Is "Coming Out" Still a Thing?
Siena and Toast talk about their coming out experiences and how their religious upbringing effected their understanding of what was going on
October 10, 202342m 25s
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Show Notes
CORRECTION: Toast mistakenly associated “Prop 8” with Hawaii in this episode, but it was actually associated with California! More on this, and all the other episode details, on the blog: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/is-coming-out-still-a-thing
• Toast shares how she was raised as an Evangelical Christian & how she came out
• Siena shares how she was raised Catholic, attended an all-girls Catholic school, had many gay uncles and aunties in her family & how she came out
• approval of non-heterosexuality in the Christian Bible
• needing to re-learn what reality is when you discover you’re gay after having been raised in the Evangelical Christian world
As of this writing – 2023 – a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans is in effect according to the Human Rights Campaign, the largest organization advocating for LGBTQ+ rights in America. (https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Anti-LGBTQ-Legislation-Impact-Report.pdf )
You know we generally keep this podcast show thingamajig on the light and fun side, but we do want to make sure you’re aware that these are perilous times.
Steady On.
Blog post for this episode: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/is-coming-out-still-a-thing
LGBTQ+ Americans Under Attack: A Report and Reflection On The 2023 State Legislative Session: Read Here
Siena and Toast on Instagram: instagram.com/sienaandtoast
If you love cats come to Siena and Toast's web site here
Check out some of these related past podcast episodes
Pride Month: Good People Celebrate Goodness
LGBTQ-Positive Peace, Love, and Laughs. A Pride Month Special
Coming Out- Process and Our Stories
Pride- Then and Now
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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com
• Toast shares how she was raised as an Evangelical Christian & how she came out
• Siena shares how she was raised Catholic, attended an all-girls Catholic school, had many gay uncles and aunties in her family & how she came out
• approval of non-heterosexuality in the Christian Bible
• needing to re-learn what reality is when you discover you’re gay after having been raised in the Evangelical Christian world
As of this writing – 2023 – a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans is in effect according to the Human Rights Campaign, the largest organization advocating for LGBTQ+ rights in America. (https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Anti-LGBTQ-Legislation-Impact-Report.pdf )
You know we generally keep this podcast show thingamajig on the light and fun side, but we do want to make sure you’re aware that these are perilous times.
Steady On.
Blog post for this episode: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/is-coming-out-still-a-thing
LGBTQ+ Americans Under Attack: A Report and Reflection On The 2023 State Legislative Session: Read Here
Siena and Toast on Instagram: instagram.com/sienaandtoast
If you love cats come to Siena and Toast's web site here
Check out some of these related past podcast episodes
Pride Month: Good People Celebrate Goodness
LGBTQ-Positive Peace, Love, and Laughs. A Pride Month Special
Coming Out- Process and Our Stories
Pride- Then and Now
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com