Our Lady of Perpetual Brunch | LGBTQ+ Spirituality, Queer Faith, and Community
Explore the beautifully broad spectrum of LGBTQ+ spirituality, queer faith, and religious deconstruction. Join host Stephen Stanley each episode as he sits down with members of the LGBTQ+ community to discuss their diverse spiritual journeys, healing, traumas, and quests to find and create community. You'll meet gay priests, trans deacons, drag contemporary Christian music artists, spiritual healers, intersex scholars, and more.
From reconciling traditional religious upbringing to exploring alternative spiritual paths to righting current wrongs, no topic is off the table. Best of all, these deep, authentic, and life-affirming conversations happen over the wonderful weekend ritual of brunch.
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Our Lady of Perpetual Brunch | LGBTQ+ Spirituality, Queer Faith, and Community
"Gay Demons," A Calling, and Advocacy with Rev. Robert Arrington
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In this episode of Our Lady of Perpetual Brunch, host Stephen Stanley speaks with Reverend Robert Arrington. Reverend Arrington is the Founder and Pastor at Unity Fellowship Church of Charleston. He’s a passionate advocate for social change, for the LGBTQIA+ community, for Queer people of color, and for people living with HIV. It was recorded at The North Charleston LGBTQIA+ Community Center
He discusses his own journey from a difficult and abusive childhood, battles with poverty and violence, being told he has "Gay Demon" inside him, fighting his own Church to be ordained, and now leading a ministry on his own terms.
Reverend Arrington was introduced to us by the Outwords Archive. Outwards is dedicated to preserving and sharing the stories of our queer elders. A link to their incredible site is below.
Links:
We Are Family (the North Charleston LGBTQIA+ Center): https://waf.org/
Unity Charleston: https://www.unitycharleston.com/
The Outwords Archive: https://theoutwordsarchive.org/
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