
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: OpinionOn the Fourth of July, it’s hard to love the current version of America
The US mix of patriotism and right-wing Christianity is toxic and hateful. We can – and must – do better
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionBiden targets conversion therapy, but is it mere lip service?
LGBTQ executive order is not enough to save us from minority authoritarian rule and regular political violence
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionThe US anti-abortion crisis can only end if Democrats restore our rights
The Supreme Court’s imposition of white Christian patriarchal authoritarian rule is out of step with the people
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionThis could be one of the most dangerous Pride months ever
Daily mass shootings, Christofascist mobs and attacks on LGBTIQ rights make Pride risky – but it’s still uplifting
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionThe US Right knows more guns won’t solve violence. It just doesn’t care
25 people have died in mass shootings since Uvalde. Even NRA members know we’re safer without deadly weapons
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionA direita cristã impede o fim da epidemia de tiroteios em massa
Com sua visão nacionalista cristã branca, o Partido Republicano bloqueia soluções para a violência armada nos EUA