Max Kuzma
@maxwellkuzma.bsky.social
Transgender man, lifelong Catholic, Writer, Filmmaker, Creative guy living on a farm in rural ohio (with lots of animals) ☀️🐴 Typos my own
(For all my work) https://maxwellkuzma.com/
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Max Kuzma
@maxwellkuzma.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Published writing — Max Kuzma
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Hi bluesky! I am a transgender catholic man who writes about my identity and faith--check out my website and substack for more:
maxwellkuzma.com/publishedworks
maxwellkuzma.com/publishedworks
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Recently, Blake Gutt and I had the great fortune to sit down with @eocieslik.bsky.social & record a converation for the Whiplash pod with @maxwellkuzma.bsky.social on medieval trans & genderqueer saints--and why they matter today, more than ever
#MedievalSky 🗃️
#MedievalSky 🗃️
Full episode is on Substack, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube. Links and full episode description here:
open.substack.com/pub/maxwellk...
open.substack.com/pub/maxwellk...
Medieval Trans and Genderqueer Saints
Queer and trans people are often told that our lives have no place in the Christian past—that we’re modern disruptions, not part of the story. But when you look closely at the Middle Ages, that certai...
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Recently, Blake Gutt and I had the great fortune to sit down with @eocieslik.bsky.social & record a converation for the Whiplash pod with @maxwellkuzma.bsky.social on medieval trans & genderqueer saints--and why they matter today, more than ever
#MedievalSky 🗃️
#MedievalSky 🗃️
My fall column for NCR about the harvest—every age has a feast and a famine:
November 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
My fall column for NCR about the harvest—every age has a feast and a famine:
Queer saints aren’t a modern invention, they’ve always been part of our story. And knowing that can save lives. Medieval scholar @aspencerhall.bsky.social breaks it down on our latest episode:
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Queer saints aren’t a modern invention, they’ve always been part of our story. And knowing that can save lives. Medieval scholar @aspencerhall.bsky.social breaks it down on our latest episode:
When being ‘good’ is just about image, real accountability gets lost
November 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
When being ‘good’ is just about image, real accountability gets lost
How do we accompany gender diverse people as Catholics? By meeting them in the example of Jesus. My essay:
outreach.faith/2025/11/a-tr...
outreach.faith/2025/11/a-tr...
A transgender Catholic on what it means for the church to walk with LGBTQ people - Outreach
Pope Leo XIV included a group of transgender people in a special Vatican lunch, the same week U.S. bishops went on the record opposing gender-affirming care.
outreach.faith
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
How do we accompany gender diverse people as Catholics? By meeting them in the example of Jesus. My essay:
outreach.faith/2025/11/a-tr...
outreach.faith/2025/11/a-tr...
This would be so great but who can say if it would actually happen haha
I think there's a decent chance that the Pope visits Chicago during this presidency and while there asks to see Broadview and I wonder how that plays out.
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
This would be so great but who can say if it would actually happen haha
Crusaders, knights, and warrior images are the face of a new brand of toxic masculinity. Just look at this example I found on threads—then listen to our podcast episode on Crusadercore to learn more
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Crusaders, knights, and warrior images are the face of a new brand of toxic masculinity. Just look at this example I found on threads—then listen to our podcast episode on Crusadercore to learn more
My thing is that it’s definitely ownership issues -> conflict of interest -> lack of fair and balanced coverage
All jokes aside, this year has been a deeply embarrassing year for the vast majority of those in media & journalism.
Just a bunch of unserious people making a mockery of their profession during a very, very serious time when their work has been desperately needed & missing.
Just a bunch of unserious people making a mockery of their profession during a very, very serious time when their work has been desperately needed & missing.
November 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
My thing is that it’s definitely ownership issues -> conflict of interest -> lack of fair and balanced coverage
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
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🎶 old mcdonald replaced his farm with an energy intensive data center, a i a i o 🎶
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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It truly is wild to me how some folks still manage to see VICTIMS of sexual assault / abuse as more of a problem than the perpetrators.
The extreme consequences of a purity culture mindset run rampant.
The extreme consequences of a purity culture mindset run rampant.
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It truly is wild to me how some folks still manage to see VICTIMS of sexual assault / abuse as more of a problem than the perpetrators.
The extreme consequences of a purity culture mindset run rampant.
The extreme consequences of a purity culture mindset run rampant.
Emma and I co-wrote this piece looking at using the Virgin Mary within protest art for @sojo.net
sojo.net/articles/opi...
sojo.net/articles/opi...
