A Quirky Queer Quaker performance artist and scholar
Playfully exploring the serious worlds of gender, religion, and Climate Change
From the Blog
The Life of a Public Introvert
Most people do not believe me when I tell them I am an introvert. But you are so friendly. You are so animated on stage....
A very shoddy dishonest welcome: LGBTQ and Church
I recently chatted with a Quaker about the issue of inclusion. I will lead a course at Woodbrooke Centre on LGBTQ-Friendly Bible stories. “That’s a...
Courage, Compassion, and Tenacity
In reading the monthly journal, The Sun, not to be confused with the daily British tabloid with the same name, I have been moved by...
An Inconvenient Poof
At most festivals and conferences I attend, queer and straight, it’s like we are on a different planet–one that is not warming. Glad to see...
Joseph and the Amazing Gender Non-Binary Bible Story
In my film, Transfigurations–Transgressing Gender in the Bible, I look at a variety of people in the Bible who transgress and transcend gender. Over and...
A Frank Discussion about Race, Pollution, and Justice
Some people have the idea that climate change conversations only center around polar bears or parts per million of carbon dioxide. I sat down with...
Convening with Theater Art Climate Geeks
I am on the train from Boston to Washington traveling from one climate change gathering to another. I’m off to the Citizens Climate International Conference...
Quakers and the Arts — A Rich and Complex History
The Friends Journal, a North American Quaker publication, dedicated its June/July 2018 edition to the topic of Creativity and the Arts. Various Quakers (or Friends)...