God, gays and G-strings: heeding the queer altar call

The outrage over Lil Nas X’s new single is yet more evidence it's time to elevate the conversation from the ouroboros that serves only bigots

03 March 2024 - 00:00 By S’bo Gyre

Religion and the LGBTQIA+ community are in a toxic relationship that even screenwriter and producer Shonda Rhimes couldn’t conjure in her fertile imagination...

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