Unseen: Intersecting Faith & Sexuality in the Bible Belt
Burgess, Brandi / Jade, Meredith / Cottrell, Susan
Growing up gay in the Bible Belt is hard, especially when feelings are so suppressed by fear and adherence to "normal." (BIt took years for Meredith to recognize her identity and realize that her heart's desires were not wretched. Like many children raised in fundamentalist communities, Meredith heard gay-bashing from the pulpit, underlined scathing Bible passages in red ink, and quelled any same-sex attraction as something unholy. Unseen is j...