GAY with GOD!

Meet Molly Downs-Stoller!

Molly is a gay Christian, Marriage and Family Therapist who lives in San Diego with her wonderful wife Sue, and their dog, Sir Andrew James!  Molly has a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from Point Loma Nazarene University and a Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of San Diego.  
Molly has worked in the mental health field for over 15 years and has seen the healing power of faith and therapy.  Molly states, 
      "I became a Therapist  so I could join others in the difficult stories and experiences in their lives and finding clarity and freedom in those places."  
Molly has extensive experience working with depression, anxiety, trauma and crisis intervention.  She is certified in EMDR. (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.)
Molly says,      "I am so truly blessed to be able to help people sort through what they believe in , how they see God, how they see themselves, and how God sees them."
CONNECT WITH MOLLY!
Molly's Website
Instagram
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Use Molly's email to sign up for her Later In Life Lesbians Online Support Group
EMAIL :  mdowns@thechristiancloset.org.  
 

Meet Sara Cunningham!

Sara Cunningham is an author, activist, and founder of the non-profit organization Free Mom Hugs. Her journey is a surprising one that began in conservative Oklahoma, when her son, Parker, came out as gay. As a woman of faith, Sara wrestled with the news until she began to study, research, and reconcile the two worlds. This journey resulted in her book How We Sleep at Night. She found herself on a journey “from the church to the Pride parade,” falling in lovewith the LGBTQIA+ community. In the wake of beautiful glitter-covered hugs and heart-breaking horror stories, the mission of Free Mom Hugs began. Simple acts of love and acceptance turned into a viral sensation, and Sara knew she had the opportunity to lead impactful change.
Free Mom Hugs is now a movement across the country and the world. Sara goes Beyond the Hug to educate and advocate organizations of all types including schools and businesses striving for safe and protected spaces. She has appeared, many times with her son Parker, on the Today show and The RuPaul Show and spoke at the 2019 GLAAD Awards. She also has been featured in many national publications including The Washington Post, Woman’s Day magazine, and People magazine. Sara is currently in partnership with Jamie Lee Curtis, whohas purchased the rights to her book and will release a movie based on her story. An upcoming documentary about the Mama Bears movement by award winning director Daresha Kyi also features Sara and the Free Mom Hugs movement
Sara’s passion is to change the perspective of the outside world toward this beautiful part of our community so that we as a society, not only learn to affirm, but more importantly, celebrate. Her goal is to help parents and children have authentic relationships and understanding for each other using her own experience and education as a guide. Sara is passionate about connectingwith faith, civic, and business leaders in efforts to make the world a kinder, safer place for our LGBTQIA+ family. She is gifted at inspiring others to join her in this movement that is sweeping the nation and the world.
Connect with Sara!
Free Mom Hugs
Sara@freemomhugs.org
Sara's Memoir: How We Sleep at Night
RESOURCES!
Sara's book is Titled: How We Sleep at Night. A mothers Memoir -  Jamie Lee Curtis purchased the rights and will be making a movie for the lifetime channel. I’m no scholar or theologian. This is just how I got through it. From the church to the Pride parade without losing my faith. Here's the link:  https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Sleep-At-Night/dp/14997253881.The best private online FB group for Mom’s with children on the LGBTQ+ spectrum with a WELLSPRING of support and resources email Liz Dyer and she can add you - lizdyer55@gmail.com2. The best Faith based books I’ve found to date:        Torn by Justin Lee.        *Walking the Bridgeless Canyon by Kathy  Baldock (she’s done the homework! Historically, Scientifically and Scripturally)        God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines3. Websites:         QCF - Queer Christian Fellowship www.qchristian.org        TRP - The Reformation Project www.reformation.org        Canyonwalker Connections: www.canyonwalkerconnections.com        Serendipitydodah - Home of the real Mama Bears *This website has THE best and most extensive list of            
Resources*  - www.realmamabears.orgSara Cunningham She/Her (Learn why pronouns matter)Free Mom Hugs Founder
PO BOX 12731 Okc, Ok. 73157
*FIND your State Chapter, Resources, Official Free Mom Hugs Merchandise and become a valued Monthly Donor at: Free Mom Hugs 

Meet Katrina Kalb!

Katrina Kalb is the Social Media Manager & Program Director at Free Mom Hugs.  She studied Sociology & Psychology at the University of Oklahoma.
Katrina participated in an After Viewing  LIVE Event following the documentary, PRAY AWAY on Netflix in August.  That is where I first virtually met Katrina and had seen her video from a parking lot urging people to watch this documentary; PRAY AWAY, and learn how our churches treat and/or support the LGBTQIA community.
I was deeply moved by Katrina's video as she openly revealed that she left that parking lot to attempt suicide for the second time.  That is when, I knew that I had to have Katrina on the GAY with GOD! podcast because her story saves lives and saving lives is my only purpose behind starting this podcast.
Make sure you listen to the end and find out why Katrina's tattoo has a large E on the end of the word hopE.

Ryan Joseph Allen/ Author PROMO/ My Drug Dealer Brought Me To God

PROMO:  AUTHOR Ryan Joseph Allen
Our former guest, Ryan Allen launches his book tomorrow on September 28th!  This conversation is just for our GAY with GOD! followers and there is an awesome price on the book if you buy it TOMORROW 9-28-2021 between 11am - 1pmEST! and get it for $2.99!!
CONNECT with RYAN!
Ryan's Website
Love Must Win!
 
 

Meet DJ Freeman!

       Just about everyone here has a story about being hurt by the Church.  Mine is no different, so I don't feel the need to re-tell the tale.  The bottom line is, the Church rejected me. It hurt.
        
