Christianity and Sexuality in the US, 2021

Purity Culture and Black Christian Sexuality

What is purity culture? Purity culture is expectations put on certain gender based on a stereotypical thinking. In the Christian church being pure means to not have sex before marriage. In that sense if you do have sex out of wedlock at any time you…

Combating Oppression in the Church

As I’m sure many of you know, the Catholic Church has a long history of discrimination towards…

Religious Alienation

I, like many others, have an intersectional identity as a Puerto Rican, bisexual woman; for those who are unfamiliar with…

Blasphemy in the name of God.

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (2016):

“If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen” (1 John 4:7–21)

Strength In Rejection

At the age of 13, empowered by the massive amount of ‘coming-out videos’ and increased LGBTQ+ pride after the legalization of gay marriage, I decided to send a group text to my entire family telling them that I was bisexual. I don’t believe I had seen any of the negative videos where…

The Discussion of Homosexuality within Catholic High Schools

The Great Debate

The topic of homosexuality has been an issue of debate among Christians for quite some time. The church has traditionally condemned homosexual relationships, and this “Traditional View” is still held by many Christians. However, a growing number of Christians support a “Reformed View” which calls…

Sex Negativity in Action

Sex isn’t really something that is talked about often. It’s a topic that can be off-limits even among those who we…

Brayboy and the Two-Spirit Identity

Before the great empires that one learns about in school, there were groups of indigenous peoples. There were nomadic tribes that, although not advanced enough for some, their societies and cultural practices were more complex, accepting, and respectful than many of…