14 episoder
I Tried to Be Straight Nate & Susie
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- Religion og åndelighet
Welcome to the I Tried to Be Straight Podcast. Susie and Nate both grew up in the church and recently came out. They're here to share their stories and hear the stories of others. Join them as they dig into conversations about coming out, faith, and how they tried to be straight. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/i-tried-to-be-straight/support
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Coming Out to My Family at 45 - Timm's Story
Timm suppressed his sexuality for years, got married and started a family. He finally came to terms with being gay at 45 years old and shares his story of navigating that with his family.
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Evangelical Pastor Gives Up Everything to Accept LGBTQ - Brian Recker
Speaker and ex evangelical pastor Brian Recker shares why he couldn't keep rejecting gay people in his church, and how he lost everything when he started accepting them.
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I Didn't Know I Was Gay Until I Was 30! - Michelle's Story
Michelle comes on to the podcast to share her coming out story for the first time online! She grew up in Texas in a conservative home, and then moved to Redding to go to Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry alongside Nate. Eventually working at Bethel Worship department, and finally realizing she was gay at 30 years old!
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Rev Dave - The Scottish Pastor Who Became Affirming
Reverend Dave from Scotland shares how he changed his position on the gay community after years of Biblical study and getting to know gay believers.
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How a Conservative Mom Accepted Her Gay Child
When Christian singer and speaker Staci Frenes learned her child was gay, she found her faith and dreams for the future collapsing around her. We discuss how she came to terms with her child's sexuality and learned to accept them for who they were.
Learn more about her book and her story at stacifrenes.com
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Matt's Coming Out Story
Matt another pastor's kid, and a friend of Nate's from men's purity group, shares his coming out story, and some words of wisdom on the pod.
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