In this episode, Ben and Charlie are joined by Sarah Winters, a bisexual BYU student. Together they delve into what bisexual erasure means, as well as clear up misconceptions about bisexuality.
Read MoreWhat Does it Mean To Be Bisexual? - Questions from the Closet podcast episode S1 E4
Season 1 episode 4 of the "All Out In the Open” podcast (formerly “Questions from the Closet”) with hosts Ben Schilaty and Charlie Bird
“Recorded remotely from our actual closets! Ben and Charlie are joined by Vinnie Jones, a bisexual dancer and choreographer. Vinnie shares how she views her orientation and how being bisexual differs from being straight or gay.”
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Listen, Learn, and Love Podcast Episode 681
“This is one of the most unique and powerful podcasts we’ve ever done. I encourage ward councils, local leaders, and families to listen to this podcast to better understand how to love and support our LGBTQ neighbors and friends—and really anyone different than us. Dan Link, Kristin Sokol, and Miki Eberhart join in this episode to share a remarkable story of a ward family who learn to love and then truly show up for two gay dads in their very homogenous Herriman neighborhood. It’s a story of love, tragedy and how the power of friendship and the spirit of fellowship moved everyone closer to the Savior. Dan talks about growing up in the Church, serving a mission (in the 70’s), but never feeling accepted or normal as a gay Latter-day Saint. He shares his story about finding the love of his life in Ryan and building a life and family together…”
Read MoreThe Stages of Coming Out - Questions from the Closet S1 E33
Charlie Bird and Ben Schilaty discuss the stages of coming out as LGBTQ - The Stages of Coming Out - Questions from the Closet S1 E33
Read MoreHow to be an LGBTQ ally and also support church teachings Questions from the Closet podcast S1 E32
Charlie Bird and Ben Schilaty discuss how you can be an LGBTQ ally and also support church teachings - Questions from the Closet podcast S1 E32
Read MoreHow Do I Navigate the Family Proclamation? Questions from the Closet Podcast S1 E21
Ben Schilaty and Charlie Bird discuss navigating the “The Family - A Proclamation to the World” as an LGBTQ individual or family. How Do I Navigate the Family Proclamation? Questions from the Closet Podcast S1 E21
Read MoreHow Do I Create Spaces of Belonging? Meghan Decker - QUESTIONS FROM THE CLOSET episode 20 S3
Author and speaker Meghan Decker joins Charlie Bird and Ben Schilaty as they discuss how to create spaces of belonging
Being an LGBTQ Family at Church with Allison Dayton - TINA GOSNEY PODCAST #73
“Allison Dayton, the founder of Lift + Love and I had a conversation about being an LGBTQ family in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It’s not an easy road we walk as we try to navigate our membership and the reality of our families“
Autumn McAlpin New Book - LISTEN LEARN & LOVE EPISODE 595
Autumn McAlpin (married mother of 5) shares the story of her 17-year-old son, Gavin, walking into her bedroom at 3:00 am telling her and her husband and he that “he is gay, leaving the church, and really struggling with depression… like, really.”
A lot has happened since that night two and a half years ago—which Autumn shares on the podcast and in her new book to support Gavin. It is a beautiful and powerful family love story.
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