Ada… Are People of Color More Homophobic? 10 Dec 201810 Dec 2018 Ada Taiwan used to be the first Asian nation poised to ratify same-sex marriage. Last month, however, Taiwan succumbed to the effects of $33 million spent to defeat the nation’s…
Church & Fellowships… 5 Questions to Help You Leave or Stay in Your Non-Affirming Church 26 Nov 201826 Nov 2018 Zora Queer Christian, have you ever found yourself in a non-affirming church? I’m guessing you have. In the U.S., 4.5% of individuals (and 8.1% of Millennials!) identified as LGBT in…
Ada… Queer Christians: We Also Need the Church 12 Nov 201811 Nov 2018 Ada Church is hard. I’ve never met more people with whom I disagree and people I don’t understand than I have at church. I’ve been disappointed in church, and I’ve…
Zora Why My Family Will Always Fear 29 Oct 201829 Oct 2018 Zora I was six years old when Matthew Shepard was beaten and left for dead by two men who were tormented by his very existence as a gay man. Twenty…
Ada… It Gets Your Own Kind of Better 15 Oct 201815 Oct 2018 Ada It’s been a year since we began writing the blog we now call Queering the Kindom. Thank you for being with us. However long you’ve been with us, we’re…
Coming Out… “So, what are you two, like roommates?” 1 Oct 20181 Oct 2018 Zora Ada and I had an uncomfortable Lyft ride this summer. We were headed home well after midnight, weary from a long series of flights. A middle-aged white man picked…
Ada… Crafting the Statement on God’s Justice: Why Not Us? 17 Sep 201817 Sep 2018 Ada Two weeks ago, John MacArthur and a dozen other conservative evangelical men released a statement likening the pursuit of social justice to heresy. In addition, the statement celebrated white…
Ada… Ada Got Published: Searching for Hope Through a Mother-Daughter Story 3 Sep 2018 Zora Earlier this month, Ada got published in Inheritance Magazine, a publication with "Asian and Pacific Islander stories, experiences, and reflections that affirm API identity and contribute to a more inclusive and…
Ada… Learning the Long Way to Love Your Queer Self 20 Aug 201820 Aug 2018 Ada Recently, I read an interview with a stranger, and it included this: Social media changed the game. Before the Internet, I didn’t know anybody else with a disability. I…
Coming Out… Short Hair, Don’t Care 6 Aug 20187 Aug 2018 Zora When you’re a woman in the United States, cutting your hair can be a big deal. People suddenly think you need their opinion. Headlines about Emma Watson and Rihanna…
