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With the 9/11 anniversary and the King Memorial, many people are remembering the past now. Here we honor LGBT "saints" Mychal Judge and Bayard Rustin... and take a fresh look at Mary.
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10 years later: Gay saint of 9/11
 Mychal Judge, gay chaplain to New York firefighters, died helping others in the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center.
"Ten years later, the names and faces of the terrorists have faded away for many of us, but Mychal's image remains. His selfless act that day continues to shine the light of God's presence in the face of despair." -- from "Mychal's Prayer," a new book by Salvatore Sapienza. More info
(Credit: "Father Mychal Judge" by Br. Robert Lentz, trinitystores.com)
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Bayard Rustin: Gay civil rights hero
 When a new memorial is dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington this fall, let us also remember Bayard Rustin, the black gay man who was a close adviser to King. Rustin was the chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, where King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. More info |
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Mary's feast has lesbian-goddess roots
 Mary's Feast of the Assumption is a major church holiday with lesbian roots. It comes from an ancient Roman festival for woman-loving goddess Diana (Artemis), the virgin goddess of the moon and the hunt.
Explore the connections between these "Queens of Heaven." More info
(Credit: "Assumption of Mary" by Guido Remi)
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Did the Pope beatify a gay saint?
 Cardinal John Henry Newman was beatified last year while the media buzzed with questions such as "Will the Pope canonize a gay saint?"
The Catholic Church tried to downplay Newman's loving relationship with priest Ambrose St. John, but went ahead and beatified him despite questions about his homosexuality. More info
(Credit: "John Henry Newman" By William Hart McNichols)
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