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: OpinionIf Trump wins the presidency again, the rule of law is over in the USI thought Ron DeSantis would be the worst option as president for the US. I was wrong – Trump would be catastrophic
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWhat young Americans really think about guns74% of young people say gun violence is a problem in the US. But they have little faith in the government to tackle it
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionRight-wing extremism means homeschooling surge in US should concern us allWith the book-banning right targeting mainstream schools, homeschooling is surging. More regulation is needed
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionDeSantis can say what he likes. The climate crisis is coming to FloridaHome insurers are pulling out of the Sunshine State due to the risk of hurricane damage
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionUS liberals and political media need to show urgency on the climate crisisDespite floods and fires, both left and right in the US act like environmental disaster isn’t happening
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionFar-right donors like being anonymous. We need to expose themIf we want the chance to hold anti-rights supporters accountable we need to keep exposing their methods