46 episodes
Blue Babies Pink B.T. Harman
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.9 • 1K Ratings
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(Note: Blue Babies Pink is like an audio book. Start with the Prologue, then Episode 1, Episode 2, etc.)
For nearly a decade, Brett Trapp kept a secret journal of thoughts on being gay and Christian, knowing one day he'd shout the story he feared most.
On a Wednesday morning in late 2016, he logged on to Facebook and began shouting...
He started by publishing a Gossip Guide to his sexuality—a cheeky way to let friends know his secret. He then began sharing the vivid details of his story through a 44-episode memoir, published as one episode per day. He called the story Blue Babies Pink.
Within days, Blue Babies Pink began to spread through social media. Thousands of readers tuned in, eagerly waiting for the daily installment to be released. Readers resonated deeply with Brett's struggle with faith, loneliness, shame, singleness, workaholism, and uncertainty.
Called "the Netflix of blogs," more than 100,000 people have read Blue Babies Pink to date.
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Prologue • The Mud on our Shoes
"In the American South, homosexuality is often viewed as a spiritual issue. But for me, it's always just been a physiological one—like sneezing or sweating or laughing."
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Episode 1 • Shofars in the Suburbs
The story begins on a rainy night in Alabama as a group of Baptists march through the night with rams' horns in hands, praying for the miracle of a lifetime.
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Episode 2 • The Christ-Haunted South
"Being a preacher’s kid in a small town is a low form of southern royalty, and I was aware of this at an early age. As a kid I could basically wander the halls of our big old church at will, anytime, without interference. No one questioned a Trapp boy—not the organ player, or my Sunday School teachers, or the janitor...especially not the janitor."
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Episode 3 • Home and School
"I was small and gangly—like a little spider monkey amongst gorillas—so I couldn't do much damage. But I knew one surefire way to get the big guys' attention: pinching. I'd hang on the fringes and then swoop in like a tiny crab from hell..."
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Episode 5 • There's Something Happening in Pensacola
"For me church had always just been a very ho-hum thing. Pastor's kids can get jaded to it all because we're around church stuff so much. It's just another part of your life like school or sports or video games. That's how Christianity was to me. If Christianity was a football game, I'd just casually glance at it on the TV on Sunday afternoons. But I certainly wasn't on the field..."
Customer Reviews
So helpful!
I am a pastor trying to help our congregation go from welcoming to affirming. This testimony will be so helpful in helping others understand that we all deserve love, and God loves us all! So well done!
Insightful Podcast
This is the most insightful & educational podcast on the subject of LBGTQ. I’m on a journey with a grandchild whose 11 years old. My sweet Jayden has opened my eyes to see that love is more than words and gifts. Accepting the journey and embracing the fact that God created gay, transgender people the same as God made straight people has helped me turn a much needed corner.
Brett, your candid explanation of how you maneuvered life as a gay Christian man and the stress your silence created is exceptional. I listened from beginning to end in a few days.
Thank you for sharing your experiences openly and honestly with a 62 year old grandma “Nonna.”
Wow
I can't tell you how much the story meant to me. Especially being a former evangelical Christian. I still am an avid Jesus follower. But I am trying to break the chains of legalism. The way the piece presents itself it makes it so easy to understand and to have empathy for the saying, that my family members having just recently coming out to certain people. I'm very thankful for Brett Trapp and how he's documented his journey. It's beautiful and everyone should read in my humble opinion!!