Monthly Archives: April 2016
Wave of restroom laws hearken back to Jim Crow
Remember when our people were highly restricted in the use of public restaurants, restrooms, and water fountains? We had to plan ahead. We carried our own food and beverages, arranged to stop at someone’s house to use the bathroom, …
Posted in Blog, Bullying/violence, Gender, Social justice, Stigma, Transgender
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Queer flesh and worship respectability
Following the memorial service for Daryl Coley, I stood in awe at the numerous social media posts, re-posts and comments — both of B. Slade’s virtuosic performance of Donald Lawrence’s “When Sunday Comes” and the video clips of …
Posted in Blog, Congregational life, Gay/lesbian, Gender, Opening to change, Respectability, Sexual orientation, Theology
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