tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post8200776166622077772..comments2024-02-28T12:04:11.837-08:00Comments on Jesus in Love Blog: Pauli Murray: Episcopal church votes on queer saint / activist for gender and racial equalityKittredge Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02617858676733169316noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-24292002608099410672012-07-12T20:51:49.556-07:002012-07-12T20:51:49.556-07:00Barbara, that’s wonderful news that yesterday’s vo...Barbara, that’s wonderful news that yesterday’s vote approved “Saint Pauli” to be included in the Episcopal book of saints. I went ahead and updated this post with the latest info on the vote. Thanks for letting me know.<br /><br /> I found a lot of valuable info at your website <a href="www.paulimurrayproject.org" rel="nofollow"> www.paulimurrayproject.org</a> while I was researching this article, including your comments there affirming Pauli’s lesbian identity. I was a little disappointed that her queer side did not seem to be mentioned anywhere on the official site contents, though. <br /><br />I was excited to see the murals and other portraits of Pauli Murray on your website. This blog emphasizes LGBT spirituality and the arts, so I like to run artist’s portraits of saints with their profiles whenever possible. I hope that we can work together on this for her first “saint day” next July 1.Kittredge Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617858676733169316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-47295584736216707562012-07-12T13:48:16.535-07:002012-07-12T13:48:16.535-07:00What a great post about Pauli Murray. I am involve...What a great post about Pauli Murray. I am involved with the Pauli Murray Project in Durham, NC where we are trying to share her story with more people, promote dialogue in our community as a way of continuing her work and we are renovating her childhood home. We were thrilled last night when the Episcopal General Convention voted to make her a saint. We'd love to keep up with others who believe in her vision of wholeness and justice. You can find out more about our work at www.paulimurrayproject.org.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177508511389319458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-57536656611460007842012-07-10T21:09:45.831-07:002012-07-10T21:09:45.831-07:00Trudie, I had heard vaguely of Pauli Murray, but I...Trudie, I had heard vaguely of Pauli Murray, but I was amazed and fascinated when I began to research her life. She is a real genius and a civil rights pioneer WAY ahead of her time! I can hardly believe how she has been ignored, considering how influential she was on the national stage. Putting her together with Bayard Rustin, it looks like black gays and lesbians were on the forefront of the movement for racial justice in America. I also ordered a couple of her books yesterday (from the library).<br /><br />I love the way she describes herself as an integrated person in a segregated world. She seemed to be making a reference to black/white racial issues, but I think she also experienced this in terms of the male/female split. She didn’t fit either category; she integrated both male and female. <br /><br />The book ”American Eugenics: Race, Queer Anatomy, and the Science of Nationalism” makes the point that she (and the rest of her generation) was able to fight and win against racism and sexism, but still gave up her power to the medical establishment, letting doctors tell her that her homosexual attractions were a sickness to be treated.<br /><br />I haven't heard any more news about the vote on Pauli Murray at the Episcopal convention.Kittredge Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617858676733169316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-67381058063386122382012-07-10T05:00:41.502-07:002012-07-10T05:00:41.502-07:00Thanks so much for this very interesting post. I ...Thanks so much for this very interesting post. I admit - somewhat to my amazement, given my involvement with the African American community over the years - of never having heard of this remarkable person. I have ordered the memoir cited in the blog.Trudiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866513608442388870noreply@blogger.com