"The Bible has often been used by bad faith Christians to harass and shame queer people, so it's not surprising that many of us want to steer very clear of it if we can help it. But learning about just how gay the Bible can be is always a revelation. We know that Jesus never actually expressed an opinion on homosexuality, and that most of the anti-gay aspects of scripture are tucked in with other long forgotten directives about not wearing mixed cloth garments or eating shellfish."
"And as for trans people, there's way more representation than you think. One gay ex-pastor is doing the Lord's work on TikTok right now by uncovering the hidden queerness in so many stories we know and love from the Good Book, including Andrew Lloyd Webber's inspiration for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
"Webber took the Genesis character of Joseph, a young man with a famous "coat of many colors," and ran with it, turning it into a psychedelic extravaganza perfect for the 70s. But if you know the actual story, you start to realize that Webber wasn't actually reaching that much in his interpretation. As one scholar notes, Joseph's coat wasn't intended to be just any old patchwork coat. It had a secret that tells us more about Joseph's relationship to gender and sexuality."
"How about we take this to the next level? Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy. The Hebrew word for Joseph's garment, TikToker Mike Maeshiro reminds us, is "ketonet passim," a p"
Bad faith use of scripture has been used to harass and shame queer people, leading many to avoid it. Learning how queer the Bible can be is presented as revealing, especially because Jesus is said not to express an opinion on homosexuality and many anti-gay claims are linked to older unrelated directives. Trans representation is claimed to be more common than expected. A gay ex-pastor on TikTok is described as uncovering queerness in well-known Bible stories, including Joseph’s coat of many colors and its influence on Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The garment is said to have a Hebrew term, “ketonet passim,” suggesting hidden meaning about Joseph’s gender and sexuality.
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