Black lesbian spiritual art is almost impossible to find, so it's thrilling to discover the work of Los Angeles artist Joy A'Che.  

Her books and paintings are available through a new lesbian-owned company that offers inspirational and erotic art and e-books for black lesbians and their friends.   More info

(Credit: "Pray Together, Stay Together" by Joy A'Che, sexyblackrainbows.com)

An anonymous gay priest was among those killed by Nazi Germany in World War II. 

In this icon he wears a pink triangle, which identified prisoners sent to concentration camps for homosexuality.  The pink triangle appears in a monuments around the world commemorating queer victims of the Nazi regime. More info

(Credit: "Holy Priest Anonymous One of Sachsenhausen" by William Hart McNichols, fatherbill.org)

Sor Juana In�s de la Cruz was a 17th-century Mexican nun whose writings include lesbian love poetry.  She is considered one of the greatest Latin American poets and an early advocate of women's rights.

Sor Juana's convent cell became Mexico City's intellectual hub and the largest library in Mexico.  She was visited by the city's elite, including the countess who became her passionate friend.  More info

Oklahoma churchgoers are upset over what they see as a "pornographic" Jesus.

Some don't notice what is "obscene" about the icon until they read about the phallic image on Jesus' abdomen that the supposedly moralistic people perceived. A few actually quit the church over this. 

It just goes to show that obscenity is in the eye of the beholder.  More info

"6 questions for lesbian Christian author Kittredge Cherry on Corpus Christi" was in the Houston Chronicle recently.

They interviewed her about gay Jesus and the play "Corpus Christi," which is sparking controversy now in Texas.

Question:  Why do you think representations of a gay Jesus in art are so controversial?

Answer:  ANY type of sexual Jesus causes controversy, not just gay Jesus... More info

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(Credit: "Easter Eggs" by Kiril Kapustin, imagesfrombulgaria.com)