From Mormons to Gay Rockstars with The Aces

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Society & Culture, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Sexuality

5 • 933 Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Sisters Cristal and Alisa Ramirez of 'The Aces' share their experiences growing up in a Mormon family, their struggles with religion and queerness, and their journeys to self-acceptance. They discuss challenging traditional Mormon expectations, rebelling against societal norms, and how music has always been their North Star. The conversation also covers their relationship, changes in faith, and the importance of following what brings you joy. Follow our guests @cristalramirezz @alisa_ramirez and their band @theaces If you have a minute, please let us a review on Apple, a rating on Spotify and share this episode with someone who grew up mormon! For all other inquiries, please email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So when I finally came to terms with being queer and I was like ready to tell her it was really hard for me and I was really afraid
0:06.6	I was like hey I just want to like tell you like I'm I'm gay like I like girls and like I like you're the first person I want to tell I'm like you're like you're the first person I want to tell I'm like shaking
0:15.4	I like have a tear in my eye and she's like yeah what like me too. Hey all
0:27.0	all, welcome back to Made It Out.
0:29.0	I'm so excited about today's conversation.
0:31.0	I'm here with Crystal and Elisa Ramirez of The Aces, and
0:35.9	we're going to talk about their queer journey and how music created a path for them to
0:40.9	get out of their Mormon community.
0:43.0	Thank you all for being here.
0:44.0	Yeah, I'm very excited to talk to you both our first two-person interview.
0:48.0	My God, trend-setting.
0:50.0	So we'll see how it's going to go on my end.
0:54.0	Let's start with just a snapshot of what your upbringing was like, what was your family
0:58.0	like, what was y'all's relationship like?
1:00.0	Yeah, so we grew up in Orm, Utah.
1:03.4	It's like, if you've been to Utah, you know,
1:05.2	it's like very suburban.
1:07.2	We're in northern Utah, so it was very like,
1:09.7	a lot of pine trees, a lot of snow,
1:12.2	a lot of space, a lot of space.
1:13.6	Like coming to LA, I feel like that's
1:14.8	been the hardest thing for me to adjust
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