Eve Tushnet (born 1978) is an American lesbian Roman Catholic author, blogger, and speaker.[2][3] In addition to publishing books, she has a blog and writes regularly for several major magazines, among them The American Spectator, Commonweal, National Catholic Register, National Review, America Magazine,[4] and The Washington Blade.[5][6][7]
Eve Tushnet | |
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| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Yale University (BA)[1] |
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Background
editHer father is Mark Tushnet, a professor at Harvard Law School. Her mother, Elizabeth Alexander, directs the National Prison Project of the American Civil Liberties Union.[7] Her sister Rebecca Tushnet is also a professor at Harvard Law School.[8]
Tushnet came out as a lesbian around age 13 or 14 and her family was supportive.[7] She entered Yale University in 1996 as "a happy lesbian".[7] Raised in a secular Jewish household, she converted to Catholicism in 1998 at age 19 during her sophomore year.[3][9] After college, she joined the National Catholic Register. She was also a researcher at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, a conservative think tank.[10]
Views
editTushnet is celibate due to the Catholic Church's teaching on sex outside of heterosexual marriage.[3][9] She does not support same-sex marriage, having stated that marriage should be reserved for heterosexuals, whose "relationships can be either uniquely dangerous or uniquely fruitful. Thus it makes sense to have an institution dedicated to structuring and channeling them."[7]
"I really think the most important thing is, I really like being gay and I really like being Catholic," she said in a 2010 interview with The New York Times. "If nobody ever calls me self-hating again, it will be too soon."[7]
Bibliography
editNovels
edit- Tushnet, Eve (2015). Amends : a novel.
- —. Punishment : a love story.
Short fiction
edit- Stories
| Title | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected | Notes |
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| A story like mine | 2009 | Tushnet, Eve (July 2009). "A story like mine". Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet. 24. |
Non-fiction
edit- Eve Tushnet (2014). Gay and Catholic : accepting my sexuality, finding community, living my faith.
- — (2021). Tenderness : a gay Christian's guide to unlearning rejection and experiencing God's extravagant love.
- — (January 2023). "O blessed bus!". Commonweal. 150 (1): 78–79.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "People". Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs. Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "'Gay and Catholic': An Interview with Author Eve Tushnet". America Magazine. July 3, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ a b c Gallagher, Rachel (March 8, 2017). "CUA on Tap: "Gay and Catholic"". Washington, DC: The Tower. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ "Voices: Eve Tushnet". America Magazine. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ Tushnet, Eve. "Rich Dad, Poor Dad". The American Spectator. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ "Eve Tushnet, a gay Catholic woman, talks of serving in the church". Blogs.denverpost.com. May 16, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Oppenheimer, Mark (June 4, 2010). "A Gay Catholic Voice Against Same-Sex Marriage". New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ "Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log". tushnet.blogspot.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ a b Boorstein, Michelle (December 13, 2014). "Gay Christians choosing celibacy emerge from the shadows". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "Author biography". Crisis Magazine. Retrieved August 23, 2022.