Sexuality and spirituality unite beautifully in the work of gay artist Stephen Mead of New York.

He paints lesbian and gay angels embracing.  Gay angels sleep wrapped in each other's arms with naked vulnerability in "Angels Sleeping Unawares."

Mead presents a different view of embodied spirituality in "Sponge Christ We Anoint You," which shows that being a caregiver can be a sensuous, holy experience.  More info

 
Gay bishop Gene Robinson gave the invocation at opening event for President Obama's inauguration.  HBO didn't start covering the event until AFTER Rev. Robinson spoke, but you can see it on video or read the moving words.  More info

GLBT Christians are the heroes of the new TV movie "Prayers for Bobby," based on the true story of a young gay man's struggles. More info

Cleve Jones, the gay-rights activist with an important role in the new movie "Milk," is interviewed in Hide and Speak: A Coming Out Guide by Kittredge Cherry.

Jones also speaks on video about his coming-out journey, the "Milk" move, Harvey Milk, the Names Project quilt, and gay history.  More info

Ted Haggard, the evangelical preacher who was outed for having gay sex, talked about his struggle with sexuality and Christianity in a recent interview with Larry King.

 "As a lesbian Christian, it was heartbreaking to hear Haggard unable to say that God accepts gay people," author Kittredge Cherry commented.  More info

Celebrate Holy Week and Easter at the Jesus in Love Blog with suitable readings from Kittredge Cherry's novel At the Cross.

Appropriate excerpts will be posted at the blog beginning on Palm Sunday (April 5) and continuing through Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter (April 12). 

The dramatic events of Christ's Passion happen in the context of a gay love story between Jesus and his beloved disciple John.  Jesus has today's queer sensibilities as he reveals the erotic, mystical experiences that may have led to the first Easter.  Recommended reading for Lent (starting Feb. 25). More info