Because homophobia is both a hatred of the “other ” and it’s usually acted upon ‘in the name of religion,' by reporting religion in the news I aim to highlight how religious intolerance and fundamentalism not only shatters the goal of American democracy, but also aids in perpetuating other forms of oppression such as racism, sexism, classism and anti-Semitism.” Media includes: Huffington Post, The Advocate.Įmily Greytak, PhD, (pronouns: she/her) is the ACLU’s Director of Research.
As an religion columnist I try to inform the public of the role religion plays in discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. Monroe stated that her 'columns are an interdisciplinary approach drawing on critical race theory, African American, queer and religious studies. And she writes a weekly column in the Boston home LGBTQ newspaper Baywindows, Cambridge Chronicle, and Opinion pieces for The Boston Globe. Her columns appear in 23 cities across the country and in the U.K, Ireland, Canada. She’s a Huffington Post blogger and a syndicated religion columnist.
An African-American lesbian feminist public theologian, she is a sought-after speaker and preacher. Reverend Irene Monroe is an ordained minister, motivational speaker and she speaks for a sector of society that is frequently invisible.