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  1. Jonathan Brumberg-KrausApril 28, 2022 at 7:19 AM

    I couple of years ago, I went to an LGBTQ+ rally in front of the Catholic Diocese headquarters in Providence. Part of the rally's ritual was to have a row of people holding up all the different flags of the different subgroups of the Queer community. You would have loved it! Yes, the flags were flying outside the cathedral, but not because those inside were flying them. Still, It was quite a vision! I love how you make the powerful connection between the strategy/practice of heightening visibility and the the sacred connections brought about by vision itself. Vision, darsan, is a sacrament of communion.

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  2. Liv GregoryMay 5, 2022 at 7:11 PM

    It is amazing how much meaning and importance that symbols can hold for individuals. I feel like the idea of those of certain religions holding, touching and becoming emotional over statues or images of deities or idols is sometimes made fun of or deemed as dramatic or irrational, but symbols such as LGBTQ+, or political/social flags and symbols or "safe-zone" stickers can mean a lot to certain individuals too as well as many other meaningful symbols and idols.

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  3. Charlotte BermanMay 10, 2022 at 11:04 AM

    This is such an important idea and I agree entirely. Also, I saw your art outside and it was so beautiful and profound!

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  4. Ellie RederMay 12, 2022 at 4:29 PM

    I agree with you wholeheartedly. Seeing a rainbow flag flying out in front of a cathedral would mean the world to queer Catholics who may not feel seen by the Church. One 'little' thing like that (and i say 'little' because it's not really something little) makes a huge difference.

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