An AAPI Hate Crime We Dare Not Say
On March 16, Robert Aaron Long killed eight people, 6 of which were women of Asian descent… Read more »
Irene Monroe
Irene's columns, TV appearances, and radio commentary use an interdisciplinary approach drawing on critical race theory, African American, queer and religious studies.
Pope Francis Flip-Flops On LGBTQ Church Inclusion, Again!
Once again, Pope Francis has shocked the global Catholic LGBTQ+ community. … Read more »
Gorman’s Inauguration Poem Has Black Women Talking
Amanda Gorman mesmerized a nation with her inauguration poem “The Hill We Climb.” The beauty of her presence and the power of her words captured a country battle-scarred and looking for a lifeline… Read more »
History Has Me Hesitant About Vaccine
Massachusetts hospitals are filling up again, like those across the country. … Read more »
Harris Stands On Shoulders Of Giants
The struggle to get president-elect Joe Biden to the finish line first with 270 electoral college votes was unquestionably an epic battle… Read more »
Is Pope Francis’s Support Of Civil Unions Lip-Service?
Pope Francis has expressed support for civil unions in the Catholic Church. Once again, the pontiff has sent shockwaves across the globe to 1.3 billion of his followers with another LGBTQ- affirming statement… Read more »
Ginsburg Bent The Moral Arc Toward Justice
Like so many Americans across the country, I, too, am mourning the news that U.S. Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died due to complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer… Read more »
Concerns About The Afterlife In This Life With Trump
A pall hangs over many Americans since Trump has taken office… Read more »
Can The LGBTQ Community Trust Pope Francis?
Once again Pope Francis is rocking the world… Read more »
Milo Yiannopoulos’s Trash Talking Tanks
When hate speech becomes an accepted norm we have a problem… Read more »
Racial Divide in LGBTQ Communities Could Have Derailed Marriage Debate in Massachusetts
Marriage Equality in Massachusetts hit its 10 year mark on May 17th… Read more »