by Kali Cawthon-Freels | May 20, 2025 | Faithful Pride Initiative, Opinion
From the opening lyrics of singer-songwriter Derek Webb’s most recent album, “Survival Songs,” I could tell he’s a modern-day bard, using melody and rhythm to tell a story. The story he tells in this album is a love letter to the LGBTQ+ community—one that genuinely...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Apr 22, 2025 | Faithful Pride Initiative, Opinion
There are few people capable of using religious academic training in a way that is accessible for the typical layperson. Brandan Robertson is one of those individuals. He masterfully demonstrates this in his forthcoming book “Queer & Christian: Reclaiming the...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Mar 26, 2025 | News
Earlier this month, the U.S. president announced a ban on “illegal” protests on college and university campuses, threatening to cut funding to any university that allows them. Despite the threat, college students nationwide are engaging in protests. From denouncing...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Mar 20, 2025 | Faithful Pride Initiative, Feature
I had the opportunity to hear Rev. Dr. Naomi Washington-Leapheart give a powerful keynote sermon at the Q Christian Fellowship Annual Conference earlier this year. I am certain that if I filled this entire column with only quotes from that powerful sermon, you would...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Feb 26, 2025 | Faithful Pride Initiative, LGBTQ+, Opinion
It’s hard not to write reactionary pieces right now as we are inundated with bad news after worse news. I hope that you won’t view the words below as a reaction to recent attacks on the trans and nonbinary community, but rather as cautionary examples providing...
