Coming Out Christian
Coming Out Christian
Podcast Description
Sometimes, it's as hard to come out as an LGBTQIA+ person in a Christian space as it is to come out as a Christian in an LGBTQIA+ space. Deeply faithful, critical, and sometimes a bit irreverent, "Coming Out Christian" meets that challenge head-on through the often silent and silenced narratives of Queer Christians. Join Siobhan Boyd-Nelson and the Rev. Dr. Ben Huelskamp for frank and revealing conversations at the intersection of faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, and other identities."Coming Out Christian" is a project of LOVEboldly, an organization working to create spaces where LGBTQIA+ people can flourish in Christianity. Learn more about LOVEboldly at www.loveboldly.net.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of faith, identity, and acceptance, with episodes addressing topics like navigating LGBTQIA+ identities within Christian communities, the experiences of queer Christians, and critical discussions on race and gender identity in relation to faith. Specific examples include episodes that explore the challenges of coming out in both religious and LGBTQIA+ spaces.
Sometimes, it’s as hard to come out as an LGBTQIA+ person in a Christian space as it is to come out as a Christian in an LGBTQIA+ space. Deeply faithful, critical, and sometimes a bit irreverent, “Coming Out Christian” meets that challenge head-on through the often silent and silenced narratives of Queer Christians. Join Siobhan Boyd-Nelson and the Rev. Dr. Ben Huelskamp for frank and revealing conversations at the intersection of faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, and other identities.
“Coming Out Christian” is a project of LOVEboldly, an organization working to create spaces where LGBTQIA+ people can flourish in Christianity. Learn more about LOVEboldly at www.loveboldly.net.
Season 2, Episode 16 – “My Savage(-ish) Year.” For the last two episodes of Season 2, Siobhan and Ben take turns interviewing each other as “special guests.” In this episode, Ben discusses his background in the Roman Catholic church and his journey to ministry, ordained and otherwise, in advocacy and pastoral settings.
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