don't miss out! the deadline for proposals to the ever amazing, annual Queer and Trans Studies in Religion conference is ONE MONTH from today, August 15! studyofreligion.ucr.edu/holstein-cha...

Every time we reread José Esteban Muñoz’s work, it seems better than the last time.

Now that I’ve turned in my manuscript, time to turn to projects on the back burner.

Yup

Benediction: on this final day of pride, may you be blessed by being or knowing a queer or trans person, who reflect the image of god not despite being queer or trans but because they are queer and trans. In the name of the Nonbinary Parent, the Transgender Son, and the Genderfluid Spirit. Amen.

On this day of all days I will turn in this manuscript for peer review. Biological sex is variable (intersex folks prove this) and mutable (trans folks prove this). It has always been so and always will be. Those who say it binary and immutable ignore evidence in their extreme gender ideology.

For anyone who needs to hear the Good Word today, I was walking around with a song in my heart…the song I solo’d on the Jeriesse Johnson Gospel Choir float in the pride march 20 years ago: “I am a Friend of God.” I was blessed to have gay church communities; everyone does. Still, God loves you! ❤️🌈

Ok I was told my max word count is 80,000 for my book manuscript, including notes and bibliography. Current count is: 76,714. Woot!

Working on final edits of my book manuscript before turning it for peer review - it is due July 1. So far I cite three films in my discussion of ancient texts: Jurassic Park, Bull Durham, and Barbie. Pretty sure I can sneak in Dogma.

“Do not be cis-formed to this world, but be trans-formed by the renewal of your mind [and body].” Romans 12:2 (with updates)

Queer is nature. Nature is queer.

Im always fascinated by where people end up on my bibliographies, the juxtapositions made by the arbitrariness of their last names. @nabalkattu.bsky.social

Sometimes I find grammars amusing

Syriac folks: what are your fav fonts to download?

It's true! Villanova is hiring a tenure-track position in Eastern Christianity! Please share far and wide. aarsbl.org/job/tenure-t...

So I have been asked for a piece I’m writing to take the wealth of research I have done on Moses in early Christian sources (The Christian Moses [McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2019]) and “bring it forward.” This obviously means I should trans my previous readings of Moses, right?

The parable of the rich man and Lazarus is so woke. antiquitopia.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/t...

Trans is יופי

While we're talking about Zotero (very useful! very free!), here's my semi-regular public service announcement that JSTOR lets you read up to 100 articles every 30 days for free. You do have to make a personal account, but you don't need any connection to a school, college, etc. Just go read!

Definitely true in my limited experience

Interesting analysis

Our god is such a queer god Who slays in the drag show above With fierceness, style, and love Our god is such a queer god

Virgin birth is so woke antiquitopia.wordpress.com/2026/06/05/t...

Yes but “bruh” signifies a completely different set of performative kinship relations than “bro.”

Publisher email: “hey remember your manuscript is due July 1.” Me: “I’m totally on schedule.” Me inside: OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG

Why the Bible is [too?] woke: part 1 (1 Peter 5:8) antiquitopia.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/t...

Invocation: Thank God/dess for queer and trans folks, who give us all a foretaste of the world to come.

Trying to figure out what book to read for pride month. Any suggestions?

“we [those blessed with being trans] are the inevitable outliers that exist in every complex biological system” Like Neo in the Matrix.

I guess I have some reading to do

Syriac is so woke. It even has pronouns!

The original 'Top Gun' hit theaters 40 years ago this weekend, so we are obligated to post this classic from our archives.

Omfg I was like temporarily obsessed with Avalon in the late 90s when they were the epitome of ccm. I got bored of ccm and moved on in my musical tastes but the memories of trying and failing to sing along with their songs lives with me.

Orlando Thirty Names of Night Master & Margarita

Me as a kid watching the movie Big: “This just doesn’t make sense. He gets one wish from the Zoltar machine and he wastes it on being big? I don’t understand why he doesn’t wish to become a girl.”

Up, down, charm, strange, top, bottom

Your last saved meme is your moral Philosophy That was a bit on the nose

Relevant

Posting this to read and review later. ALA is also working on a draft statement on AI.

Everyone talking about golden calf but my first thought was Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 3.

The Bible and many classics of western civilization too woke for Texas tech - turns out “gender ideology” is everywhere!!!!!

I loved the concept of minority peace.

May the Schwartz be witcha!

Bought a squat rack and some bumper weights off of a colleague (doubling my bumper weight collection). Tested out this morning. It’s been years since I’ve done a back squat. Like I was almost a completely different person then!

Guuuurrrl

Tell me, Muse, of the woman of many forms…