Ep. 14 Creating an Empowering Community with Todd Brandon Morris
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08/11/20 • 39 min
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler chats with Todd Brandon Morris, founder of Out-Fit! Founded in 2014 in NYC, Out-Fit’s mission is to encourage athletes within CrossFit to achieve extraordinary physical goals while maintaining mental health and promoting social equality. They also have an athletic clothing line that includes proud apparel to embody those principles. Tyler talks with Todd about when he was shunned by his family and community, Jehovah’s Witnesses, after coming out to them as gay, the challenges he then faced mentally and emotionally, and how he created Out-Fit to cultivate a safe, uplifting community for LGBTQ+ individuals.
Guest: Todd Brandon Morris
Personal Instagram: @tbmlovesyou
Out-Fit Instagram: @out.fit.usa
Out-Fit Website: https://out-fit.org/
Out-Fit Apparel: https://out-fit.org/collections/frontpage
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Your Host: Tyler Martin
Instagram: @tylerisaacmartin
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Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler chats with Todd Brandon Morris, founder of Out-Fit! Founded in 2014 in NYC, Out-Fit’s mission is to encourage athletes within CrossFit to achieve extraordinary physical goals while maintaining mental health and promoting social equality. They also have an athletic clothing line that includes proud apparel to embody those principles. Tyler talks with Todd about when he was shunned by his family and community, Jehovah’s Witnesses, after coming out to them as gay, the challenges he then faced mentally and emotionally, and how he created Out-Fit to cultivate a safe, uplifting community for LGBTQ+ individuals.
Guest: Todd Brandon Morris
Personal Instagram: @tbmlovesyou
Out-Fit Instagram: @out.fit.usa
Out-Fit Website: https://out-fit.org/
Out-Fit Apparel: https://out-fit.org/collections/frontpage
Sponsored by BetterHelp! Get 10% Off BetterHelp therapy by using my code!
Your Host: Tyler Martin
Instagram: @tylerisaacmartin
Follow Have a Blessed Gay and Reach Out!
Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @haveablessedgay
Email: [email protected]
U.S. Helplines
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
Trevor Project Helpline (LGBTQ+ Youth): 1-866-488-7386
Trans Helpline: 877-565-8860
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Ep. 13 For They Know Not What They Do with Daniel Karslake
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. This episode, Tyler talks with Daniel Karslake, an award-winning American director, producer, and activist whose highly acclaimed work deals with pressing issues of national and international social justice. His first major film For the Bible Tells Me So, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and was short-listed for a 2008 Academy Award, is all about the divide between the LGBTQ+ community and the Christian Church. It’s an incredible film that breaks down the arguments made by the Christians against the LGBTQ+ community, specifically focusing on parents with gay and lesbian children. He’s continuing the conversation with his new documentary called For They Know Not What They Do, which opened at the Tribeca Film Festival, examining struggles the trans community is facing, conversion therapy, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, and the downfall of religious freedom. Enjoy this enlightening and important conversation!
Guest: Daniel Karslake
For The Know Not What They Do Film (Newest Film): https://www.fortheyknow.org/
For the Bible Tells Me So (1st Film): https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/for-the-bible-tells-me-so/id1187016023
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Your Host: Tyler Martin
Instagram: @tylerisaacmartin
Follow Have a Blessed Gay and Reach Out!
Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @haveablessedgay
Email: [email protected]
U.S. Helplines
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
Trevor Project Helpline (LGBTQ+ Youth): 1-866-488-7386
Trans Helpline: 877-565-8860
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Ep. 15 Queer Biblical Fanfiction with Jade Sylvan
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler chats with Jade Sylvan! Called a “risque queer icon” by the Boston Globe, Jade is a non-binary, gender-fluid author, poet, performer, and producer. They have written pieces for The Washington Post, BuzzFeed, The Toast, PANK Magazine, and many other publications surrounding polyamory, queer identity, and LGBTQ+ issues. Jade just graduated with their Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School, where they wrote their second musical called Beloved King, a queer Biblical interpretation of the story of King David. There are ton of amazing topics we get into, like, looking at the Hebrew and Christian Bible as forms of fanfiction, the very gay story of David and Jonathan, and the concept of God having favorites.
*The book mentioned in the episode, David, The King, is by Gladys Schmitt*
Guest: Jade Sylvan
Instagram/Twitter: @jadesylvan
Beloved King Musical Website: https://www.belovedkingmusical.com/
Beloved King Instagram: @belovedkingmusical
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Your Host: Tyler Martin
Instagram: @tylerisaacmartin
Follow Have a Blessed Gay and Reach Out!
Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @haveablessedgay
Email: [email protected]
U.S. Helplines
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
Trevor Project Helpline (LGBTQ+ Youth): 1-866-488-7386
Trans Helpline: 877-565-8860
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