Image Source: Harvard Divinity Bulletin This blog explores the intersection of Buddhism and LGBTQ+ rights in Taiwan, highlighting the pioneering role of Master Shih, a Buddhist nun and outspoken advocate for same-sex marriage equality. This blog illustrates how Shih challenges traditional notions of family and love within Buddhist teachings, emphasizing inclusivity and compassion. It also […]
Faith and Fling: Muslims in U of R’s Hookup Culture
I’m examining the complexity of hookup culture for Muslims at the University of Rochester, focusing on how cultural and religious values shape individuals’ approaches to casual relationships and sexual expectations. Hookup culture, often assumed to be a default part of college life, is challenging for some students who feel pressured by this assumption, even if […]
Lesbianism in Islam and Christianity (slide deck version)
This is the contents of my essay condensed down in to a slide deck for the purpose of presenting the information in class.
Islam, Homosexuality and Women in China: A Comparative Study
This is a slideshow for my study on the Islam religion, homosexuality and women in China. I chose a Muslim community in my own hometown, Hebei province, China, to conduct the study, as well as interviewed and researched people in that area. I wish to expose Islam and Homosexuality in a new setting (i.e. Asia, […]
Slipping Through the Cracks: Lesbianism in Islam and Christianity
Much literature discussing homosexuality in religion examined male homosexual orientations and activities while not paying the same amount of attention to the female, a typical oversight any sectors at the time these religions were founded. So, by virtue of patriarchal ignorance of women if nothing else, was female homosexuality accepted in the early days of […]
Impure
When thinking about what to create for the final project, I decided to delve into the tradition I was raised most closely to. I grew up in a non-religious household, however, I am from Mexico, a Christian-majority country. Christianity was all around me growing up, and Christian values definitely had an effect on the relationship […]
Christianity’s Effect on Queer Youth Identity
For many, the Christian Evangelical church is a place of love, hope, and healing but for others, it is a place of hurt, judgment, and feelings of inferiority. Growing up in any religious household can be a trying, and often traumatizing experience. For anyone, the pressure to conform to and follow religious rules and codes […]
“A Deep Dive” into growing up Catholic and Lesbian in the Mexican and Irish Catholic Communities
REL 189 Project on being Catholic and Lesbian, and the differences/similarities between Irish Catholics and Mexican Catholics
The Impact of the LGBTQ+ Community Within Catholicism
For my project I focused my research on the progressiveness of Roman Catholicism towards the LGBTQ+ community during the modern day within the U.S My guiding question was: “What is the impact that LGBTQ brought to Roman Catholicism in the modern day and age?”. Roman Catholicism has been widely known to be very conservative, disproving […]