Beginning Thursday, LGBT Change’s “The Faith Project” will partner with the Queer Intercollegiate Alliance, a network of local LGBTQ university groups, to bring you “Queering the Faith,” a film series exploring the intersection of Religion and the LGBTQ community. Taking place from March 24 – May 9, 2012, the four films we are presenting respectfully explore these themes within the context of different faith traditions. On May 11, we will bring together the strands of these various films at an interactive conversation, “Queering the Faith Townhall Discussion, From Dialogue to Action.”
On March 24 at 7:00pm, we will screen “Trembling Before G-d,” a documentary tackling the issue of Judaism and homosexuality. This screening is in association with Loyola University’s Advocate LGBTQ student group. The location for the event is at Loyola’s Loop Campus in Lewis Towers – Regents Hall at 820 N. Michigan Ave., 16th floor.
On April 6th at 7:00pm we will be screening “Fish Out of Water,” which dissects the Bible’s seven verses used to condemn homosexuality. This screening is in association with the Illinois Institute of Technology’s LGBTQ group, IIT Glam. The event is still pending room confirmation with university administration, but we will update our mailing list closer to the date with official information regarding the location.
On April 18th at 6:30pm, we will show “For the Bible Tells Me So,” a film exploring the relationship between Christianity and homosexuality. This screening is in association with University of Illinois at Chicago’s LGBTQ student group, UIC Pride. The film secreening will be held at the Jane Addams Hull House Museum in Chicago’s South Loop at 800 S. Halsted St.
On May 9th at 7:00pm, we are finishing up the film series with “A Jihad for Love,” a documentary exploring the lives of LGBT Muslims. This film screening will be held in association with DePaul University’s A.V. Club and the LGBTQ student groups, ActOut, Spectrum and SAGA. The screening will be held at DePaul University’s Lincoln Park Student Center located at 2250 N. Sheffield Ave., Room 220.
Finally, our “Queering the Faith Townhall Discussion” on May 11th at 7:00 will bring together the strands of these various discussions through an interactive conversation with the distinguished members of our panel. The topic of the forum will be “From Dialogue to Action,” discussing how to create lasting change through action and dialogue. The panel will feature speakers from a diversity of religious and institutional perspectives. The townhall discussion will be held in the Adler School of Psychology’s Community Hall, located at 17 N. Dearborn St. and will be co-sponsored by Adler Pride.