LGBTQ

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Trike Daily Personal Reflections

Coming Out Whole

A Buddhist teacher explains why she came out as transgender in the nineties.

By Caitriona Reed

Jun 19, 2019

Trike Daily History & Philosophy

We’re Queer And We’ve Been Here

Rediscovering Buddhism’s LGBT history of gay monks, homoerotic samurai, and gender-nonconforming practitioners and gods

By Dr. Jay Michaelson

Jul 02, 2018

Celebrating Buddhism’s Inclusivity

In honor of Pride Month, here are four articles from Tricycle‘s archives that celebrate strides toward equality.

By Wendy Joan Biddlecombe Agsar

Jun 23, 2017

LGBTQ flag for a story about a gay Buddhist teacher working through his sexual orientation

Working Through the Strong Emotions of Sexual Identity

On a 40-day meditation retreat, dharma teacher and LGBTQ activist Jay Michaelson came to the shocking realization that, deep down, he would change his orientation if he could.

By Dr. Jay Michaelson

Jun 22, 2017

Trike DailySociety & Environment

Meditation Teacher Larry Yang Named Grand Marshal in S.F. Pride

The self-described “queer dharma teacher” talks about Buddhism's role in creating social change.

By The Editors

Apr 22, 2016

Photo of a Buddha and a rainbow flag in the background, Buddhist same-sex marriage

Trike DailySociety & Environment

A Big Gay History of Same-sex Marriage in the Sangha

Without fanfare, American Buddhists have been performing same-sex marriages for over 40 years.

By Jeff Wilson

Jun 27, 2015

Trike DailySociety & Environment

Legislating Love

Letter from California, 2008

By Lin Jensen

Jun 26, 2015

Trike Daily

Daily wisdom, teachings & critique

Cat figurines at Gotokuji temple in Setagaya City, Tokyo. | animal chaplain

“You Have a Church for Cats?” The Service of an Animal Chaplain

Chaplain Sarah Bowen discusses how we grieve the death of our pets, addressing the needs of animals, and how to practice mindfulness with cats.

Interview with Sarah Bowen by Matthew Abrahams

Jul 16, 2019

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

What is a Grammy to Laurie Anderson?

The avant-garde artist discusses her award-winning album, Landfall, and how her work and Buddhist practice have merged over time.

By Matthew Abrahams

Summer 2019

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

Turning Turmoil into Clarity

In Vajrayana practice, negative and positive emotions, broken down into five types, are two sides of the same coin; when purified, negative emotions transform into their enlightened form. Karla Jackson-Brewer shows us how to nourish Tibetan Buddhism’s empowered feminine principle to put this transformation into effect.

Karla Jackson-Brewer

Jul 2019

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