https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to drag queens en https://religiondispatches.org/2023/05/15/turning-point-efforts-export-drag-queen-attacks-and-take-back-universities-marred-fringe Bullhorns and chants fill the air. Conservatives are gathered to protest a drag show. Mothers and fathers are walking with signs saying “Groomer Free Zone.” Some hold babies while others push their children through a narrowed street. The group is… Mon, 15 May 2023 04:18:25 EDT Matthew Boedy a7cb485d-a890-49e2-ac74-1c29a7ad70ce https://religiondispatches.org/2021/07/12/exclusive-christian-right-bill-mill-project-blitz-hasnt-gone-away-its-just-gotten-more In the Fall of 2019, the secretive Christian Right state legislative campaign, Project Blitz, became even more of a secret. When RD first reported on Project Blitz in April 2018 the website featured their annual state legislative playbook of model… Mon, 12 Jul 2021 04:39:07 EDT Frederick Clarkson 6c54e30d-1e42-45b1-bdd3-9e471c13c6dd https://religiondispatches.org/2020/04/27/how-stars-and-stripes-hijab-rupauls-drag-race-reveals-americas-troubling-relationship Honestly, we blame ourselves. We should have known that releasing an episode of Keeping It 101 (A Killjoy ’s Introduction to Religion Podcast) about religion and RuPaul this past Wednesday meant we were in for some goopery when the next… Mon, 27 Apr 2020 03:53:53 EDT Megan Goodwin 7b4aedc6-bf98-4279-a45d-7efb4fd477b4 https://religiondispatches.org/2018/10/19/religion-and-drag-coexist-drag-race-spinoff-doesnt-mean-its-queer Even with a drag queen at the helm, the religion on display in Dancing Queen is decidedly not queer. Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:29:41 EDT Drew Konow 6510a303-40a6-43f9-8925-56e0e629feb1 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/07/25/queerness-christian-ethics-conversation-rev-elizabeth-edman If the mass killings in Orlando and in Charleston have anything in common it’s that both the dance club and the church were thought to be “safe space.” The horrors that unfolded in both places tell us that no place… Mon, 25 Jul 2016 06:27:43 EDT Candace Chellew-Hodge e07cd59f-2247-45c6-b622-975d288f5671 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/07/24/religious-resistance-bolivian-gender-law-us-religious-right-celebrates-court-ok-romanian July 22 was recognized as the European Day for Victims of Hate Crime; the date was chosen to commemorate the victims of the 2011 massacre in Norway that claimed 77 lives. Jordyn Taylor reported on findings from Erik Lamontagne, a… Sun, 24 Jul 2016 01:40:53 EDT Peter Montgomery 4d5dfd32-75ea-41c1-bf96-de7bcb575d33 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/06/13/gimme-shelter-queer-space-sanctuary Queer spaces are sanctuaries. Sanctuaries are spaces of safety and freedom. When violence enters a sanctuary, that is a violation of sacred space. In the 1980s, as nearly a million Central Americans fled the violence of civil wars, some religious… Mon, 13 Jun 2016 01:28:24 EDT Kaya Oakes 7019b2e4-ecb6-46c9-bee4-c5f0755585be https://religiondispatches.org/2015/08/29/marriage-vote-transforms-not-so-catholic-ireland-activist-malaysian-pm-love-not Islamic State: Nine men reportedly executed for sodomy; UN Security Council hears testimony Islamic State militants reportedly executed nine men on Sunday “on charges of sexual perversion.” The killings came a day before the United Nations Security Council heard testimony… Sat, 29 Aug 2015 02:19:58 EDT Peter Montgomery 474794c3-3943-4b1f-b206-941fe48ef1bd https://religiondispatches.org/2015/04/24/pope-praises-complementarity-resists-gay-ambassador-irish-religious-leaders-spar-over The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution on Wednesday, April 22, calling on Member States to respect and protect transgender people against discrimination and to facilitate self-determination. Human Rights Watch called it “a much needed roadmap… Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:52:55 EDT Peter Montgomery cfdad577-1816-43f5-9151-8e219d4b93a8 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/06/06/global-anti-gay-forces-plot-against-satanic-equality-movement This week’s recap includes evidence of ongoing struggles over LGBT equality within Europe and between Europe and non-European countries, as well as the fraught intersections in many countries between religious belief, official policy, and the law. The Austrian Independent reports… Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:17:11 EDT Peter Montgomery a22c2593-0b82-4660-a6af-5317ba8b1d49 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/03/28/global-lgbt-recap-world-vision-caves-world-congress-families-vamps-god-weeps An Archbishop and a Nun Take on Anti-Gay Politics in Church and Society Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:56:10 EDT Peter Montgomery 56984654-d40e-4bc4-bd00-b5d4e53fdbfa https://religiondispatches.org/2012/09/12/st-snooki-our-legit-old-lady-renounced-sexuality Snooki, of Jersey Shore fame, recently renounced her wild ways and embraced the conventional American lifestyle. A deeper look at this standard narrative presents problems for those who want freedom, not just acceptance. Wed, 12 Sep 2012 05:30:47 EDT Jay Michaelson 753cc3a1-52f4-42ae-ace8-a8bc4dd6aec9 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/09/30/so-youve-decided-run-senate-against-pro-wrestling-mogul Last time pro wrestling mogul Linda McMahon sought Connecticut’s senate seat her opponents used WWE connections to steroids and displays of sex and sexism to attack her. But if you want to make headway with the US electorate there’s a much better avenue depicted on the wrestling stage: religion. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:43:39 EDT Dan Mathewson e5cd461a-d10f-47f5-bf03-16358fc01c50 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/02/repurposing-gospel-aura-eminems-chrysler-ad-borrows-some-spirit So, about that Chrysler “Imported from Detroit” Super Bowl ad with Eminem. Not too long after I first saw the spot on the internet, I started thinking about how the pop-culture ubiquity of the black gospel choir belies its complicated cultural capital. Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:59:22 EST Douglas Harrison 360e3ca8-c4a3-43a0-b16c-f12f1807bda5 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/04/05/queering-easter-sisters-perpetual-indulgence-redefine-sainthood An order of queer nuns, founded in San Francisco thirty-one years ago, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is now a full-fledged pastoral and charitable organization, having given away more than a million dollars. They’ve also raised pioneers in LGBT and AIDS/HIV rights to sainthood, creating their own holy calendar. Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:30:58 EDT Susan Henking 2b91f75a-4452-494a-b8d2-5b1790eb0f9a https://religiondispatches.org/2010/04/01/enda-men-dresses Waiting for the fundraising email arguing for the repeal of “religion” as a federal minority that enjoys protection against discrimination in hiring. Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:46:10 EDT Candace Chellew-Hodge 0272507c-5dea-42b8-867f-4c8cdf71fee4 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/10/01/c-street-scandal-media-future-family-interview-jeff-sharlet It was a hot summer for the Family, the exclusive conservative Christian group with designs on DC power—three politicians with ties to their C Street headquarters were caught in sex scandals. Jeff Sharlet, author of the definitive book on the secretive group, talks with us about the flickering media spotlight, and the future of the Family. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:35:54 EDT Bill Berkowitz 33746555-f874-41d0-b6f2-8c185fa31eaf https://religiondispatches.org/2008/09/23/margaret-cho-god-bless-you-fing-fers In response to attacks from Christians comedian Margaret Cho delivers a sacred and profane rant that’s actually a theological act. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:01:27 EDT Lisa Webster 7a5611d4-a31c-41b3-b77d-d86b9fa92481