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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(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
There’s actually a great book on this phenomenon from, believe it or not, 2014. I read it working on my thesis. “The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture” by Euny Hong. Great book with valuable history that sets the stage for what’s happening now
Commentary: K-Pop and Korean entertainment are evolving into a global cultural force, expanding far beyond their local roots by embracing international talent and audiences, while staying true to their Korean identity.
The K in K-Pop is already silent. And that’s OK.
In terms of music consumption, K-Pop is already on that path. Audience data shows that there are now far more fans outside South Korea than at home.
ebx.sh
December 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
There’s actually a great book on this phenomenon from, believe it or not, 2014. I read it working on my thesis. “The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture” by Euny Hong. Great book with valuable history that sets the stage for what’s happening now
It’s super annoying
It’s wild that right wing grifting is so easy that you can screw up your homework on purpose or tie for 5th place at a swim meet and get a whole ass career out of it
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
It’s super annoying
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“Ultimately, the collective strategy of AI companies threatens to deskill precisely those people who are essential for society to function(…) automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios.” — @olivia.science
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
October 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“Ultimately, the collective strategy of AI companies threatens to deskill precisely those people who are essential for society to function(…) automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios.” — @olivia.science
Today I am very cozy doing some reading on my office couch with a candle lit, and doing a little light computer admin stuff to prep for the week.
It’s beautifully sunny out but also cold and windy, contemplating a walk but a little worried about blowing away
It’s beautifully sunny out but also cold and windy, contemplating a walk but a little worried about blowing away
November 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Today I am very cozy doing some reading on my office couch with a candle lit, and doing a little light computer admin stuff to prep for the week.
It’s beautifully sunny out but also cold and windy, contemplating a walk but a little worried about blowing away
It’s beautifully sunny out but also cold and windy, contemplating a walk but a little worried about blowing away
This is so cool! Our episode of Whiplash on Medieval Trans and Genderqueer Saints featured here:
I’m so thankful for the chance to compile & share #ScholarSunday threads of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books. So let’s end the holiday weekend with my 252nd! Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
#ScholarSunday Thread 252 (11/30/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
I’m so thankful for the chance to compile & share #ScholarSunday threads of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. So let’s end the holiday weeke...
blackwhiteandread.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This is so cool! Our episode of Whiplash on Medieval Trans and Genderqueer Saints featured here:
Many of us know from firsthand experience how hard the holidays can be for queer and trans people — especially when religion is involved.
Family gatherings can be confusing, exhibiting both love and rejection, acceptance and judgment.
Family gatherings can be confusing, exhibiting both love and rejection, acceptance and judgment.
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Many of us know from firsthand experience how hard the holidays can be for queer and trans people — especially when religion is involved.
Family gatherings can be confusing, exhibiting both love and rejection, acceptance and judgment.
Family gatherings can be confusing, exhibiting both love and rejection, acceptance and judgment.
Dog walks are great always, but I especially enjoy the hilarious running photos
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Dog walks are great always, but I especially enjoy the hilarious running photos
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not to be earnest on main, but I am deeply grateful to be on my way to dinner with a family whose Catholicism leads them to love and fight for queer people, for immigrants, for Palestinians, for the unhoused, and for all the marginalized. not every queer person in Trump’s America gets to have that
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
not to be earnest on main, but I am deeply grateful to be on my way to dinner with a family whose Catholicism leads them to love and fight for queer people, for immigrants, for Palestinians, for the unhoused, and for all the marginalized. not every queer person in Trump’s America gets to have that
My potentially controversial thanksgiving menu take is I would probably take green beans and ham over green bean casserole
November 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
My potentially controversial thanksgiving menu take is I would probably take green beans and ham over green bean casserole
Very excited about this podcast episode dropping Monday
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Very excited about this podcast episode dropping Monday
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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...