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All Out in the Open

What's it like to be gay at BYU Hawaii?

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

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Iese Wilson shares his experience as a gay student at BYU-H and highlights challenges faced by international LGBTQ+ members of the Church.

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0:00.0

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

0:09.1

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

0:12.8

as LGBTQ plus Larry's name.

0:14.5

We're not trying to answer this question or come to a consensus but simply sharing our

0:18.5

perspectives.

0:19.5

Today's question is, what's it like to be LGBTQ plus at BYU Hawaii?

0:24.5

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

0:28.4

For example, we are both out of town right now traveling.

0:31.4

However, there are some pretty big differences.

0:33.8

For example, Ben is in Everett, Washington.

0:37.3

Correct.

0:38.3

You're home, right?

0:39.3

And I am in Laiye, Hawaii.

0:41.3

So, nice.

0:42.3

Charlie, what took you to Hawaii?

0:43.3

It is nice.

0:44.3

You can see the palms behind me.

0:47.6

What's that?

0:48.6

What took you to Hawaii?

0:50.6

Vacation.

0:51.6

Just two years of grad school took me here.

0:55.8

Yeah.

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