A (Shameless) Dialogue

This four-part series aims to reconcile the personal tensions an LGBTQI+ individual would feel in relation to religion, specifically christianity. This series does not aim to proselytize, but help a queer individual find a greater sense of self-love; A necessary endeavor after a childhood in loveless, religious environments. The written dialogue deliberately uses the pronoun “I”.

Actors/Models: Julius Williams (left in every photo), and Dwayne Brown (right in every photo).

This photo and written story are inspired by Psalm 139:113-14 (how someone is wonderfully made and as how God intended)

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This photo and written story are inspired by the infamous passage stating that “a man shall not lay with another man”, which turns out to be a homophobic mistranslation.

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This photo and written story are inspired by 2 Samuel 1:26, in which John and David confessed their love for one another was greater than their love for a woman.

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This photo and written story are inspired by passages in 2 Timothy, which talks overcoming “the spirit of fear”.