Tyrone Davis grew up in a Christian family in Miami, spending Sundays at church listening to sermons that explicitly condemned homosexuality. As a Black, queer immigrant, he said navigating religious spaces often felt fraught and isolating.
After moving to New York City, Davis immersed himself in the theater community and eventually reconnected with his faith through Unitarian Universalism, a progressive, nondenominational tradition inclusive of LGBTQ+ people.
“One of the saddest things about being a queer person who has gone through a religious experience where we’re getting these messages of not belonging is that we do the thing that is natural for a human to do: ‘This place doesn’t accept me, so I’m going to reject the church. I’m going to reject spirituality completely,’” Davis said.
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