Author Archives: Rémy Bethmont

From “Queen of Rock’n’Roll” to “King of the Gospel Singers”: Little Richard’s Religious Conversion(s)

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Kenyan Queer Christians Writing History

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Occupying Space: Brahminical Queer Mobilisation

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Marc-André Raffalovich’s Uranism and Unisexuality (1896): Or Why Do Homosexuals Make the Best Priests?

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A Queer Jewish Call For Healing in the Face of AIDS

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Pursuing Love and Justice: Queer, Social and Church History Intertwined

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Parody of Confession in Victorian England

The complete text under the picture is the following: Father Skoggs: “No women come to me for confession, but I can get hold of some boys.” Rev. Horatio Morphiamoses (in biretta): “Oh, I assure you Brother Skoggs the women flock to my confessional, some … Continue reading

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Fr Jim and Roy’s Church Wedding

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Untitled (AIDS Pietà), David Edwards, 1994

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Read by 21st November – An early attempt at a gay and lesbian theology of marriage

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