outfit from queer prom last night
okay excuse me what a babe over here.
also, I like that lipstick where’d you get it?!
outfit from queer prom last night
okay excuse me what a babe over here.
also, I like that lipstick where’d you get it?!
In 2011, the book “Hidden Voices: Reflections of a Gay, Catholic Priest” was published by an anonymous author. This month, that author came out.
Father Gary Meier of Saint Louis has announced he’ll publish a new edition of the book, this time with his name attached to it. He created a video explaining his decision (available at the link above) and also wrote a column for the Huffington Post about his choice to come out:
I have tried over the years to reconcile my silence as a gay priest with that of the Church’s increasingly anti-gay stance, but I have been unsuccessful. At the heart of every authentic call to ministry is the desire to live a life of integrity. It was my desire to live a life of integrity that led me to the priesthood and it is that same desire that has led me to where I am today. In the end it became clear that I could no longer be anonymous — that is, I could not live as a gay priest, which means living in silence while publicly pretending to support the hierarchy’s teachings on homosexuality.
A teaching that has caused and continues to cause harm to many gay men and women, young and old, who are looking for acceptance and love but instead find silence and shame. I am especially concerned for our LGBT youth. It’s hard enough to be a “straight” teenager dealing with the standard ups and downs of hormones and emotions, but to be a teenager with same-sex attractions in a community where your spiritual leaders, the people you look to for guidance and affirmation, are telling you that you have a disease like alcoholism and that you’re a threat to life. Can anyone survive it intact? Yet that’s precisely the message our Church is sharing. LGBT youth are hearing that they are disordered, diseased, defective, damaged goods, wrong when they should be right.
I’m in awe of his bravery. The book is available on Amazon and elsewhere if you’re interested!
Comic Book Teaches Middle School Students About Sex Ed
A new comic book is teaching sex education to middle school students in the Nunavut territory of Canada. Titled Choices, it covers sexual health issues, relationships, gender identity, sexually transmitted infections and alcohol use. The comic tells the stories of a group of Inuit classmates and includes their native Inuktitut phrases.
I’ve had librarians say to me, “People in my school don’t agree with homosexuality, so it’s difficult to have your book on the shelves.” Here’s the thing: Being gay is not an issue, it is an identity. It is not something that you can agree or disagree with. It is a fact, and must be defended and represented as a fact.
To use another part of my identity as an example: if someone said to me, “I’m sorry, but we can’t carry that book because it’s so Jewish and some people in my school don’t agree with Jewish culture,” I would protest until I reached my last gasp. Prohibiting gay books is just as abhorrent…
Discrimination is not a legitimate point of view. Silencing books silences the readers who need them most. And silencing these readers can have dire, tragic consequences. Never forget who these readers are. They are just as curious and anxious about life as any other teenager.
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David Levithan - Supporting Gay Teen Literature (via lyras)
while i am 100% on board with this the only “librarians” who make this call are collections managers and admins, the rest of us fight like fucking hell for the books we want
(via methodistcoloringbook)
(via becauseiamawoman)
Spectrum is now available for online viewing (click here to be linked directly if you seem to be having trouble getting through from tumblr)
Thank you to EVERYONE who participated. Physical copies of the publication are still in the works, but I thought that it’d be handy for y’all to read the wonderful stories that have come through within the last couple of months right here. A lot of you have been sending in stories/asking about sending in stories even though the call for submissions came to a close. I am still gladly accepting! Those stories will be included in expansions of the project for the very near future! :)
You are all INCREDIBLE.
hugs and kisses and plenty of thanks to you all ! ! ! x
Come with us as we explore the burning question of our times: “Can you be faithful to Christ and still support LGBT rights?” We think you can, and we need your help to take our cameras, hit the road, and get some answers.
People keep telling us this film needs to happen, so let’s make it happen together! We can’t do it without your help spreading the word, and if you’re willing and able, putting a few dollars toward a noble endeavor.
Tell your friends, tell your co-workers, tell your mom.
Do it for Jesus. Do it for America.
I’m Not a Joke is a campaign spreading awareness for the LGBTI community through art and design, created by Daniel Arzola (@Arzola_d) for the school of Visual Arts Rafael Monasterios in light of the recent violent acts against the sexually diverse community in Venezuela. It initially seeks to expand in the online community. If you’d like to share your opinion please do so via twitter using the hashtag #ImNotaJoke. Like our page on Facebook and share our designs to support our cause!
I’ve posted this before in Spanish, but here it is in English.
(via mysocalled-gay-life)
We Are the Youth gettin some love on MPD today, thanks mark!
Braxton, 20, Auburn, Alabama from WE ARE THE YOUTH, a project profiling lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer young people throughout the United States.
