There isn’t any written proof of support for trans and non-binary identities in the ancient Hindu scriptures, but there is evidence of gender-variant identities in Hindu mythology. One of the more well-known divine figures, Ardhanari, physically manifests as half-Shiva and half-Devi. This half-male and half-female form is the main idol of worship for the Hijra […]
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 […]
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 […]