Archive - Chris Damian writes

In times like these: I am the grandchild of an "illegal"

Our government is currently wasting more than $5 million per day detaining people with no criminal record.

Jun 14 •

May 2025

In times like these: I don't have HIV

I outlived Jesus. Now what?

May 17 •

April 2025

In times like these: I go to Tenebrae and reflect on anti-Semitism

I had this narrative about the direction of the increasingly pro-choice country. I feared that one day we would be targeted and imprisoned for our…

Apr 21 •

March 2025

In times like these: I wear a pink triangle

Asking me a question about anything (literally anything) might lead to a conversation about Aristotle or Hitler or Mindy Kaling.

Mar 17 •

February 2025

In times like these: I am a DEI Hire

Legal protections I had at the start of the year are now gone.

Feb 17 •

December 2024

2024: year in review

On growing from being a naked Jennifer Lawrence

Dec 28, 2024 •

Podcast: complicating the discourse on Cracks in Postmodernity

I talk with Stephen about politics, Catholicism, sexuality, and discourse across divides.

Dec 14, 2024 •

November 2024

Sex and that southern guy

I had been browsing Grindr earlier in the day, and priest was not the vibe.

Nov 25, 2024 •

Podcast: The in-between on Leave Laugh Love

Evelyn and Veronica host me for a discussion on Catholicism, deconstruction, sexuality, and more!

Nov 10, 2024 •

October 2024

Guest post: Why I Left the Catholic Church

A testimony on deconstruction

Oct 30, 2024 •

June 2024

Podcast: Queer Catholics & The Tortured Poets Department

What do alien abduction and broken toys have to do with the queer Catholic experience?

Jun 26, 2024 •

The embroidered life

It's only through a series of departures and returns that life can start to constitute an image.

Jun 6, 2024 •

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