Candid Conversations Sydney & Madeline

Sydney and Madeline spend a few minutes reflecting on their experiences throughout this season and their hopes for the future.



Thank you so much for listening! This podcast has been a labor of love, and we are beyond excited to have it out in the world. Feel free to reach out to us via our blog.

Sydney and Madeline interview McKailia, a gay, female student and member of the Church.



Definition of the Day: Closeted

(Listen to the Happiness Lab episode here, or on your favorite podcasting app)

Read more about the mental health benefits of coming out and acceptance.



Challenge: McKaila challenged us to "be the person that someone can come out to." Talk about what you've learned about the LGBT+ community with someone. 



Thoughts? Questions? Experiences?

Come visit us!

Sydney and Madeline interview Gretel Tam, a BYU student who is an ally to the LGBT+ community. We also share our stories of how we first became allies.

Definition of the Day: Compulsory Heterosexuality

Read more about Compulsory Heterosexuality here (or read the Wikipedia summary)



Challenge: Look at some of these resources (or find your own)! Think critically about where you stand in terms of allyship.



Resources recommended:

"That We May Be One"; "Goodbye, I Love You" (books)

"Up and Out" (comic strip on Instagram and tumblr)

"Listen, Learn, and Love" (podcast)

https://www.usgabyu.com/

https://mormonandgay.churchofjesuschrist.org/

LGBT+ artists: MIKA, Panic! at the Disco, Sam Smith (These are just some of our favorites; many great LGBT+ artists are just a Google search away.)

Come visit our website!

Thoughts? Questions? Want to learn more? Check out our website!

https://candidconversations.wixsite.com/candidcon/about-cc



Sydney and Madeline interview Kyle Manwaring, a gay male sports marketer. 

Definition of the Day: Mixed-Orientation Marriage

Recommended resource for more information on the mixed-orientation marriages of members of the Church: "Goodbye, I Love You" by Carol Lynn Pearson.

(Note: I refer to "cis-gender" as last episode's Definition of the Day; the first episode was re-recorded, and the definition was changed!)

Call to action: Put yourself in a member of the LGBT+ community's shoes and try to feel what they would feel, without judgement.

Sydney and Madeline introduce Candid Conversations and interview Gray Burton, a gay male student at USU. (Gray recommends the 'Nancy”and 'Making Gay History”podcasts to hear more queer stories and keeping an eye out for local LGBTQ+ groups and communities.)
Definition of the Day: Queer
Find out more about the history of the word queer: https://www.cjr.org/language_corner/queer.php
(Correction: *Questioning* is also a term used for people who are trying to figure out where they fit in the LGBTQ+ community. In the podcast, it is implied that 'queer' is the only term used.)
Call to action: Notice the rhetoric about LGBT+ community that you and the people around you use, especially in church settings.
Episode fun fact: our reservation with the standard sound booth fell through for the interview, so Madeline and I crammed ourselves in a 3x3 booth for more than an hour to do the recording.
Special thanks to Gray Burton for the interview and BYU for providing the sound booth and equipment for production.