A Chicago non-profit is hoping to transform Black churches into a more welcoming place for LGBTQ+ Christians by sharing their stories.
Over the past year, Pride in the Pews has been collecting stories from that community for its"Can I Get a Witness" project.
as he was launching the project to collect 66 stories to coincide with the number of books in The Bible"A lot of the folks that we had the privilege of connecting with had deep roots in their faith," he said."They were praying, they were going to church.""I was seen as the embodiment of, a sort of antithesis of the theology that my church subscribed to," he said."They didn't believe that you can be both queer and Christian at the same time.
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