The Person Inside
The world isn’t skin-deep. Why are we?
Meeting God From the Inside Out
What does it mean to someone like me to have a personal relationship with God?
Why We Transition
Few people understand why we transition or what it means to us. It is about clothing and makeup. We transition in order to preserve ourselves and to connect ourselves to humanity.
White Privilege and Black Lives Matter, A Personal Reflection
My parents have spent a lifetime fighting for racial justice. Our efforts to ensure their safety during COVID brought to light how much further we have to go.
Defunding – It’s The Right Word for the Moment
Many of my white friends have expressed discomfort with the term “defunding” when applied to police departments. Here’ why you shouldn’t edit it out of the conversation.
Religious Conservatives Should Celebrate Pride
Religious conservatives who complain of Pride parades are missing the point. Pride wasn’t born in celebration, but in protest. Today’s parades and festivals are a by-product of the discrimination and hatred wrought upon the LGBTQ community. There is a simple way to end Pride festivals: stop treating LGBTQ people differently. Many local congregations showed up to Asheville’s annual pride to celebrate with us.
Finding Ourselves in Our Stereotypes
The labels we use to categorize people define us, not them. They do more to determine our morality than any creed we might declare. We cannot do away with labels; but we can learn from them … if we go about it in the right way.
We The People Need a We Too Movement
Getting pronouns right is important. But we seem to be missing out on the most important pronoun of all: WE.
Your Identity Papers, Please
Our leaders seem intent on legislating our identity in order to dehumanize, control, and divide us. Jesus Christ had something in common with today’s queer youth: he loved to defy human labels.
The Rights Side of Eternity
Minorities and progressives are not the enemy of true religious believers. Christ makes it clear: progressives are their allies; persecuted minorities are their gateway to heaven.
My Guns versus Your Children
Address to Asheville High School Student Rally in Pack Square Park, Asheville NC, April 20, 2018