20 episodes
I Tried to Be Straight Nate and Susie
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- Religion & Spirituality
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5.0 • 42 Ratings
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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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Gay Christian Actor Comes Out and Loses Role - JJ Gerber
JJ Gerber grew up in the church and built a career in the as a Christian musician and actor. Eventually realizing he couldn't stay in the closet anymore he came out and realized his opportunities in the church would slowly disappear.
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How to Heal from Religious Trauma as LGBTQ - Dr. Laura
Dr. Laura, PhD. religious trauma expert and author of When Religion Hurts You shares her experience with religious trauma growing up in the evangelical church, and how it effects the LGBTQ community. She then offers some practical advice on how to start healing from church trauma.
Check out her book at drlauraeanderson.com/book
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Pastor Comes Out & Loses Her Job, but Keeps Her Faith - Brit Barron
Brit Barron was pastoring at a mega church when she fell in love with a girl. After wrestling with what to do, she overcame her fears of coming out and decided to give it all up for what she believed in.
Check out her first book, Worth It at the link below, and keep an eye out for her 2nd book coming soon!
https://a.co/d/4NmOtLB
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Getting Outed as a Mega Church Pastor's Kid - Jonathan Merritt
Speaker and author, Jonathan Merritt, joins us on the podcast to share his story of getting outed in the church as a pastor's kid. He shares how he found himself, pushed through and became the successful writer he is today. He shares his brand new children's book. My Guncle and Me, a beautifully illustrated story of acceptance and love.
You can find the book at: https://amzn.to/3V1yvbX
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I Was Rejected as a Priest Because I Was Gay - Cade's Story
Cade grew up in the Catholic church and decided to commit to the priesthood when he realized he was gay. After getting rejected from the Priesthood, he started to realize there was no place for him within the Catholic church.
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Dealing With Anti-Gay Comments from Christians
Susie's sister Brenda joins us for a special dialogue about growing up with Susie and how she knew Susie was bi all along. Then we dig into a particularly rough comment battle Nate dealt with on Instagram last week and discuss what to do in those situations.
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Customer Reviews
My heart.. 😭❤️
This podcast has brought real stories and education around this topic of being gay and Christian. I have these conversations with Christians and family members and majority of them say “there isn’t a lot of resources around this topic of being gay and Christian”. This is another podcast I get to send to people. I’m so thankful you both got the courage to talk about your stories and invite people to share theirs. This helps, this heals, and it’s brought me to a place of confidence again.
Thank you 🙏
So thankful I found this
Listening to this podcast is so encouraging!! I love God and have such a strong faith but have always wrestled with my attraction to the same sex. I recently came out to my southern Christian family and it’s been really difficult so listening to this has been very helpful for me.
Finally!
What you are doing with your platform is incredible! This is the kind of community that I have been longing for since I became apart of this community!! You are reaching people, Thank you for sharing with us!
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