Faith
Welcome to the 2023 Pride Pages Directory
Click here to view the Pride Pages Directory. In the face of adversity, how a person—or a community, a nation, a civilization—reacts is a testament to their character. 2022 presented us with a range of challenges, and, in large part, we met them with tenacity and grit. Over the past year, the pandemic continued to…
Serve Our Society: Queer Grace Community
A church for queers, by queers. Religious trauma is real, especially within the LGBTQIA+ community. Queer Grace Community, based in Minneapolis, exists to help Christians and Christian-adjacent individuals make sense of their lives and their faith. “A lot of us are post-evangelical and dealing with religious trauma from being told to deny ourselves and our…
Serve Our Society: The Naming Project
Located on an island of Bay Lake near Brainerd, The Naming Project provides LGBTQ youth between 14-18 years old a camp experience that names them as a child of a loving God. Photo courtesy The Naming Project Northern Minnesota camp reassures LGBTQ+ teens they are ‘made in love’ On an island of Bay Lake, near…
From A to Zee: This Pope…
I’ll start off this article by stating clearly that I am not Catholic. Given that, I try not to pass judgment on other religions and will defer to those who practice that religion to inform me about their institution and doctrine. I was not raised with a connection to any organized religion. I was allowed…
Say ‘I Zoom’
Harvey Perle and Neal Foman celebrated their one-of-a-kind love with a one-of-a-kind quarantine wedding. Getting married during COVID-19 is, well, it’s something couples will never forget. Some folks have postponed their weddings, hoping for a date in the not-too-distant future where they’ll be able to tie the knot (without masks!), while others have changed their…
Pride And Spirit
Reva D’Nova is a cultural and spiritual advisor, and Elder with the Minnesota Two-Spirit Society. Photo by Reva D’Nova “Native Americans just know, we get it.” Reva D’Nova, a Two-Spirit born to a Dakota mother and an Annishinabe father, is explaining the bullying experienced growing up, which often centered around Reva’s sexual identity. “I have…
A Mighty (Virtual) Fortress: Bethel Lutheran Evolves with the Times
Brenda L. Froisland is the current pastor of Bethel Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Photo by Phil Radke For the first time in 121 years, worshipers did not gather in Minneapolis’s Bethel Lutheran Church to rejoice together on Easter morning. COVID-19 is no respecter of persons. Looking back, Bethel’s current pastor, Brenda L. Froisland, describes how…
A Sure and Steadfast Anchor of the Soul
Rev. DeWayne Davis is the pastor of All God’s Children MCC in Minneapolis. Photo by Kareem Murphy Long before he became the pastor of All God’s Children Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), Rev. DeWayne Davis didn’t originally have his eye on the ministry. He was all about heading to the bright lights of the Big Apple….
From Summer Camp To The Synagogue
Rabbi Aaron Weininger of Adath Jeshurun Congregation shares how he made his way from summer camp days to being the first openly gay person to be admitted to rabbinical school in the Conservative denomination of Judaism. Through Rabbi Aaron Weininger’s darkest days, one thing has al- ways remained constant: his community. When Weininger was in…
From Orange County To The Mini Apple
Ore Lindenfeld discusses living life as a gay man and an observant Jew, and how religion and sexuality can beautifully complement one another. Some of you might remember Ore Lindenfeld from last year’s Pride issue of Lavender. His partner (Zaylore “Zee” Stout) was last year’s cover star, after all. Born and raised in Israel, Ore…
