Ep 5. What Would Gay Jesus Do: My Coming Out Story
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06/30/20 • 19 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. This is a special episode for the last day of Pride month. Tyler intimately discusses his own journey with religion and spirituality, openly talks about his relationship with his parents, and explains how Jesus helped him come out as gay. Have you ever been told that your God or faith didn’t accept you? That your God didn’t love you? Have you ever been told that you didn’t belong? If so, this episode is for you, for the LGBTQ+ community, for all the outcasts. Please know that you are special, you are purposeful, you are beautiful, and your God, or whatever you believe in, believes in you too.
Your Host: Tyler Martin
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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. This is a special episode for the last day of Pride month. Tyler intimately discusses his own journey with religion and spirituality, openly talks about his relationship with his parents, and explains how Jesus helped him come out as gay. Have you ever been told that your God or faith didn’t accept you? That your God didn’t love you? Have you ever been told that you didn’t belong? If so, this episode is for you, for the LGBTQ+ community, for all the outcasts. Please know that you are special, you are purposeful, you are beautiful, and your God, or whatever you believe in, believes in you too.
Your Host: Tyler Martin
Instagram: @tylerisaacmartin
Sponsored by BetterHelp! Get 10% Off BetterHelp therapy by using my code!
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 4. The Power of Ritual: Casper Ter Kuile and his Sacred Text
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 interviews Casper Ter Kuile, the author of the new book, The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices. Casper is a Harvard Divinity School fellow and cohost of the popular Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast. So, if you are a person who might not feel connected to religion, but you’re seeking to deepen your relationship with yourself and spirituality, you’re gonna love this episode. We dive into Casper’s book, talk about the concept of reading a text as something sacred, and how we can find more meaning in our daily lives. Whether you're spiritual or not, come laugh, learn, and make your day more blessed and gay.
Casper Ter Kuile
Twitter: @caspertk
IG: @caspertk_
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text
Twitter/IG: @hpsacredtext
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Your Host: Tyler Martin
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Trevor Project Helpline (LGBTQ+ Youth): 1-866-488-7386
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Ep. 6 Senate-Her: Megan Hunt, First Openly LGBTQ Senator of Nebraska
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 interviews Megan Hunt who is the first openly out State Senator of Nebraska, Vice Chair of Urban Affairs, activist, single mom, and just a fierce bisexual queen. We chat about her identity as an Atheist, her work to ban conversion therapy, what religious freedom actually means, and how everyone can become involved politically. If you aren’t already fired up to make social change, this conversation will spark a flame or two. So, come on and let’s get fired up together!
Megan Hunt
Twitter/Instagram: @NebraskaMegan
Website: https://meganfornebraska.com/
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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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