Abstract Using creative nonfiction, this essay explores pride, positionality, and coalitional resistance to US Christian fundamentalism. It narrates social positionalities of attendees of the San Salvador Pride parade in 2024, reflecting on how Christian theology can be used as a tool of liberation to support queer and trans flourishing, as well as a tool of oppression to continue white supremacist cisheterosexual dominance. It explores the ways the United States and El Salvador are interconnected through decades of policymaking, and how these intricacies show up in the bodies of pastors, theologians, and activists coming from Central America, South America, and the United States. Reflecting on the words orgullo (pride) and gringo, the author in particular grapples with being from the United States and their presence at the parade, especially during a clash between their friend from Colombia and antigay American fundamentalist Christian counterprotestors.
Molly Greening (Sat,) studied this question.