Katie Pruitt is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter and guitarist, whose debut record, “Expectations,” has been climbing the Americana charts. In our conversation, we discuss how she came out through her songwriting, who she could turn to, and how she came around to trusting herself, seeing God as a "force of good."

Bliss started "Bliss and the Trash Plants," a mutual aid organization in Nashville. In our conversation, they share the quandary of never quite feeling like they belonged in church. And yet, we learn that it's the community service efforts of churches over the years that have inspired the work Bliss organizes today.

Justin Hiltner is a queer banjo player, songwriter, journalist, and activist living here in Nashville. We talk about how his faith has been tested throughout his life so far, from coming out to his family in rural Ohio to his fight against cancer more recently.

Singer/songwriter, Cody Belew, talks about growing up and praying to not be gay, and how he eventually came out to his parents. Cody's found his own way to be spiritual outside of going to church, identifying as a, "spiritual being having a human experience.”

Rachel Iacovone of WPLN News Nashville shares her family's history with faith, her own personal exploration of the Bible, and how the Book of Esther is particularly relevant for finding hope in a year as tumultuous as 2020.

Raised Catholic and a native to Nashville, TN, Alan’s story is a journey of finding self-worth. After coming out, Alan struggled with his faith to the point that he turned to drugs and alcohol. He now has a home in the United Methodist Church and works at Cumberland Heights, an alcohol and drug treatment center in Nashville.

Dawn is a queer female Lutheran pastor. We delve into a discussion about her coming out later in life, and responding to a call to be a pastor 20 years after she had first heard it. She now serves the Nashville and Middle TN areas through a new ELCA Lutheran collective called, The Table.

Raised Southern Baptist in Alabama, we journey through Wesley's gradual shift from the strict and literal adherence to scripture growing up, to asking questions about everything, particularly when he arrived here in Nashville.

As a librarian for religion and theology at Vanderbilt University's Divinity Library, Kashif carries a reverence for the written word. He reminded me of that old adage, that you are what you read. And he shares with us the story of how the small but powerful gesture of handing a book to someone at just the right moment has the power to change us at our core.

Growing up Baptist, Lindsey struggled to find a church after coming out, eventually finding one in the United Methodist Church. Lindsey is from Mt. Juliet, TN, where it was difficult to find the resources she needed for support in coming out. Today, her focus is on guiding LGBTQIA+ youth through coming out and the journey beyond.

How are you taking care of yourself? It's a question I ask most guests toward the end of their interview, and it's especially pertinent now. In this bonus episode, I brought Kelsey Davis back on the show to share her thoughts about gathering and self-care in response to the COVID-19 health crisis.

Together, we discuss the fluidity of understanding her faith and sexuality and not sticking to just one category, as well as the impact purity culture has had in her life, her work to give voice to issues of sexual abuse in church settings, and the healing that has come from telling her own story to her followers.

From helping form a church as a child, to finding church in queer activist spaces as an adult, Damien finds hope in places both religious and secular. He reflects on his Afro-Peruvian heritage and embodied memory which has become the focus of his studies of Peruvian culture and how dance has been a form of worship for centuries and continues to be today.

We reconnect with season 1 guests, Zack Eccleston, Maria Michonski, and Lee Catoe, about the importance of storytelling for LGBTQIA+ people of faith. Hearing their voices again was a reminder that our stories are never completely finished.

Lina shares her response to the 2019 General Conference vote by the Methodist Church that affirmed the church's doctrine against full LGBTQIA+ inclusion.

Amber and I discuss resources for coming out in light of her book, Unashamed: A Coming Out Guide for LGBTQ Christians. Plus, Amber shares her favorite a new-self care tip.

Rj discuss their journey finding an affirming home church, when communities that seem to be inclusive and loving sometimes do not live up to those statements.

Greg talks with his sister Meg McEllen, about coming out to himself, to his family, and to the Catholic Church.

Lee Catoe offers his reflections on the role body image plays in the LGBTQI community, and how we can begin to seek out the divine in one another.

Luther and I discuss black liberation theology and reimagining scripture, as well as the difficulties in coming out to his family, and being seen as a fully participating member of his church.