Episode 420: Josh Pedersen, Gay, Author “OUT, NOT IN!”

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

My friend Josh Pedersen, who came out as gay at 21 following his successful LDS mission in England, talks about his Kickstarter where you can pre-order his new booked called “OUT, NOT IN!” Josh, who is a full time Professor of Design, wrote the book to help LGBTQ people struggling to find their voice come out, and also to their families and close friends to gain a more empathetic understanding. It is a reminder that LOVE - between parent and child, best friends, and family friends is the greatest gift of all. No sides, just love. You can find "OUT, NOT IN!", at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joshpedersen/out-not-in-an-illustrated-lgbtq-book. Or by going to his Instagram @joshpedersen and using the link in his bio. To make this book a reality, they need to make their goal by July 6th. I encourage everyone to pre-order a copy and donate to this worthy and needed cause, not only will you be getting a copy of the book you'll be helping get 2 copies into libraries and public schools in Utah. Thank you Josh for being on the podcast and sharing your story. You are a great man, with a huge heart, and a mission to help heal and bring us together.

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0:00.0	Welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love, hosted by Richard Osler.
0:10.8	My guest on today's podcast, joining me from via Zoom, from his home, I believe in St. George, is my friend Josh Pedersen.
0:21.6	Look for the podcast, Josh.
0:23.8	It's nice to be here. Thank you.
0:27.0	This is a podcast. We're going to talk about Josh's book.
0:31.7	It's part of a Kickstarter. If you're not aware of that, we'll talk about what a Kickstarter is.
0:37.3	But just by way of introduction, I'd like to introduce my guest.
0:40.2	Josh is 30.
0:42.2	He's gay.
0:43.4	He has served a mission.
0:45.7	He is no longer attending church or really connected to the church.
0:49.9	But he's supportive of the church for those that it works.
0:54.7	He's not trying to draw other people out of the church.
0:58.4	Our hope, well, let me tell more about Josh's career.
1:02.1	He is a professor at Dixie State University in Digital Design
1:06.7	and is teaching a lot of the things I wish I understood better,
1:10.4	like Adobe and Illustrator
1:12.5	and some of these great programs that bring so much beauty. Is that okay for an introduction, Josh?
1:20.2	Yeah, that's great. So listeners in the first part of this podcast, we're going to talk about the book then we're
1:29.4	going to have Josh tell a story and then we're going to end with the book and part of the
1:33.9	podcast to be honest is to if you feel so impressed is to donate to Josh's Kickstarter campaign
1:41.6	we'll talk about that.
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