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LGBTQIA Pagans Mark Later Summer Festival

Posted on 2 Aug 2025 in Religion

For pagans, the wheel of the Year turns again, and over the weekend of August 1st to 3rd, many wiccans, druids, pagans and followers of nature based religions will be marking the agricultural festival of Lammas, sometimes known as Lughnasadh, particularly in Ireland where the festival was linked with the sun god Lugh. Glastonbury's pagan bookstore, Goddess and the Green Man at 17 High Street, publishes some of its guidance to the festival of Lammas and the later summer, pointing out that as the first grain harvests come in, so the power of the sun is gradually waning over

Pagan Pride for Maryland Held on 27th Sept

Posted on 21 Jul 2025 in Religion

Pagan Pride, a queer friendly celebration of earth based religions in Maryland's city of Frederick, will take place on Saturday 27th September. The venue will be the Universalist Unitarian Centre in the city, universalism being a dissident Christian path which e

Protesters Gather after "Death" Church Sermon

Posted on 14 Jul 2025 in Religion

In Indianapolis, in the United States, several dozen protestors gathered outside a fringe church, after preachers there called for the murder of LGBTQIA+ people. According to Pink News, the Sure Foundation Baptist Church, a highly extreme denomi

Wise Words Ahead of Pride Season

Posted on 21 Jun 2025 in Religion

Queer Spirit website this week carries a web essay by Shokti, entitled Pride in a Time of Crisis. Shokti reflects on their time in the Pride movement, and touches on the struggles of the past, the anti-trans prejudice of the present and touches upon queer lumina

Progressive Muslims on Gay Pride Month

Posted on 1 Jun 2025 in Religion

The international, US based group Muslims for Progressive Values have launched an appeal for funding during LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. Reminding people that the group has always championed a progressive reading of Islam, the group says "During Pride Month, we are rem

Feb

Wearing Atheist Resistance on the Streets

American Atheists, which has long supported LGBTQIA people's right to self determination, has new T-shirts for sale, in sizes from small to five XL. Reading "Democracy not Theocra

Feb

LGBTQIA Pagans mark Imbolc, Candlemas

Pagan radio stations have been marking the festival of Imbolc, which in the Christian calendar is known as Candlemas or St Bride's Day. LGBTQIA P

Jan

Feedback Welcome on Queer Spirit Festival

The Queer Spirit Festival in the heart of Devon has now taken place for 2024, and the organisers, the Queer Spirit Festival invite constructive feedback from any o

Jan

Queer Mystic Offers Services to Community

Everywhere is Queer, the app that connects LGBTQIA+ businesses to the community all throughout the free world, this week promotes the divination business of Guruji Shawn. Shawn says that he is a

Jan

How Buddhists Can Offer Meaningful Support

Lion's Roar, the famous Buddhist magazine with an international perspective, updates a page of fascinating podcasts.