Day of Silence Prayer: Stop bullying God's LGBTQ youth A prayer by lesbian Christian author Kittredge Cherry is a rare religious voice for Day of Silence, a global student-led protest of anti-LGBTQ bullying and bias: “When any child is bullied, Christ is bullied. Listen in the silence for God.”

My prayer is one of the few religious voices supporting Day of Silence, a global student-led protest of anti-LGBTQ bullying and bias on April 10, 2026: “When any child is bullied, Christ is bullied. Listen in the silence for God.” #faithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/day-of-silen...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Eberhard Bethge: Anti-Nazi theologians and soulmates Theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was an anti-Nazi dissident whom some scholars say felt same-sex attraction. Churches honor him on the anniversary of his execution (April 9). Speculation about his likely gay orientation focuses on his love for Eberhard Bethge, who was his best friend and biographer. His own psychological struggle with homosexual attraction may help explain how Bonhoeffer, a person of privilege, became a strong ally of the oppressed.

Theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was an anti-Nazi dissident whom some scholars believe felt same-sex attraction. Churches honor him on the anniversary of his execution (April 9). Speculation focuses on his love for Eberhard Bethge. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/dietrich-bon...

Roberto Gonzalez: Gay pastor brought LGBTQ rights to Argentina Roberto Gonzalez was a trail-blazing gay pastor and LGBTQ-rights activist in Argentina. He founded the nation’s first church for LGBTQ people in 1987 and was the first religious leader to publicly def...

Roberto Gonzalez, gay pastor and LGBTQ-rights activist in Argentina, died one on April 8 at age 78. He founded the nation’s first church for LGBTQ people and led the first Argentine Pride parade. #orgullo #faithfullyLGBT @mccdenomination.bsky.social
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Q Spirit Newsletter for April is out! Rainbow Easter, gay Centurion, Anne Lister, Trans Visibility Day, queer Prodigal Child, Day of Silence, LGBTQ saints including Symeon the New Theologian, John Boswell, Marielle Franco, Bayard Rustin and more #faithfullyLGBT at: conta.cc/3Q48lFv

Happy Easter from Kittredge Cherry and Q Spirit! See “The Rainbow Remains” A rainbow shines from the empty tomb of Jesus in this year’s Easter image: “The Rainbow Remains” by Immanuel Paul Vivekanandh. “The stone rolled away from the tomb becomes the doorway for queer libera...

Happy Easter! A rainbow shines a queer light from the empty tomb of Jesus in this year’s Easter image: “The Rainbow Remains” by Immanuel Paul Vivekanandh. “The stone rolled away from the tomb becomes the doorway for queer liberation,” he explains. #faithfullyLGBT
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Day 8: Jesus rises, appears to Mary and friends, and more (Gay Passion of Christ series) Christ lives! A modern Jesus rises and appears to Mary Magdalene and other friends in Easter reflections on “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision” at Q Spirit. Captives are released from every prison. ...

Christ lives! A modern Jesus rises and meets Mary and other friends in Easter reflections on “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision.” Captives are released from every prison. LGBTQ people are free to leave closets of shame. Happy #Easter! #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/8-jesus-rise...

Day 7: Jesus is buried and rests among the dead (Gay Passion of Christ series) A modern Jesus is buried as his mother grieves on Day 7 of Holy Week reflections on “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision" at Q Spirit. Even in death, Jesus is not separate from humanity. He is simply ...

A modern Jesus is buried on Day 7 of Holy Week reflections on “The Passion of Christ: A #Gay Vision" at Q Spirit. Even in death, Jesus is not separate from humanity. He is simply present with people in the darkest state of being. #HolySaturday #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/7-jesus-buri...

Day 6B: Jesus dies (Gay Passion of Christ series) A modern Jesus dies in Good Friday reflections on “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision" at Q Spirit. The death of Jesus was unique, and yet it was also terribly common. The horrors of the cross resona...

A modern Jesus dies on #GoodFriday in “Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision." His death was unique, yet also terribly common. The cross resonates with #FaithfullyLGBT experience. By witnessing the crucifixion with compassion, viewers stand with all who suffer. qspirit.net/6b-jesus-die...

Day 5: Jesus before the people (Gay Passion of Christ series) A modern Jesus faces hostile crowds on Day 5 of Holy Week reflections on “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision" at Q Spirit. When they attack Jesus, they do violence to everyone who has ever dared to b...

A modern Jesus faces hostile crowds on Day 5 of Holy Week reflections on “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision" at Q Spirit. When they attack Jesus, they do violence to everyone who dares to be different. For Jesus, the only law was love. #FaithfullyLGBT
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Illustration of Jesus washing a disciple’s feet, reimagined with a modern figure seated and draped in a rainbow flag. The scene symbolises humility, service, and inclusive love, set against a simple neutral background.

TODAY is #MaundyThursday. The name comes from the Latin for 'command' as Jesus gave a new commandment: 'Love one another as I have loved you'.
Jesus washed his friends' feet. Here Jesus washes a #Pride #Protest participant's feet. See the series: bit.ly/SaltGoldFootwashing
#HolyWeek #FaithfullyLGBT

Day 4: Jesus before the priests and magistrate (Gay Passion of Christ series) Priests and lawyers fail to help a contemporary gay Christ figure on Day 4 of Holy Week reflections on “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision" at Q Spirit. When viewed with queer eyes, this painting is ...

