Irene Monroe

1 week ago | outinjersey.net | Irene Monroe

Transgender rights have been on the chopping block since the Trump 2.0 administration took office. Pushback, however, has been equally fierce across the country in Trump’s attempt to erase our trans and nonbinary communities from the social fabric of American life. Our communities have clapped back in political and artistic ways. I honor two black transwomen: Rita Hester and Giselle Kristina Byrd.

3 weeks ago | outinjersey.net | Irene Monroe

On Easter Monday, the world received the news of Pope Francis’s passing at the age of 88. The news was a surprise after the pontiff’s herculean battle with pneumonia and his appearance at Easter Sunday Mass. Francis was one of the most beloved popes of the Catholic Church. He was called the People’s Pope. However, when it came to LGBTQ inclusion in the Church, Francis left a complicated legacy. It was one of of dashed hopes and waiting for change.

3 weeks ago | laprogressive.com | Irene Monroe |Rob Maurer

During Francis's tenure as pope, I came to depict him as the consummate flip-flopper whose good intentions never fully followed up with good actions. On Easter Monday, the world received the news of Pope Francis's passing at the age of 88. The news was a surprise after the pontiff's herculean battle with pneumonia and his appearance at Easter Sunday Mass. Francis was one of the most beloved popes of the Catholic Church. He was called the People's Pope.

3 weeks ago | baywindows.com | Irene Monroe

DignityUSA is the world's oldest organization of LGBTQIA+ Catholics. Since 1969, the organization has advocated for change in the Roman Catholic Church. For three weeks in October, Catholics from around the world came to Rome for the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to discuss a range of topics confronting the present-day Church as it prepares to govern itself in the future. Among the many Catholics was Marianne Duddy-Burke, executive director of DignityUSA since 2007.

1 month ago | baywindows.com | Irene Monroe

Transgender rights have been on the chopping block since the Trump 2.0 administration took office. Pushback, however, has been equally fierce across the country in Trump's attempt to erase our trans and non-binary communities from the social fabric of American life. Our trans and non-binary communities have clapped back in political and artistic ways. For 2025 Women's History Month, I honor two black transwomen- Rita Hester and Giselle Kristina Byrd.