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All Out in the Open

What if loved ones are disappointed in my choices?

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

🗓️ 23 March 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Charlie and Ben are joined by Jessica Wells for a conversation about what to do when loved ones are disappointed in choices surrounding sexual orientation.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Questions from the Closet.

0:03.3

I'm Ben Shalatti.

0:04.4

And I'm Charlie Bird.

0:05.8

Each episode we discuss a question that we commonly get asked as LGBTQ plus Latter-day

0:09.8

Saints.

0:10.8

You're not trying to answer this question or come to consensus, but simply share our

0:13.7

perspectives.

0:14.7

Today's question is, what if loved ones are just appointed in my choices?

0:18.7

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

0:22.6

For example, we both like meeting new people.

0:24.8

However, there are some pretty big differences.

0:26.7

For example, people want to meet Charlie, but they get to meet me.

0:30.7

Go ahead.

0:32.7

Well, people will like email the questions in the closet kind of like, hey, can I meet

0:37.5

you guys some time?

0:38.5

And I'll be like, there's no way you'll ever meet Charlie.

0:41.0

He's busy and doesn't even respond to my text.

0:42.9

So you can come meet me.

0:43.9

Yeah.

0:44.9

And I always say people meet me in my office at work because I don't know if you're a

0:47.5

murderer.

0:48.5

So if they are, they might as well do it in your office at work.

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