An ex-evangelical writer, speaker and advocate, Chrissy Stroop is (with Lauren O’Neal) co-editor of the essay anthology ‘Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church’. A senior correspondent for Religion Dispatches, her work has also appeared in Dame Magazine, Foreign Policy, The Boston Globe, Playboy, Political Research Associates and other outlets, including peer-reviewed academic journals. Stroop has a PhD in modern Russian history from Stanford University, and is a senior research associate with the University of Innsbruck’s Postsecular Conflicts project. In 2019, she came out as a transgender woman and began her journey of medical transition. She lives in Portland, Oregon, US.
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWhy learning about gender diversity is urgentTo avoid bigotry and discrimination, we must learn about the broad human spectrum of gender-diverse experiences, now...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionAs abortion comes under threat, are contraception and LGBTQ rights next?The Supreme Court is likely to overturn the landmark ruling that guarantees the right to abortion in the US. Here’s...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionEvangelical Christian groups flout the law – againChristian Right groups promoting anti-LGBT practices in the US and abroad, despite bans, is nothing new: they’ve...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionOn Thanksgiving’s 400th anniversary, we must change the way we celebrateIn a period of rising nationalism, teaching American schoolchildren to play parts in an imperialist and whitewashed...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionThe Christian Right is why the US won’t deliver on climate changeAmerican democracy is in crisis. That’s why the US can’t be counted on to act responsibly on the world stage with...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWhy, as an American transgender woman, I don’t feel it’s safe to visit the UKThe BBC prides itself on its impartiality. But its new podcast about Stonewall is another example of the UK media’s...