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Gwynnifar

@gwynnifar.bsky.social
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Seminarian. Writer. Public Theologian. Skald. Enneagram 2. Follows the Way. Genderfluid, they/them

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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Pride is queer and trans joy. It is delighting in the diverse ways we have been created. It is owning that we too are loved and declared very good, not despite our queerness but because of our queerness. open.substack.com/pub/jalexand...
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June is the Season of Pride
Reflections on what queer Christians offer the church
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Today is Moral Monday and across the country people of faith are standing firm against the illegal, unholy war in the Middle East. All war is tragedy. Instead we stand for human dignity, we insist every life is worthy of peace, and we refuse to bless or be complicit in violence.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
i am soul weary and i refuse to be invisible. #TDOV open.substack.com/pub/jalexand...
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Transgender Day of Visibility 2026
I am soul weary and i will not be invisible
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Indiana is following a path similar to the one taken in Kansas, and the situation is moving with alarming rapidity. open.substack.com/pub/transiti...
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Indiana’s Anti-Trans Attorney General is Preparing to Revoke Trans People’s Documents
Indiana AG Todd Rokita has been compiling a list of his state’s trans people. Following in Kansas’ footsteps, he’s quietly laying the groundwork to declare their IDs “falsified records.”
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Cisgender allies in Kansas, offer to accompany trans people to the DMV and ensure no transgender person faces the process alone. Help reduce the chance of verbal harassment by being a witness to the process. Provide emotional support for trans people in this moment.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Kansas has demanded the immediate forfeiture of transgender people's identification for the purpose of re-issuing them identification with the wrong gender marker. The legal intent is "outing" every transgender person in the state exposing them to discrimination, violence, and possibly death.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Today is Transfiguration Sunday, when we celebrate Jesus coming out, revealing his authenticity. Marcella Althaus-Reid, queer Argentinian theologian and founder of Indecent Theology, said that we must make space for G/d to come out of the closets of dogma and orthodoxy that we have put Them in.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
This article discusses our vigil alongside another held by those who participated in and supported the violent insurrection five years ago. It reveals a stark contrast between two expressions of Christianity in the U.S. religionnews.com/2026/01/06/t...
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Two events remember the 5th anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot, appealing to two divine truths
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A mile apart, supporters of the Jan. 6 rioters and clergy whose churches were assaulted five years ago, commemorated the historic events at the U.S. Capitol.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Today I was honored to stand beside colleagues in the ELCA as public witness to the harm of the January 6th insurrection and the danger in minimizing or forgetting these events. These are my remarks from the vigil hosted by Luther Place. open.substack.com/pub/jalexand...
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Just as tilling brings up the hidden soil to breathe, so lament lifts our buried sorrows into G/d's presence where they can be seen and tended to. link in bio
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Reflections on community and resistance. "This is how we hold the tension between the triumph of G/d and the terror of earthly rulers: we trust G/d, we trust our intuition, and we trust community. We never abandon the marginalized nor do we turn our backs on the oppressed." link in bio
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
For unto to us a child is born. A child. Not a warrior nor a conquer. A child to be loved and raised. A child who lives among us and is us. A child who will teach us how to welcome and love the way Mary, Joseph, shepherds, and sages welcomed and loved him. May we be as vulnerable and loving.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Christmas marks how G/d enters the world: by entwining the divine and human. G/d models vulnerability for us. Vulnerability to love, to empathize, to care for others without expecting recepirication.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
“The candle of Love is also a calling for those who love and support transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming people. It shines a light on the responsibility we have to care for one another. Because love is not passive; rather love is bold and proactive and tangible.” link in bio
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Trans youth's lives are at stake. "For the first time, a chamber of Congress has passed a nationwide gender-affirming care ban. The floodgates have effectively been opened. And simply put, Democrats must hold firm. They must not allow this radical, transphobic bill to pass in the Senate."
