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All Out in the Open

How can I minister to LGBTQ+ youth?

All Out in the Open

All Out in the Open, Questions from the Closet

Lds, Lgbt, Religion & Spirituality, Transgender, Christ, Church Of Jesus Christ, Society & Culture, Lgbtq, Gay, Christianity, Latter-day Saint, Faith, Mormon

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Ben and Charlie are joined by Trish Thornock (she/her) to discuss how she has approached LGBTQ+ topics as a youth leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Questions from the Closet. I'm Charlie Bird.

0:05.6

And I'm Ben Shalatti. Each episode, we discuss a question that we commonly get asked

0:09.7

as LGBTQ plus Liarity Saints.

0:11.7

We are not trying to answer this question or come to a consensus, but simply sharing

0:15.2

our perspectives. Today's question is, how do I minister to LGBTQ plus youth?

0:20.8

Charlie and I are not terribly diverse, and we share many opinions and life experiences.

0:24.6

For example, we have both been roller skating.

0:27.7

It's such a huge experience to share however this is the Liarity.

0:33.4

There are some pretty big differences. For example, Ben is a good roller skater, so he says,

0:38.6

and I am really not.

0:40.2

Which is surprising. I feel like he'd be amazing at it.

0:41.8

I am really bad at roller skating. I can roll our blade pretty well, but the four skates,

0:46.6

I don't know what to do with that.

0:48.1

See, I'm not like good. I don't do tricks. I don't fall. I can go fast.

0:52.4

So we came up with this because last night, Ben pretty much went to date night, undergrad

0:56.8

date night at the Wilk by himself.

0:59.5

Well, here's the thing.

1:01.0

Aren't you like 40?

1:02.8

Not quite. Give me two years and a little bit more.

1:05.6

But I work in the Wilk, and there are these posters for Cougar skate every month.

1:09.2

That sounds really fun. There's only three bucks.

1:10.8

It's a monthly thing.

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