Posts Tagged ‘Art’
Influenced By Catholic Upbringing, Artist’s “Queer Icons” Offer Windows To God
For many Christians, icons are windows to God. They make the Ultimate accessible through divinely-inspired human artistry. Worldly subjects–almost exclusively holy people and their environments–draw readers outward and upward, beyond what is present, towards what is Holy. Artist Gabriel Garcia Roman’s icons of queer and trans* people of color achieve similar ends for me, employing real people…
Read MoreGay Jesus On The Cross Brings New Life To Christ’s Story
During Holy Week many LGBT Christians and their allies find inspiration in “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision,” a controversial series of paintings that are newly available as a book. The images show Jesus as a gay man of today in a modern city. He is persecuted, killed and rises again in the 24…
Read MoreThe Resurrection Of Christ: Mary Magdalene Meets Supreme Court Plaintiffs
Click here to see the full image For Lent this year I created a special Stations of the Cross series for Believe Out Loud chronicling the history of the LGBT movement. By incorporating images depicting the struggle for LGBT equality through the 20th and 21st century, these stations serve as a devotion for LGBT Christians…
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