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Queer Sacred Space #throwback


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Once in a while, we have those off days/weeks when things don’t go according to plan and it’s alright. What’s important is that we all take things in stride and move along whatever obstacles have been thrown our path, and that’s what we are doing this week.

In today’s episode, we are sharing a throwback episode where we took a break from the regular lectionary to talk about queer sacred sites. Two years ago, Brian released a video about his experience on Fire Island and how he realized that it’s a sacred place. Fr. Shay talks about his holy experience at a small-town gay bar. And we invite you to consider the sacred sites, rituals, and experiences in your life that might have gone unnoticed before.

Learn how to queer the Bible and tell your own queer, Christian stories like this.

Key takeaways:

  • Updates from Fr. Shay and Brian’s very busy week [0:39]
  • How queer spaces can be sacred spaces too [2:00]
  • The importance of remembering LGBTQ ancestors who have been in the same physical space that we are now [3:01]
  • Being surrounded by queer people, past and present [4:15]
  • What queer “tea dances” have in common with walking meditation and communion [4:45]
  • Reconnecting sacred rituals and spaces to queerness [5:07]
  • Fr. Shay’s safe space: small-town gay bar [5:23]
  • Where would Jesus be if he were alive? [7:36]
  • Queerness and faith are not separate, they exist together in us [8:15]
  • Queerness and the gospel [8:55]
  • The video mentioned in this episode:

    Queer Sacred Sites: Fire Island

    Link(s) mentioned in this episode:

    QueerTheology.com/community

    Queer Theology YouTube Channel

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    Photo by Juliette F

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