Cornerstone Project

For the inclusion of LGBT+ Christians and their families in churches

CORNERSTONES is the blog ofCornerstone Project, coordinated byLa Tenda di Gionata, which aims to collect and offer testimonies and reflections from many voices on the welcome of LGBT+ Christians and their families in our Christian communities (Catholic and Evangelical). What are the challenges, possibilities and ways in which it can be achieved? What problems does it pose and what possibilities does it open up? How theology and the study of the Bible can help us create cornerstones with which to build more inclusive Christian communities, so that “The stone that the builders rejected"become“corner head” (Luke 20:17-18)

  • My journey with LGBTQ+ Catholics in China

    Testimony of Eros Shaw published in the book "Blessed Are Those Who Mourn: Chinese Tongzhi Catholics' Tales" (Blessed are those who cry: tales of Catholics Chinese Tongzi) edited by Eros Shaw, Mark Larrimore and Michael Clifton, Sird publisher (Malaysia), 2022, pp.260-264. Freely translated by the volunteers of the Gionata project. This introductory text was conceived at the beginning of the design of ...

  • "Crossing a River by Stepping on Stones". Being an lgbtq+ catholic in china

    Dialogue Between Alessandro Previti and Eros Shaw, A Young Gay Chinese Catholic, Carried Out Within The Framework of the Cornerstone Project* Eros Shaw is a Young Lgbtq+ Catholic in China, WHER HE OBTAINED A Master's Degree in Theology. In The Book Blessed Are Those Who Mourn: Chinese Tongzhi Catholics' Tales (Published by Sird, 2022), he ...

  • "Blessed are those who cry." Journey into the lives of LGBTI+ Chinese Catholics

    A cura dei volontari de La Tenda di Gionata “Blessed Are Those Who Mourn: Chinese Tongzhi Catholics’ Tales” (Beati coloro che piangono: racconti di cattolici Tongzhi cinesi) curato da Eros Shaw, Mark Larrimore e Michael Clifton, edito in Malesia nel 2022, è un libro che offre uno sguardo inedito sulle esperienze dei cattolici LGBTQI+ cinesi. Il…

  • Why do a child get out, do Christian parents learn a new language?

    Text by Bukola Landis-Aine taken from Relational Guide for Parents of Newly Out LGBTQ+ People (guide for Christian parents with LGBTQ+ children who have just come out)* edited by BT Harmand, published by Q Christian Fellowship ** (United States), pp.3-4. Freely translated by the volunteers of the Gionata project. No member of my family participated in ...

  • Tips of a Catholic transgender woman for LGBT+ people in these difficult times

    Articolo di Danielle Koutsoufis* pubblicato sul sito di Outreach (USA) il 18 febbraio 2025, liberamente tradotto da Diego de La Tenda di Gionata Per molti nella comunità LGBTQ, le conseguenze delle elezioni presidenziali sono state causa di ansia. Mi includo in questa categoria. La retorica dannosa rivolta alle persone transgender durante tutto il ciclo della…

  • Video> Don Gianluca Carrega: LGBT+ people and the Catholic Church. What does the story of St. Francis teaches us?

    We interviewed Don Gianluca Carrega, priest of the Archdiocese of Turin, director of the office for the pastoral care of culture and in charge of his archbishop to follow the pastoral with LGBT+for over ten years, to tell us his path and his reflection On how the Catholic Church can really become a welcome space ...