Lawyers and priests fail to help a contemporary Christ figure on Day 4 of Holy Week reflections on “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision" at Q Spirit. Jesus turns down a plea deal from the bureaucracy where following the letter of the law means injustice. #faithfullyLGBT
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Day 3: Jesus has a Last Supper, prays alone and is arrested (Gay Passion of Christ series) A modern Jesus shares dinner with diverse friends in “The Last Supper” on Day 3 of Holy Week reflections on “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision." Also today: He claws the ground in agony in “Jesus Pr...

A modern Jesus shares dinner with diverse friends in “The Last Supper” on Day 3 of Holy Week reflections on “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision." Also today: He claws the ground in “Jesus Prays Alone.” Then officers seize him in “Jesus is Arrested.” #faithfullyLGBT
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Transgender Day of Visibility celebrated with Christian art, books and resources Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31) is celebrated at Q Spirit with transgender Christian art, books and other resources. They include trans visions of Christ and other deities and holy people, pl...

Transgender Day of Visibility (3/31) is honored at Q Spirit with trans Christian art, books and other resources. They include trans visions such as “Transmasc Saint Sebastian,” plus books such as “God Never Misgendered You” and “Trans Biblical.” #faithfullyLGBT #TDOV qspirit.net/transgender-...

A devotional graphic showing a painting of the Transfiguration of Jesus, with Jesus radiant in light before three disciples on a hillside. Alongside is a prayer reading: “Lord of Becoming and Transformation, whose body was transfigured before the disciples, Peter, James and John, and whose face shone like lightning, cast aside all that might stand in the way of our true expression of your creation in us. Guide us and give us peace, so that Your image that You breathed into us in the beginning might shine from every part of our body like lightning. We ask this in the name of the God of Creating, Remaking, and Becoming. Amen.” Text notes this is a collect for Trans Day of Visibility, 31st March, by Revd Bingo Allison. The Open Table logo appears at the bottom.

A #TransDayOfVisibility prayer by #trans #nonbinary priest Rev Bingo Allison, inspired by the #Transfiguration of Jesus when he is transformed gloriously on a mountaintop [Luke 9:28-36] #FaithfullyLGBT #TDOV

Anne Lister had historic lesbian church wedding in 1834 Historical lesbian Anne Lister married Ann Walker on March 30, 1834 at Holy Trinity Church in York, England. Some say it's the first recorded lesbian wedding in history. Lister’s affirmation of her le...

Writer Anne Lister married Ann Walker on March 30, 1834 at a church in York, England. Some say it's the first recorded #lesbian wedding in history. #AnneLister had commitment to her lesbian sexuality that was matched by strong Christian faith. #faithfullyLGBT
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A colourful collage of painted scenes reimagining the Stations of the Cross through LGBTQ+ experiences, including protest signs, diverse figures, and moments of suffering and solidarity. Text at the bottom reads: “We can only begin to understand the meaning of the crucifixion when we take away our polished and shiny crosses and try to locate the cross in our own time, in our own landscape.” – Mary Button. The piece is titled “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle for LGBT Equality.”

ON #PalmSunday in 2021 to begin #HolyWeek we published our worship video #StationsOfTheCross: The Struggle for #LGBT #Equality.
Video with #BSL & captions is still on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/CQhIVpnO5hM [47 mins] #Lent #Easter #FaithfullyLGBT #BSLchurch

Day 1B: Jesus Enters the City on Palm Sunday (Gay Passion of Christ series) Everyone cheered when Jesus entered the city calling for justice and freedom. A modern Jesus arrives on Palm Sunday in “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision.” Their chants were not so different from ou...

Everyone cheered when Jesus entered the city. A modern Jesus arrives on #PalmSunday in The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision. It looks like a No Kings protest. Their chants were like ours, but was anybody listening? New posts daily this week. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/1b-jesus-ent...

Gay Passion of Christ blog series starts Palm Sunday at Q Spirit A gay vision of Christ’s Passion will run from Palm Sunday to Easter (March 29-April 5, 2026) at Q Spirit. Meet Jesus as a gay man of today in a modern city through art by Doug Blanchard and reflectio...

A queer vision of Christ’s Passion starts now at Q Spirit. See Jesus as a gay man of today in a modern city. Join Christ's diverse friends on a journey from suffering to freedom. Posts shared daily from Palm Sunday to Easter (Mar 29 - Apr 5). #faithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/gay-passion-...

A welcoming graphic reading “Come As You Are – You’re more than welcome here” at St Luke’s Church, Prestonville, Brighton. The image includes the St Luke’s logo and the Open Table logo with multicoloured figures in a circle.

