Showing posts with label LGBTQ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LGBTQ. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Gay and Catholic

by Eve Tushnet

Why You Will Like This Book:
  • Orthodox Catholic, yet gritty and real.
  • Written in an amusing and engaging style, drawing much from her own experiences.
  • Discusses really important topics to our times: love, community, friendship. All of which are under appreciated or misunderstood these days.

And Why You Might Not:
  • She doesn't try to explain the Catholic teachings on sexuality. If you're looking for a good way to convince people or yourself, this is not it.
  • Some of this might bother you, whether you agree or don't agree with the teachings of the Church on human sexuality. She is upfront enough with her sexuality, and compassionate to other LGBTQ people, that a traditional Catholic could be uncomfortable (though she is completely orthodox herself), and she is Catholic enough that a normal, non-homophobic, non-Catholic person could think her ideas lacking in tolerance.