by Kali Cawthon-Freels | May 28, 2024 | Faithful Pride Initiative, Feature|Opinion
Content Warning: mentions of violence against women and LGBTQ+ people, rape. If you’ve scrolled through social media at all over the past few weeks, you’ve probably seen a little of the “man vs bear” debate that’s taken the internet by storm. A TikToker asked some...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Mar 4, 2024 | Faithful Pride Initiative, Feature|News
The Reformation Project (TRP) announced on February 22nd that it doesn’t agree with or promote queer theology. TRP was launched in 2013 by Matthew Vines, author of the popular book “God and the Gay Christian.” According to its mission statement, the goal of the...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Sep 20, 2023 | Faithful Pride Initiative, Feature|Opinion
I am incredibly excited to rewatch Barbie now that it’s available to stream. I thoroughly enjoyed it in theaters, and I can’t wait to catch what I missed the first time I saw it. The Barbie movie was a bright, vibrant, delightful jab at the patriarchy (Who doesn’t...
by C.J. Fowler | Jun 16, 2022 | Faithful Pride Initiative, LGBTQ+, Opinion
Growing up queer in the church is a lonely endeavor for many of us At the first signs of the early, earnest loves of youth, we must face institutions and people who teach us to fear our hearts. In fear, we retreat. In shame, we isolate. And at times, finding our...
by Jenna N. Sullivan | Jun 28, 2021 | Faithful Pride Initiative, Opinion
Dear Queer or Questioning Soul, When GFM asked me if I could write a column about Pride Month, I struggled for weeks to figure out the direction I would take this piece. I could have written an eloquent explanation of the history of the Stonewall Uprising. I could...
