Queering My Religion: Biblical Stories Of Queer Love In The 90’s transforms traditional religious stories into modern tales about identity, love, belonging, and the queer experience. What was the inspiration for this collection of stories?

Back in the 1960s, a bible scholar named Clarence Jordan was able to confront racism and segregation in the American South by retelling the story of Jesus as if it took place in the American South in the 1960s.

While I’m not a biblical scholar of the same magnitude, I thought these stories might be a way to do something similar. The Queer potential in these stories is discussed in even the most conservative seminaries, but I wanted to move these readings out of graduate-level classrooms into the hands of people.

What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?

That Queer people have always been part of human reality and as much a part of God’s interaction with people as straight people have.

Is there any moral or idea that you hope readers take away from the story?

That Queer identity is as much a part of being created in God’s image as anything else. Queerness is a sacred and holy right alongside other points of human existence.

What is the next book that you are working on, and when can your fans expect it to be out?

I didn’t begin these stories with the intention of publishing them per se. I began them because I found that writing helped me deal with grief and stress. I’m still writing regularly. But right now I’m writing comedy for performance. I don’t know if I have another book in me or not. However, I did recently read a scholarly paper theorizing that a well-known character from the book of Judges may have been neurodivergent. So, perhaps Roseville, IN will receive a new resident.

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