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3 Democrats Join Republicans As House Passes Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Extreme Nationwide Care Ban for Trans Youth
The extreme proposal, which makes it a felony to provide gender-affirming care to minors, is the most radical anti-trans legislation to be passed by the House's Republican majority.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
You don’t have to worship where you’re not wanted.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
I believe this: G/d has given us one another for a reason. When we come together in community we are, in some small measure, participating in the movement of G/d in and for the world.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
To embody Advent is to inhabit this tension: the joy of knowing transformation is here and the ache of not yet seeing it fully realized. Transgender lives embody this tension. … a journey of becoming, of moving toward authenticity while still inhabiting spaces of ambiguity. link in bio
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Angel is almost halfway to her goal. If you can please donate or consider sharing this post.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Angel is a dear friend of mine. We have both been part of the same support network and right now she is in a position where she could use support from others. Please, consider donating to Angel's housing GoFundMe. Even small donations can help. gofund.me/e05735edd
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Donate to Keep Angel Housed, organized by Angel Smith
Hi, my name is Angel and starting this has been an interesting process for me. You never know … Angel Smith needs your support for Donate to Keep Angel Housed
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The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
This is really good; please read it!
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
It is the season when we light candles not only to pierce the long nights, but to proclaim hope. These flames remind us that we are not alone, and they signal to the One who is coming—Christ, G/d incarnate—that we are ready, waiting, and welcoming. open.substack.com/pub/jalexand...
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Light in a Liminal Season
Reflections On the First Week of Advent 2025
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
As a Vicar, when i hear religious folks say, 'People need to feel more shame" it tells me everything i need to know about their theology. Remorse, regret, awareness, accountability? Yes, we need to feel that. But not shame.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Christ the King Sunday is broke, it has been broke for almost as long as it has been around. We need Kin-dom Sunday. Rooted in Ada Maria Isasi Diaz's Kin-dom, Kin-dom Sunday could be a gorgeous testimony to the diverse, intersectional, and all-encompassing nature of G/d's good creation.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
How do we find hope in precarious times? How do we hold it in the face of tragedy, discrimination, and death? We mourn and we love. Unstoppable Love: A TDoR Sermon open.substack.com/pub/jalexand...
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Unstoppable Love
A Sermon Preached the Sunday Before Transgender Day of Rememberance
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Mychel (me-SHELL) Vandover 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 💛🤍💜🖤 @mychelvandover.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
The Rules That Free Us: From Virtue to Play A Short Essay open.substack.com/pub/paulhoar...
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The Rules That Free Us: From Virtue to Play
A Short Essay
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Trans Fam, in just a few hours, you will have made it through the day. I see you. I love you. ;
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
It is beyond surreal that at the same time I was at the congressional building to fight for SNAP and Medicade Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson were calling for my and my community's forced institutionalization and almost no one is talking about that.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Dear trans family, We are not defined by the actions of an individual. You are not at fault, and you are not the problem. You are loved. Stay safe.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Two things i wish more people understood: 1) it is okay to have a kink (or even several) and 2) it is not okay to force others to engage with your kink(s). Clear, enthusiastic consent is the foundation of a healthy sexual ethic.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Congratulations to Presiding Bishop Elect Curry. Your trans and queer flock need your voice and your actions.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
I meant to post this yesterday, but the news of Andrea Gibson's passing was still raw. I let the poem linger a bit beneath gray skies. I am thinking of Andrea—their work, their reverent irreverence, their passion. This poem is dedicated to them and to everyone seeking a bit of hope.
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The Hyacinth Café
(after director Akira Kurosawa’s 'One Wonderful Sunday' - 1947)
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Andrea Gibson (they/them), award-winning poet, activist, and Colorado’s Poet Laureate, died on July 14, 2025, at the age of 49. They passed peacefully at home.
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Colorado poet laureate Andrea Gibson dies at 49, leaves ‘Love Letter from the Afterlife’
In the months leading up to their death, Gibson, who was diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer in 2021, had been writing about mortality, joy, and the intimacy of impermanence.
