Lauren Shelley
Queering Out of Religion
In this interactive essay featuring text, audio, and illustrations, Lauren Shelley recounts the process of growing up in and queering out of the Christian faith in which she was raised.
My childhood was spent sitting in the sanctuary hall listening to murmurs over microphones and the endless turn of thin, paper pages; crouched on the carpet in Sunday school watching re-enactments of Bible stories; going to lunches and picnics with quiches, casseroles and family or visiting far away cousins and their congregations where my uncles were pastors. Religion and faith community were wrapped around me so entirely, pressed tight and warm, safe and insular.