Oppression

Brightly-dyed eggs and chocolate bunnies may seem harmless, but their ubiquity is a sign of the pervasiveness of Christian norms.

When reading the personal attacks against “our own,” I must ask myself, “Have some of us taken on the characteristics of our abusers by perpetuating the abuse?”

Though comparing handedness, sexuality, and gender identity might seem akin to comparing artichokes, jet planes, and oil paintings, by so doing we see many striking connections.

Maybe, just maybe, we have finally reached a critical mass in demanding that enough is enough.

Many American English-language words and phrases still in common usage today promote the many forms of oppression.

MINSK, Belarus — Police in Belarus are going after gays, raiding their clubs and locking up clubbers overnight, and summoning gay activists for questioning. One activist accuses police of beating him during questioning, while others say they were interrogated about their sex lives.

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for an oppressed minority to declare for themselves the full rights and responsibilities that the laws of reason, nature, and natures God entitles them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to demand as such…

One of the most severe forms of bullying is the misuse of the Word of God — with its intrinsic message of love — to try to coerce anyone to conform and worse, to do harm to people.

Be advised, you do not dictate the rules for God’s House of Worship. God does have a much better way. If you can’t figure it out or understand it, get out of the way, because a revival is hitting the LGBT Christian community and more are navigating their way around your “repent or burn” banners…

This video appeared on the website LiveLeak.com this week with the title “Gay Pakistanis Flogged by Police on Street in Punjab.” The video description: “Homosexual Pakistanis receiving their punishment. You can see two lovers kiss at 0:15 before their flogging.” The men are then flogged by at a least two different men. one of whom […]