Recently, while advocating for Christian churches to do the hard work to make their communities equitable and safe, a friend gently chided me to acknowledge all the good that was happening. They asserted: “I see a lot of churches working really hard to welcome everyone!” On one hand, they are…

In my last “Ask Me Anything” column, I answer a question about the importance of LGBTQ+ representation in media. Almost immediately the same follow-up question came in from a lot people. So, in something of a “Part 2”, today’s column will answer this contentious question: “Should straight and/or cisgender actors…

In our current social and political climate, it is all too familiar to see so many new efforts to limit the freedom of LGBTQ+ folks and even penalize those who seek to support them. This is especially true in the US for the transgender community. At last count, there were…

In the days following “The Slap Heard Around The World”, with the topic dominating every corner of the social media world, one repeated comment kept catching my eye. It was always a variation of this sentiment: “Can we please focus on people suffering from real violence? …

This past week, a friend shared this quote on socials:

Ten years ago, my friend, Matt, was executed by the state of Mississippi for a murder I do not believe he committed. Before his state-sanctioned murder, I was heavily involved in advocacy on his behalf, seeking any means to have his execution stayed and his case reopened. …

In this week’s Ask Me Anything the question is another important one. While less personal than our previous questions, it touches on something that impacts all of us in a way that we are unlikely to even be fully aware of. I am not an expert in this particular field…