Facing Race: A National Conference in St. Louis, MO — November 20-22, 2024

T.F. Charlton

Associate Fellow | Political Research Associates

T.F. Charlton, an associate fellow at PRA, works on issues of religious liberty and racial, gender, and LGBTQ justice. She is the founder and editor of Are Women Human?, a space for queer feminist and critical race analysis of religion and media. As a freelance writer, she has contributed to The Guardian, Salon, Religion Dispatches, R.H. Reality Check, Ebony.com, and other outlets. Charlton was a Ph.D. candidate in the History of Science Department at Harvard.


Presentations from Facing Race 2014

Controlling Our Bodies, Taking Our Children: The Abortion/Adoption Nexus in Conservative Politics

The Christian Right’s effort to cultivate support among communities of color is not a new phenomenon, and its agenda to limit women’s bodily autonomy has been an ongoing threat for decades. In recent years, the Christian Right has developed increasingly sophisticated strategies to challenge racial, reproductive, and gender justice.

Speakers: T.F. Charlton, Dr. Andrea Smith, Kathryn Joyce, Lisa Marie Rollins