Trauma. Often, when speaking about the connection between queerness and religion, the word trauma is brought into the mix…

My relationship with faith has always been complex, serving as both a source of comfort and restriction. Growing up in a conservative Christian environment left me keenly aware of…

When I first transitioned, my relationship with Judaism was the last thing on my mind. How would my religion even connect with my gender?…

When I came out as gay and trans, I thought I would be embraced by a community that welcomed everyone with open arms. Instead, I felt ostracized…

Faith and queerness are often seen as two things that cannot intertwine, forcing the subject to choose between two integral parts of their identity…

Ksitigharba Bodhisattva is said to be one of pure nondiscriminating loving-kindness, a being of unending wisdom and compassion, a being of the Buddha’s teachings…

As a child, religion meant little to me. Church was simply a place I went to on Sunday mornings where I got to dress in pretty little outfits and get attention from old ladies…

Upon reading the prompt for this essay, I had sat on the idea of describing my faith as an active practice. In doing so, I became more cognizant…