THE STREAM/ Michael Brown-
Let’s imagine you’re playing “make believe” with your 3-year-old daughter Sarah. You ask her, “What are you today?” She replies, “I’m a boy and a girl and a mermaid and a king and a queen, all rolled up in one!” You smile and reply, “You’ve got quite an imagination, Sarah!”
But there’s nothing to smile about when it’s an adult who says things like this. There’s even less to smile about when this adult is a licensed minister.
Last week, the individual in question, J. Mai, came to national attention. She participated in an LGBTQ panel discussion during the DNC, calling for the abolition of the police, prisons, and ICE.
How Mai Identifies
Mai is on staff with the LGBTQ Center at Wake Forest University according to the cached version of the website from Aug. 20. She holds a “Bachelors in Sociology and Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies at Wake Forest University and is currently working towards a Masters in Divinity at Wake Forest University School of Divinity.” Continue reading…
