The Transgressive Community: A Queer Christian Manifesto

(art by Jamie Arpin-Ricci)

When I look back on my evangelical upbringing, it might be aptly described as a “flannelgraph” childhood. If you have a similar background, you’ll know exactly what flannelgraph is: the flannel-covered background on which picture of Bible characters would be moved around to tell a story. In other words, my childhood faith was picture perfect. I was a good Christian kid from a good Christian…