Sumeru News — Sexuality

The Zen Priestess and the Snake in Boulder in November!

• Buddhism in the West • North American Buddhism • Practice! • Sexuality • Sumeru Books • Teacher Stories • Women • Women in Buddhism • Zen

Here's the Boulder Bookstore book launch website: https://www.boulderbookstore.net/event/roshi-ilia-shinko-perez-zen-priestess-and-snake A $5 ticket for this virtual event gets you $5 off the price of the book. And here's their Facebook page for the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2516049062025681/ And here's the poster:

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The Zen Priestess and the Snake

• Sexuality • Sumeru Books • Teacher Stories • Vajrayana • Women • Zen

Currently editing The Zen Priestess and the Snake by Ilia Shinko Perez Roshi, due for autumn publication.

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Richard Harrold article on Buddhistdoor website

• LGBTQ • Sexuality • Sumeru Books • Theravada

Always glad to see the important issues raised by Sumeru authors getting traction on Buddhist websites around the world... https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/call-us-by-our-chosen-name

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Glenn Copeland interview

• Art • Buddhism in Canada • Music • New Brunswick • Sexuality • Soka Gakkai

I recently had the pleasure of talking to Glenn Copeland about his forty-four-year Buddhist practice and his life as a Black, transgender, Canadian artist. Here is that Glenn Copeland interview as it appeared on the Lion's Roar website: https://www.lionsroar.com/were-all-different-musician-glenn-copeland-on-his-journey-as-a-black-buddhist-transgender-artist/

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New LGBTQ Tibetan organization formed

• Buddhism around the World • Buddhism in Canada • Buddhist community • Sexuality

Ningtam is a worldwide gay-positive organization for LGBTQ Tibetans and their supporters. Their website is http://www.ningtam.org/ and they are on Facebook too at https://www.facebook.com/ningtampage There are several regions set up, including one for the west which has a growing contingent from Toronto. You can join the list as a participant or ally, and I recommend it! I did,... Read more »

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