Hidden Histories: Faith and Black Lesbian Leadership

In Hidden Histories, Monique Moultrie collects oral histories of Black lesbian religious leaders in the United States to show how their authenticity, social justice awareness, spirituality, and collaborative leadership make them models of womanist ethical leadership. By examining their life histories, Moultrie frames queer storytelling as an ethical act of resistance to the racism, sexism, and heterosexism these women experience. She outlines these women's collaborative, intergenerational, and leadership styles, and their concerns for the greater good and holistic well-being of humanity and the earth. She also demonstrates how their ethos of social justice activism extends beyond LGBTQ and racialized communities and provides other models of religious and community leadership. Addressing the invisibility of Black lesbian religious leaders in scholarship and public discourse, Moultrie revises modern understandings of how race, gender, and sexual identities interact with religious practice and organization in the twenty-first century.

Author: Monique Moultrie
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 03/10/2023
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781478019114
ISBN10: 1478019115
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
- Religion | Sexuality & Gender Studies
- Social Science | LGBTQ+ Studies | General

About the Author
Monique Moultrie is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Georgia State University and author of Passionate and Pious: Religious Media and Black Women's Sexuality, also published by Duke University Press.