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| Chick-Fil-A Controversy Sparks New LGBTQ BlogOwldolatrous Press to provide uplifting, humanist perspective on LGBTQ Issues
By: Owldolatrous Press “Owldolatrous Press is a journal of analysis and inspiration for LGBTQ people and their friends, an uplifting new home for those seeking a respite from antagonism and superficiality with a few moments of gentle persuasion, encouragement, and healing for the soul,” said Owldolatrous Press founder Wayne Self. Owldolatrous Press was born out of Self’s personal blog. When a post that offered a calm, personal, and thoughtful approach to the Chick-Fil-A controversy (http://www.owldolatrous.com/? Owldolatrous Press will target LGBTQ people and allies, progressive followers of religion, and people interested in engaging with LGBTQ issues in a gentle and understanding way. Upcoming posts include: Self’s coverage of ongoing developments in the Chick-fil-A controversy, including the company’s recent mixed messages about negotiations to enter the Chicago market; A provocative essay on male privilege from a transgender man who was without it and then gained it; A moving piece on “lifetime pets,” the animals that come into our lives at just the right moment and change us forever; Interviews with independent musicians and artists that address issues of interest to LGBTQ people; and A serialized “Deist science fiction” tale of adventures in an afterlife where people don’t stop being people just because they died in faith. Regular contributors to Owldolatrous Press will include: Ty Bradley, Latino pastor of a gay evangelical church in Orange County, CA; Madelyn Boudreaux, queer goth photographer living in the heart of Mormon country; Patrick Ryan, a hospital chaplain at Marie Curie Hospice in Edinburgh, Scotland; Michael Baugh, animal behavior specialist and regular guest on Fox 26 Houston; New Orleans area folk singers John and Tanya Voorhees; and African-American Science fiction author Hank Cannon. Owdolatrous Press can be read at: http://www.owldolatrous.com/ About Wayne Self Wayne Self is a Huffington Post blogger, GLAAD media partner, and religious composer whose plays and musicals explore the spiritual lives of people who live outside of society’s prescribed gender expectations. A native of Louisiana who was raised Southern Baptist, he is now a progressive Christian, having studied religion at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley and served as a music director and performer for decades at churches across the political spectrum, from Southern Baptist to Metropolitan Community Churches. End
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