #crochet and do some #knitting I'm also a #queerChristian a wife a #catmom and a #dicemaker If you are interested in any of these things, feel free to follow me~ I also have #instagram and I'm also tkartstudios on there. I have a Youtube: TK Art Studios and I have the clock app which I barely use tk.art.studios

I don't like taking pictures of myself, but I got my church's Pride shirt today and I'm excited so here's an ultra-rare spotting of a Lyssa in the wild

This is a story about a Nazi firebombing a little Ohio church over a Drag Queen fundraiser. This is a story about how local police tried to pressure the church - instead of protecting and serving local LGBTQ Christians. This is ALSO a triumphant story about successful resistance and the power of love!
https://medium.com/prismnpen/ohio-church-hosting-drag-event-firebombed-resists-police-pressure-ed1dc3915fb9?sk=204cc6b1544ac6c7bdb1962c74e30a74
#LGBTQ #DragQueens #Church #QueerChristian

There is no Scriptural basis for these arbitrary rules. Nowhere in the Bible does it say we shouldn’t call ourselves “gay” or “queer” or “LGBTQ+” or any of the other “gay identity language.”
https://medium.com/prismnpen/how-the-side-b-queer-christian-movement-failed-b73a0995be0e?sk=aff586445010bfab57b2a7cd5d5a19dc
#LGBTQ #Identity #QueerChristian

the honorific i use is mx.

but at church i am definitely a sister.

walking in and being "sister wednesday" is nice and does not feel like a misinterpretation of me. being a sister is a role that i fill well.

#QueerChristian things. idk if that is a tag but it is now.

Today’s the official start of #SydneyWorldPride. Wishing everyone two weeks of joy and celebration.
We are grateful to the wonderful champions of interfaith dialogue and inclusivity who will be joining us next Thursday representing Hindu, Jewish, Catholic and other Christian faiths.
 https://registration.rigpa.org.au/MeditationOnLove
 
#queer #mardigras #sydneymardigras #sydneyworldpride
#InnerWest #newtown2042
#newtownsydney #Sydney
#pride #abcqueer #lgbtqi #gay
#queerbuddhist #queerchristian