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Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · 14/07/2025
In celebration of #InternationalNonbinaryPeoplesDay, we're proud to honor the incredible diversity within the gender spectrum! ✨ Respecting & recognizing the nonbinary community is vital. If you are nonbinary, remember: your identity is valid, & you deserve to express yourself authentically! 💪🏳️‍🌈
Photo of smiling group with the nonbinary flag colors of yellow, white, purple, and black overlayed. Text on top reads, "Nonbinary Visibility Matters."
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Today is International Nonbinary People's Day. As a genderfluid femme, i fall under the nonbinary umbrella. So, just a friendly reminder that nonbinary people are not limited to just androgyny. We come in as much variety as women and men do.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Today, my gender is the moment just before the butterfly chooses its wings; it is stolen fairy fruit—sweet, tart, and flavorful. My pronouns are moonlight and moth, and I perform the scared task of pulling gender taut to play like a fiddle.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
In the echo of post-WWII silence, trans and queer lives were forced into shadows—unseen, unspoken, unreal. Now, that silence is returning. Not by accident, but by design. Rights rolled back. Online slander and hate sanctioned. Physical spaces shuttered; digital ones poisoned.
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Trans Creators Are In Danger - Insane New Social Media Policy
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Beloveds, this is, without doubt, the best poem i have written. Rooted in the grounded imagery of Audre Lorde's poetics and the indecent theology of Marcella Althaus-Ried, it queers and transgresses boundaries.
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Velvet Dei
Blessin’ on the blooms unshorn, and the wee thistles what pierce the velvet. I drape pastel ball gowns along fluorescent aisles, stilettos click like hymns as I crack eggs against the tiles, their gol...
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Every last one of them could be used as a mirror for vanity, and still never reflect a shred of decency.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
My insurance won’t cover the meds my doctor prescribed unless they get the diagnosis. So now the pharmacy’s askin’ the doctor to send a diagnostic code so insurance can decide if it’s a diagnosis they feel like supportin’. Whit a load o’ mince.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
The second poem in my Liturgical Poetry collection. This one is a bit darker and runs towards the Confessional. In fact, Anne Sexton’s spirit haunts the verses.
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Saint me, Or Don't
Lately i’ve been praying to the saint in the vanity mirror— eyeliner crooked, halo bent like a wire hanger hung from a motel bulb. i anoint myself in yesterday’s sweat and call it sacred. i’ve failed ...
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
This is the first in a new collection of poetry and my first paid subscriber post (more will follow). “Trick of the Light” reclaims old tales as living spells, transforming fear into nourishment and inheritance into liberation.
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Trick of the Light
Monsters drawn from twilight shadows… Half-truths we tell to others… Self-deceptions we begin to believe…
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
On this #Juneteenth, we remember that freedom was and is still delayed for Black Americans and that justice still demands our voice.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
There are kids who are going to die and that is blood on the court justices' hands. Pontius Pilate is alive and well in America.
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What to know about the Supreme Court's ruling on transgender care for youth
The case is sure to resonate nationally. Twenty-six other states have passed similar laws, and nearly all of them are also facing legal challenges.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Trans and queer people are holy, and the Divine is incomplete without them. Embrace diversity; embrace love.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
There are too many fires and not enough buckets.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
May the winds carry your name as a song, a whisper in the woods, the hint of salt across the waves. May the earth cradle you gently and heal you with her loam. May you be born along by love, never lesser, never lost, fully known, always loved.
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Pride was, is, and continues to be a riot. I've got my brick
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Gwynnifar @gwynnifar.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Today is a Franz Ferdinand sorta day. Specifically, "Do You Want To,"which puts me in the mood to rewatch "Paradise Kiss."
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Liz Saila @lizsaila.northsky.social · 23/05/2025
Minnesota was the first - by several years - state to consider gender identity as a protected class against discrimination back in 1993. They've had trans friendly school sports policies for over a decade. This is a place where the anti-trans folks' fight is uphill. Up a steep hill.
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