Here's a helpful resource from we create space : The Queer Allyship Lexicon , with over 300 terms defined. "An Intersectional LGBTQ...

Words are words... and we tend to associate some of them with men and others with women.  If you are writing a job description or a job ad, ...

Here's a great learning opportunity that I've created for you -- a practical guide to the new world of pronouns.  This 36 minute vi...

Hey guys! As good as some of the other resources I highlight have been, I know you've all been waiting for another original cartoon fr...

Here's an interesting clip from a TV show, which nicely shows the challenges of challenging other people when they use derogatory and d...

Here is a well-presented slideshare on the new language of gender. From the introductory slide: Language Matters Gender used to be v...

"You Don’t Say? is a campaign founded by senior Daniel Kort and juniors Anuj Chhabra, Christie Lawrence and Jay Sullivan that aim...

His Holiness Pope Francis, speaking in the Philippines last week (January 2015), expressed concerns about ideological colonization. Th...

You might never have even thought that sentences like "He was blind to the realities of his flaws"  or "Legislative changes...

Doublespeak is language that deliberately disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words. Doublespeak may take the form of euphemisms...

Over the past year the news has had various stories about evangelical pastors with conservative perspectives on same-sex relations who are...

From reactive to proactive. Where does your church land on this scale? When it comes to controversial matters like abortion, euthanasia, ...

I'm sure my mother told me this in my childhood too, as the saying is definitely sunk deep into my brain. However, a reading of some ...

Why do we not protest outside of seafood establishments? Why do we not excommunicate parishioners who dare to bring a shrimp ring to a ch...

Are we in a culture war? What cultures are involved? On a friend's blog, Jarred posted a comment which speaks to this: Jarred s...

Can people be themselves around those of us who are Christians? Or do they feel they have to hide part of who they are, for fear of bein...

Turns out that one of the Bible verses about "enemies of God" was in the church lectionary, and pastor decided to preach abou...

Brian, in a comment at Bridging the Gap, says: I'm reminded of one of my favorite lines from Ellen Degeneres. She was musing about...

The pastor and church doesn't treat lgbt people the same as straight people, yet claims to not be anti-gay. Do you agree? Does it ma...