June is Pride month. To celebrate, I’ll be featuring LGBTQ+ faith and spiritual leaders who are passionate about justice and community. I’m excited to be sharing the words and vision of these people with all of you! So much wisdom to learn from and so much hope. Stay tuned for Friday posts!
In the meantime, here are just a few queer resources surrounding faith and spirituality you can explore. It’s by no means an exhaustive list. So if you have any of your own to share, please do!
The garden of love is green without limit and yields many fruits other than sorrow or joy. Love is beyond either condition: without spring, without autumn, it is always fresh. -Rumi
Leaders/Theologians/Teachers
- Marcella Althaus-Reid
- Henri Nouwen
- Patrick Cheng
- Matthew Vines
- Justin Lee
- Pam Rocker
- Robyn Henderson-Espinoza
- Fr. James Martin SJ
- Eliel Cruz
- Kevin Garcia
- Mark Chiang
- Jamie Arpin-Ricci
- Lionel Blue
- Deborah Brin
- Rebecca Alpert
- Daayiee Abdullah
- Siraj Wahhaj
- Rumi
Faith Centres (Alberta/Canada)
- All Saint’s Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton AB
- Haven, Edmonton AB
- Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Edmonton AB
- Unitarian Church of Edmonton, Edmonton AB
- Westwood Unitarian Church, Edmonton AB
- Temple Beth Ora Synagogue, Edmonton AB
- Calgary Queer Church, Calgary AB
- Calgary Inter-Mennonite Church, Calgary AB
- Unitarian Church of Calgary, Calgary AB
- Alberta Affirm United Churches
- El-Tawhid Juma Circle Unity Mosques:
- Temple B’nai Tikvah, Calgary AB
Community (North America)
- The Mystic Soul Project
- LGBT Faith Leaders of African Descent
- Proud Anglicans Alberta
- Queer Theology
- Q Spirit
- The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Religious Archives Network
- Indigenous Perspectives Society
- Two Spirited Podcasts – Re:searching for LGBTQ Health
- Native Sexual Health Network
- Believe Out Loud
- ReconcilingWorks – Lutherans for Full Participation
- Q Christian Fellowship
Reluctant Mysticism 