        I came to realize it was the Church that did this, not God. I began my Spiritual Journey, traveling through the New Age camp and then back around to Christianity. Now I consider myself a Zen Christian, on the path to enlightenment by the power of the Holy Spirit, redeemed by the Lord Jesus Christ, serving a God who is Not in a box.
 
        In 2020, I went through the Dark Night of my Soul, and came out of the shadows knowing that I had a mission to love and serve my fellow beings. I make plant medicine, herbal skincare products, and low-intervention wine.  I teach and preach that we are to love each other, forgive each other, and not judge each other.  I strive to walk and live by the examples He set for us. 
 
Namaste
 
Connect with DJ!
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Meet Dr. Robyn!

Dr. Robyn is a Transqueer Activist, Latinx Scholar, and Public Theology.  They are the Author of Activist Theology, published by Fortress Press, and co-direct a collaborative project called The Activist Theology Project, based in Nashville, TN that works to partner with the dominant culture to create culture shift by using tools from theology and ethics. We believe in a deep togetherness, or en conjunto, and work to bring theory into a more generative reality by translating theology to action.  We collectively work to compost supremacy culture by responding to pressing social concerns.
Connect with Dr. Robyn
https:/activistheology.com
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Wild Goose Festival 2021

Meet Ellyn McNamara!

Ellyn desired at the age of 8 to become a nun.  She was raised in the Catholic faith and later as a Non Denominational Christian.  Her path of enlightenment and spirituality has taken many forms including Wicca, Kemetic Spirituality, different styles of Buddhism, Nam Myoho Renge Kyo chanting, meditation and the Penultimate; the Order of Divine Reality which she later realized was a cult.  Through voracious reading and a commitment to honor her own Divine Path, Ellyn went on a search to find her Guru; which she did in 2002.  Her Divine Light shines through as she talks about fear, racism, being intersex and losing family members when she came out to them.  Ellyn is committed to live her life in love in relationship with God as the Divine Mother.
CONNECT with ELLYN:
TWITTER  https://twitter.com/roCkerChick
MamasKitchen313
Bearded Ladies FB Group.
This is a safe space for people who identify as women & who have beards to come and be uplifted, supported, and nurtured through the process of accepting and perhaps wearing their beard c). You are not alone. It took many years for me to embrace my beard. Now I wear it proudly. I get stares but I do not care. Some women have beards and this one will not be ashamed of it anymore. We are here we are bearded, get used to it!
Ellyn's Book List.... 
While some of these links are to Amazon.com I highly recommend contacting your local independently owned bookstore and purchasing the books from them.
Autobiography of a Yogi — Paperback, Paramahansa Yogananda— 
The World's Religions (Plus) 
Man's Eternal Quest -- Hardcover
The Yoga of Jesus  By Paramahansa Yogananda
The Second Coming of Christ -- Paperback By Paramahansa Yogananda
The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ
Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha 
Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation 

Meet Mark Shore!

Mark Shore grew up Presbyterian.  He attended an 'evangelical' church in college where he first learned about the ex gay ministries and was told that "if you haven't acted on your 'same sex attraction' then it isn't an issue and you just need to find one woman you love."  Mark did find someone to love and was married for 17 years and had 4 kids. During the 17 years of marriage, Mark was secretly reading and attending talks on dealing with my 'same sex attraction'. When his wife found out, the divorce happened quickly and Mark chose to be celibate and participated in 5 years of ex gay ministries, therapy sessions and experiential conversion therapy weekends trying to appease God, his ex wife and kids. His depression and suicidal thinking grew stronger. Finally, Mark realized that all that teaching was all false and believed that, "I've done everything possible to be straight, and it didn't work."  He is now happily married to his husband, who works as a nurse practitioner at the local hospital. They live on a beautiful farm that his husband grew up on in Virginia with goats, a beautiful river, and an amazing 35' Labyrinth that  Mark built himself.
CONNECT with Mark!
Twitter: @mmshore
Check out Mark's Airbnb!!
 
 
 

Meet Rev. Mark Sandlin!

Mark is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) from the South. He currently serves at Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in Greensboro, NC. He is a co-founder of The Christian Left. He also serves as the President and Co-Executive Director of ProgressiveChristianity.org. Mark was awarded The Associated Church Press’ Award of Excellence. His work has been published on “The Huffington Post,” “Sojourners,” “Time,” and even on the “Richard Dawkins Foundation.” He’s been featured on PBS’s Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly and NPR’s The Story with Dick Gordon and had several return appearances on my Toginet Radio Show called, Second Chances.  STAY TUNED!  Mark will be leading a 4 part series on QUEEROLOGY from the pulpit!  I'll have the information when a date is set and how you can find the replays if you miss them!
CONNECT WITH MARK:
revmarksandlin.comthechristianleft.orgprogressivechristianity.org

Meet Bb! (Brandiilyne Mangum-Dear)

Bb is the Pastor of the Joshua Generation ( the unchurch unbiased. unashamed. unconditional.) in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.  She is outspoken for social justice and is determined to lift her voice in order to lift up those who are being left behind.  Bb; as she is affectionately called is an eclectic soul.  She preaches the Gospel, Follows Christ rather than Christianity, Offers Oracle and Tarot Readings, and owns the Red Jasper; a New Age Crystal and Metaphysical Gift Shop.  Bb is She is devoted to all the people she serves.  She is married to her amazing wife, Susan, whom she shares her heart and her life along with their fur babies and their granddaughter.   
CONNECT WITH Bb:
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Joshua Generation Community Church
The Red Jasper on Facebook
TikTok OracleJasper-Bb
Instagram theredjasper
"SLAYING DRAGONS ALL DAY LONG"