Of Course the Virgin Mary Would Trample ICE
Queer Catholic artist Libby Kercher's recent depiction of Mary trampling a serpent labeled ICE emphasizes Mary's role as the patroness of the oppressed.
sojo.net
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Emma and I co-wrote this piece looking at using the Virgin Mary within protest art for @sojo.net
sojo.net/articles/opi...
sojo.net/articles/opi...
Join us Wednesday night for this futurechurch panel!
November 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Join us Wednesday night for this futurechurch panel!
My comments to reporter Aleja Hertzler-McCain featured in this article:
religionnews.com/2025/11/13/a...
religionnews.com/2025/11/13/a...
Bishops ban trans care at Catholic hospitals, sidestep nurses’ push for better work conditions
BALTIMORE (RNS) — The bishops face criticism from transgender Catholics and their advocates, who say that the bishops failed to meaningfully consult their community, as well as from nurses, who say th...
religionnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My comments to reporter Aleja Hertzler-McCain featured in this article:
religionnews.com/2025/11/13/a...
religionnews.com/2025/11/13/a...
About those bishops
November 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
About those bishops
Their issue has never been about sex (or in this case, assault), but rather about male dominance. So the idea that their alpha male leader engaged in a sexual act that is viewed as submissive / inferior completely destroys his alpha credibility with them. Don’t like it, but that’s how it is.
All I’m going to say is, they don’t care if he’s had sex with children, but if they find out he’s had sex with another man, they will implode…
They have a fcked up sense of morality.
They have a fcked up sense of morality.
November 17, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Their issue has never been about sex (or in this case, assault), but rather about male dominance. So the idea that their alpha male leader engaged in a sexual act that is viewed as submissive / inferior completely destroys his alpha credibility with them. Don’t like it, but that’s how it is.
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Good article. We have reported about "Gender Exploratory Therapy" at EITM for years now - it's a subversive practice akin to "crisis pregnancy centers" that seeks to delay transition until the person gives up on being trans - they will NEVER let the trans teen transition.
Conversion therapy is quietly rebranding — and targeting trans youths
As political attacks on gender-affirming care escalate, parents and experts fear a resurgence of discredited “therapies” that seek to change transgender children’s identities.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Good article. We have reported about "Gender Exploratory Therapy" at EITM for years now - it's a subversive practice akin to "crisis pregnancy centers" that seeks to delay transition until the person gives up on being trans - they will NEVER let the trans teen transition.
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If your church is turning away people who show up to your doors in good faith, you don't have a church. You have a very expensive book club with scarcely any wine.
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
If your church is turning away people who show up to your doors in good faith, you don't have a church. You have a very expensive book club with scarcely any wine.
As a trans Catholic, I know how life-saving this care is. Our bishops should be leading with compassion, not culture-war politics.
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
As a trans Catholic, I know how life-saving this care is. Our bishops should be leading with compassion, not culture-war politics.
Important
I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
November 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Important
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I can't wait for y'all to read this one. I got to talk to Jamal Hinton and his "Thanksgiving grandma" Wanda Dench, who are celebrating their 10th Thanksgiving together this year. They represent the best of us -- what a joy to hear about their story.
1 Accidental Text and 10 Years Later, Wanda and Jamal Are Still Spending Thanksgiving Together
“It’s just amazing to sit back and think that one mistaken text led to so many people’s happiness and joy,” says Jamal Hinton.
www.today.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I can't wait for y'all to read this one. I got to talk to Jamal Hinton and his "Thanksgiving grandma" Wanda Dench, who are celebrating their 10th Thanksgiving together this year. They represent the best of us -- what a joy to hear about their story.
The rise of Crusader imagery isn’t just aesthetic — it’s reshaping how young men understand power, purpose, and belonging. Breaking that spell matters because what’s at stake isn’t just politics, but the soul of a generation.
open.substack.com/pub/maxwellk...
open.substack.com/pub/maxwellk...
Breaking the Crusader Spell: Catholic Masculinity & High Control Catholicism
We’ve been talking about how the Catholic internet radicalizes young men through our Catholic Masculinity series, our High Control Catholicism series, and our ongoing examination of Matt Fradd’s addit...
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The rise of Crusader imagery isn’t just aesthetic — it’s reshaping how young men understand power, purpose, and belonging. Breaking that spell matters because what’s at stake isn’t just politics, but the soul of a generation.
open.substack.com/pub/maxwellk...
open.substack.com/pub/maxwellk...
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
The 'Womanosphere' Is Coming for Teen Girls
How beauty and wellness influencers are part of a misinformation ecosystem pushing traditional values on girls.
www.teenvogue.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...