And we're also joined by actor and host of the gas Jesus podcast, Daniel, for instance,

you welcomed the show as well.

I'm so happy to be here.

I'm going to start off in the same way they just started off our last block since this is the launching point we're launching in a Pride month. I'm going to start with you Margaret. What does Pride mean to you in 2022?

You know, I've been intending gay Pride since 1978.

And so I have met many of many a memory, you know, the roar of the sunbikes that just fills my heart with so much promise and joy for the future. And I think we need it now more than ever.

So I'm looking to this pride to bring some of that energy back some of that healing energy that togetherness. It's exciting.

I just think it's an incredible time to just be an example of love in this world. I love the fact that I think it's the number one thing for LGBTQ people to think about is just being an example of love and walk around and just unequivocally be you and be with whoever you want to be with.

I think it's an amazing feeling.

My first pride I was in the closet and working as a balancer and passed by my bar and now to be somebody who, you know, I love my life out and proud and it's just so amazing to be able to see that that journey.

It's never lost on me.

That's absolutely awesome. And I know, you know, you were talking about wanting to put this positivity out into the universe. I know we mentioned your podcast where you do that. And I know a lot of people think that there's supposed to be this like dividing line between religion or Christianity specifically and the community.

But you don't feel that that's necessary at all. And I love that. Can you talk a little bit about how the work that you do and the podcast helps you to achieve the goals that you're talking about there?

Yeah, I do think it's kind of weird that people are told that you have to choose between gay and God. It's like God is something that's that important to you and if God centers you and then you're not allowed to have it because you're gay.

It's kind of an odd thing. I don't think God gives up on you. So why do you give up on God? If someone sits here, what's your most favorite thing? And you're like, oh, my little puppy scruffy or my Louis Vuitton carry all.

And if I said, oh, can I have it? Like, you'd be like, no, it's fine. But like, you just let them take your God.

I mean, you know, it's a moral compass or a lot of us. It's a center. It's a vibration that we can reach. And I think to tell LGBT people that today shouldn't even be allowed to explore that or to be able to have that is doing a disservice to the Bible.

Also, we just look at things like a rainbow lens. We are sluts. We are sinners. We're everything else. And it's just like we're questioning and asking questions. And every week we just invite people on to wonder with us.

Because who the hell knows if you know, tell me because nobody really knows what's what? You know, and I just think it's awful that, you know, there's so Jesus mentioned hypocrite count so many times in the Bible.

But he never once said anything bad about gay people. So I think that people really need to evaluate and follow the price that reaches love and not the one that reaches hate.

I think that's awesome. Well, look, to the course of this segment, we're going to be talking about representation. We've already sort of have been, but I want to get into one of the projects that Margaret Charlie know that you're involved in.

I believe we have a trailer for Fire Island. Can we play that?

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