TODAY 28th March 2-4pm: Open consultation in #Brighton #EastSussex to explore the need for an Open Table community there, and what kind of experience they want to create. You're #MoreThanWelcome to join us: bit.ly/OTconsultBrighton
#ComeAsYouAre #FaithfullyLGBT

Black Jesus, Latinx Jesus, Asian Jesus, female Christ and other liberating visions join the gay Passion of Christ Liberating visions of Jesus as Black, Latinx, Asian, indigenous or female join with the gay Passion of Christ series to help people experience God more fully. New artwork and resources with nontraditi...

Liberating visions of Jesus as Black, Latinx, Asian, indigenous or female join with the gay Passion of Christ series to help people experience God more fully. Q Spirit presents nontraditional Christ figures such as “Neither” by @nakedpastor.bsky.social. #faithfullyLGBT
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Theodore "Ted" Jennings: LGBTQ-affirming Biblical theologian Theodore “Ted” Jennings was a Chicago Theological Seminary professor who wrote “The Man Jesus Loved” and other landmark books affirming queer people in the Bible. He died on March 25, 2020, at age 77....

Theodore “Ted” Jennings was a Chicago Theological Seminary professor who wrote landmark books affirming LGBTQ in the Bible, including “The Man Jesus Loved.” He died on Mar 25, 2020, at age 77. #FaithfullyLGBT #queertheology
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"Prodigal Son and his husband," "Prodigal Transgender Daughter" and other LGBTQ resources on the Prodigal “Prodigal Son and His Husband Receive a Blessing” and “The Prodigal Transgender Daughter” are among new resources that reveal LGBTQ-positive meanings in the well-known Bible story. The parable offers ...

“Prodigal Son and His Husband Receive a Blessing” and “The Prodigal Transgender Daughter” are among resources that reveal LGBTQ-positive meanings in the Bible story. Other #faithfullyLGBT materials on the Prodigal include books, videos and articles. qspirit.net/prodigal-son/

A welcoming graphic reading “Come As You Are – You’re more than welcome here” at St Luke’s Church, Prestonville, Brighton. The image includes the St Luke’s logo and the Open Table logo with multicoloured figures in a circle.

THIS SATURDAY 28th March 2-4pm: Open consultation in #Brighton #EastSussex to explore the need for an Open Table community there, and what kind of experience they want to create. You're #MoreThanWelcome to join us: bit.ly/OTconsultBrighton
#ComeAsYouAre #FaithfullyLGBT

Queer water carrier led disciples to Upper Room for Last Supper A queer person led the disciples to the Upper Room for the Last Supper with Jesus, according to LGBTQ-affirming Bible interpretations. Some progressive Bible scholars embrace the gender-variant water ...

A queer person led the disciples to the Upper Room for the Last Supper with Jesus, according to LGBTQ-affirming Bible interpretations. The gender-variant water carrier is seen as a man doing women’s work. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/queer-water-...

John Boswell: Historian of gays and lesbians in Christianity John Boswell was a Yale professor who revealed centuries of LGBTQ Christian history in groundbreaking books such as “Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality” and “Same-Sex Unions in Premoder...

Happy birthday John Boswell, Yale history professor who wrote about LGBTQ people in church history. He was born March 20, 1947. His books include "Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality" and “Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe." #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/john-boswell...

Sandra Robinson: Black lesbian MCC clergywoman educated and inspired Sandra Robinson was a black lesbian clergywoman who educated and inspired countless LGBTQ church leaders in Metropolitan Community Churches, She died on March 19, 2023, from COVID at age 74. Robinson ...

Sandra Robinson was a Black lesbian clergywoman who educated and inspired LGBTQ church leaders in @mccdenomination.bsky.social. She died March 19, 2023, from COVID at age 74. She led MCC's Samaritan College and ecumenical and people of color departments. #faithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/sandra-robin...

Bayard Rustin: Gay saint of racial justice and non-violence Bayard Rustin was a black gay activist and the genius behind the civil rights movement. He organized the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King gave his historic “I Have a Dream Speech.” Pu...

Happy birthday, Bayard Rustin! Born March 17, 1912, this Black gay activist organized the 1963 March on Washington. Pushed to the background for being gay, he was a Quaker who brought Gandhi-style non-violence to the movement for racial justice. #qtbipoc #faithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/bayard-rusti...

We're a progressive, LGBTQ+ affirming Christian community with a "Verified Clear" score from
@churchclarity.bsky.social. We’re not a gay church, but we can be gayyyy in church! As I say on here every Sunday morning, "You don't have to worship where you're not wanted." #FaithfullyLGBT

Gay centurion: Jesus heals a soldier’s boyfriend in the Bible Jesus praised a gay soldier as a role model of faith and healed his male lover in the gospels, according to some Bible experts. The centurion’s story usually gets surprisingly little attention conside...

Jesus praised a gay soldier as a role model of faith and healed his male lover in the gospels, according to some Bible experts. The soldier, a centurion in the Roman army, is featured on the Mar 15 feast day of Longinus. #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/gay-centurion/

Google Maps image of England and Wales with an Open Table logo marking the locations of our communities.

TODAY our communities in Birmingham, Cambridge, Kendal, Lincoln, Liverpool, London - West Hampstead & Salford are gathering. FFI: opentable.lgbt/our-communities
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