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 9 – “Praying in a Thunderstorm.” On this episode, Siobhan and Ben welcome the Rev. Melinda Garza Moran, the Associate Pastor for Care and Community Outreach at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Cincinnati, OH, and an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
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