LGBTQ+ Figures in Christian/Religious History

Reclaiming the Garden

In this episode, we discuss many examples of LGBTQ+ folks in religious history, from gay nuns to a non-binary Quaker in the 1800s to the deeply prayerful Marsha P. Johnson, and all kinds of other queer saints. April also brings up some of her favorite LGBTQ+ Christian scholars such as Marcella Althaus-Reid and Patrick Cheng. We encourage folks to look at the two main websites we used, LGBTQ Religious Archives Network (which contains profiles on folks from many different religious traditions) and QSpirit!

Resources:

https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/

https://qspirit.net/

Strange Aeons on Gay Nuns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRty_UFx8uE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzyuYjIsYFE&t

Jessica Kelgren-Fozard on The Public Universal Friend:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vTQE7G648Q&list=PLhADVL2AiGX8NqRXFmtBzIuTc5V88k4eH&index=17&t

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