meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Mormon Stories Podcast

352: Dance Champion Benji Schwimmer Pt. 3 - Coming to Terms With Sexuality and Faith

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.55.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2012

⏱️ 126 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Benji Schwimmer is a world renowned dancer and choreographer. He is best known for winning Season 2 of the hit tv show So You Think You Can Dance. In this 3-part interview, Benji discusses the following: Part 1: His early years, and his LDS mission experience, Part 2: His experiences on So You Think You Can Dance, and Part 3: His attempts to come to terms with his sexuality and his LDS faith.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

One, two, three.

0:08.0

Mormon Stories Podcast is a production of the Open Stories Foundation. All donations to

0:13.0

Mormon Stories are fully tax deductible and go directly towards keeping the podcast alive

0:18.0

and towards building a community of support for Mormons Like You. To support the podcast,

0:23.0

or to join the community, please become a monthly subscriber today at MormonStories.org.

0:29.0

So, were you, you mentioned evergreen workbooks? Some of my listeners may or may not know that

0:34.0

the evergreen story side of things, yeah.

0:37.0

Is the church's unofficially endorsed support group?

0:42.0

Supported, yeah, I would say.

0:44.0

For, I've been told that they're financially supported by the church.

0:47.0

Oh. From a pretty reliable source, at least partly.

0:51.0

Yeah. But it's sort of a, it's a support group that...

0:54.0

I think it's so as an arthritis.

0:56.0

I mean, yeah. But, but in theory, what I understand is that it's sort of like if you're gay and if you're

1:03.0

Mormon, you want to try and marry a woman and make it work, if you're male.

1:06.0

You want to change your sexual identity?

1:08.0

Yeah. It's very, it's very based on change.

1:10.0

They can, what do they provide? Tell us about whatever...

1:12.0

They provide workbooks?

1:13.0

Did you go to evergreen? Did you like...

1:14.0

I never would show my face at a conference because I was also that famous Mormon.

1:17.0

So you were closeted?

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr. John Dehlin, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dr. John Dehlin and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.