Beginning on Netflix in July 2016, Stranger Things is a psychological thriller set in the fictional rural town of Hawkins, Indiana, during the 1980s. The nearby Hawkins National Laboratory ostensibly performs scientific research for the United States Department of Energy, but secretly does experiments into the paranormal and supernatural, including those that involve human test subjects – all of whom are […]
Supporting our Trans Loved Ones by Rev. Dr. Ciarán Osborn
It’s an often repeated truth that the more support a trans or gender expansive person receives regarding their gender identity, the less likely they are to experience suicidality. This has been the case in my own life and in the lives of so many of my friends and colleagues. The intersection of gender identity and […]
Gay, Gay, Gay by Rev. Lisa LeSueur
I felt deeply wounded this week when the Florida Legislature passed the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” and sent it to the Governor’s desk for signature. This legislation, blocks kindergarten through third grade teachers from talking about LGBTQ issues and people, and it will be up to the State to determine how these issues may be […]