Episode 533: Isabelle Wheeler, Nonbinary Latter-day Saint

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2022

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

My friend Isabelle Wheeler (age 23, UVU student, RM) bravely shares their journey as a nonbinary Latter-day Saint. Isabelle talks about their early life, college, serving a mission (Fort Lauderdale, FL), and their experiences following their mission. If you are nonbinary or transgender, Isabelle’s insights and experience will help you. If you are a parent or local leader trying to better support nonbinary or transgender Latter-day Saints, Isabelle’s story will help you. Thank you, Isabelle for your courage to be on the podcast. I was deeply moved hearing your experiences and gospel insights. You are remarkable and our Church is better with you as a member. Links mentioned in the podcast: Deseret News Article: https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2022/6/7/23157031/1-in-20-young-adults-identify-as-transgender-or-nonbinary-pew-survey-finds-pew-research-lgbtq LGBTQ Workshop Panel with Trans and Nonbinary Students: June 15th, Utah Valley University Institute, 7 pm, 785 College Dr, Orem, UT 84058 Chapter 8 from Richard Ostler’s Book: https://www.dropbox.com/s/uz9qjy1dq5fox7c/Chapter%208%2C%20Transgender%20Latter-day%20Saints.pdf?dl=0 Great podcast from Questions for the Closet on Gender Dysphoria: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-is-gender-dysphoria/id1504990147?i=1000565502494 ** Please Check Out My LGBTQ Book At: ** Deseret Book: www.deseretbook.com/p/listen-learn-and-love-embracing-lgbtq-latter-day-saints Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/1462135773 ** Want to develop church-supported LGBTQ activities in your local area? Please join our FB group below ** https://www.facebook.com/groups/1433556613672143

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0:00.0	Welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love hosted by Richard Osler.
0:08.4	My guest on today's podcast is my friend Isabel Wheeler.
0:12.7	Welcome to the podcast, Isabel.
0:14.7	Thank you so much.
0:15.7	I'm happy to be here.
0:16.7	Isabel is Faithful Latter-day Saint, a return missionary who identifies as non-binary.
0:23.6	And we're trying to do as many podcasts as we can with transgender non-binary Latter-day Saints
0:29.6	so we can understand their stories.
0:32.6	Isabel's non-binary takes they, them, gender neutral pronouns.
0:39.2	So I will try to do that as much as possible in this podcast.
0:43.3	I hope to be perfect, but I may not and slip into she, her.
0:47.8	No worries.
0:48.8	And you're very gracious.
0:50.9	I met Isabel when I spoke at the UVU Institute,
0:57.0	Allies and LGBT Workshop that's being held in Orm, Utah,
1:03.0	as part of the UVU Institute and met many of our queer Latter-day Saints there
1:08.0	and got the chance to meet Isabelle. And I'm so honored to have
1:12.1	their story on the podcast. And when we know better, we do better. Now, some more background.
1:19.1	In the Desert News, we're recording this on June 7th. There's an article that we'll link to in the
1:25.9	show notes at the Desert News, Church
1:27.8	on Desert News, that says 1 in 20 young adults, that's 19 through 29, and Isabel's in the middle
1:34.0	of that range range, identify as transgender non-binary.
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