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This was my husband. So many thanks to all of my fellow pilgrims who stopped to help and to pray and to translate for me.
He was doing what he loved.
Thank you for the news article link.
Dear Xosé,
I am not a member of the LGBTQ community, but I am a queer ally. I met a lot of people walking the Camino last year, but one couple that made an impression on me was a pareja of two women. They walked holding hands and singing. Their...
Hello, my name is Xosé and I am doing a research on LGBT people who have done the Camino. I would be very grateful if you could help me through your experiences. If possible I would like to interview you, privately online.
Regards
With respect, Bruce, as a straight male you will never know or truly understand the discrimination, homophobia, and harassment that those in the LGBTQ community may experience. Often there is no question of why it is occurring - many people are...
I am walking the Francés starting May 8. I am a married queer woman walking with with a transgender friend and their husband.
I have an evangelical back ground and consider this walk a true spiritual pilgrimage for me.
My friend has a strong...
Hi Xosé
Thanks for the research you are doing. I also have been curious about your topic. I am doing the walk for the first time from Portugal into Spain next week, and as a gay man, traveling solo, I have my trepidations about acceptance , both...
Xose is a great guy... he stopped by my office the other day. I was not able to help him much, but I told him that a post on the forum might be a good idea. As you can see by his profile (link above) he works at the History Department of the...
Hi, thank you very much for your post, I am quite new in this. The reason is just academic. It is a research to be published in a journal for a special issue on being queer and religious. I am interested in the relationship between LGBT identity...
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