Category: Social Justice
Waking Up to Patriarchy
Gloria Steinem and Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo talk about personal challenges they’ve faced, progress they’ve seen, and why there’s still more to be done.<p><strong>Gloria Steinem: </strong>In reading about your life, I’ve been astounded by the degree to which we share certain parallels. We both had mothers who were very supportive of us and also very interested in spirituality. My mother was a theosophist. And so were both of my grandmothers. We both went to India, though in very different ways. I went to India for a couple of years after I graduated from college, mainly because I was trying not to get married.</p>
Buddhist teacher and feminist Rita Gross dies following stroke
Rita Gross, a prominent scholar on Buddhism and gender and a senior Buddhist teacher, has died.
Rainbow Dharma: Teachings and articles for, about, and by LGBTIQ Buddhists
Everyone struggles with questions about identity. For LGBTIQ people, those questions can be more pressing. We look at how Buddhist wisdom can help.
Study finds Buddhism is the least homonegative religion
Research in the Journal of Homosexuality says that, of all major religions, Buddhists are the least averse to LGBT lifestyles.
Buddhist Churches of America to host discussion on Shin & LGBTQ
On Saturday, June 27, Buddhist Churches of America is presenting a half-day seminar on LGBTQ in Shin Buddhism.
George Takei on ‘Being Gay, Being Buddhist’
The actor, author, and undisputed King of Social Media George Takei reflects on his fascinating personal history
On Awakening Through Race, Sexuality, and Gender
I was hungry when I attended my first Nichiren Buddhist meeting in 1988. I mean that literally.
Watch: Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche urges respect for LGBTQ people
In this video, Bhutanese lama Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche enjoins the audience to foster respect for LGBTQ people. “Your sexual orientation has got nothing to do with understanding or not understanding the truth,” says Rinpoche, adding with a smirk, “We never know which one would get enlightened first. Probably lesbians.” This isn’t the first time that…
George Takei’s six best Buddhist posts
George Takei is famous as an actor, gay rights activist, and Facebook superstar; but have you noticed his occasional Buddhist shout-outs?
Saying No to the Silence of Whiteness
I’m mad. Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Ezell Ford, Dante Parker all unarmed, all black men, now dead, just one typical month this summer 2014, USA.