By Christian de la Huerta

October, 2008.

I like Hillary. I also happen to believe that we are way overdue for a female president. As a matter of fact, I believe that the single most important thing that needs to happen in our world is the empowerment of women.

All the challenges we face today as a species can be said to be linked to that issue. Experts tell us that the most effective way to deal with world hunger, health care or overpopulation is to educate women. The environment? Women are innately, physiologically, Read More

By Christian de la Huerta

December, 2004.

First Published: January 2004
Publication: OUT Magazine

To some, using the words “spirituality” and “sexuality” in the same sentence may seem oxymoronic, an inherent contradiction in terms. This is no wonder, given humanity’s religiously-fueled history of sex negativity. Yet this is just not the case when we look at real human experience. Read More

By Christian de la Huerta

December, 2004.

First Published: 2000
Publication: HERO Magazine

Conversations on the meaning and purpose of sacred travel for gays and lesbians, with “queer sacred travel experts.” Discusses many well-known sacred sites such as those found in Peru, Egypt, Tibet, Hawaii, etc.

Pilgrimage…a transformative journey to a sacred center. It calls for a journey to a holy site associated with gods, saints, Read More

By Christian de la Huerta

June, 2005.

The Pride celebrations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community celebrated across the country during June must seem a strange ritual to outsiders. With a wild mix of go-go boys, drag queens, and topless lesbians, all throbbing to tribal drumbeats, this seemingly self-indulgent display Read More

By Christian de la Huerta

December, 2004.

First Published: June 2000
Publication: The Advocate (www.advocate.com)

It is now crucial for our community to reclaim our spiritual heritage, and find ways of expressing that heritage that are a match for who we are today.

As a child I was an altar boy. That meant I got to wear fabulous red robes with fine white lace overlay. I grew up in Communist Cuba, where toys were few and there was little worth watching on TV. The upside to that was that I grew up reading, and developed a life-long love affair with books. My earliest heroes, Read More

How do we become the change that we want to see in the world?

Imploding economic and societal structures are prompting us to reappraise all existing values, in ourselves and in the world at large. Does the world really operate the way it seems? Is our existence really dependent on the current system of power and money, or are those perceived limits we impose on ourselves?

Resources and priorities

Money is the ultimate symbol and manifestation of our illusions of “security”. The current economic meltdown has revealed that Read More

By Christian de la Huerta

The winter solstice. As most people know, is the shortest day of the year and therefore, the longest night. Taking place on or about December 21 every year, to a regular observer of sunsets it represents the moment when the sun is at its southernmost position–at its lowest point in the sky–before it begins its northward trek again. In fact, the word “solstice” originates from the Latin sol, or “sun,” and sistere, “to stand still.” This darkest, or shortest, day of the year has been observed ceremonially all over the world throughout human history, particularly in those places where winter was darkest and longest. Read More

There is much confusion in the world about power: what it is, who holds it, how it works. There are also many misconceptions about power: that only the wealthy, the famous or the politically connected wield it, or that it always corrupts. For women in particular, there is another layer of obstacles, such as the belief that power is not feminine, or that all men are threatened by powerful women. Consequently, too many people — especially, but certainly not exclusively, women — shy away from their own power. Read More