All Out in the Open
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All Out in the Open
All Out in the Open is a resource for LGBTQ Latter-day Saints and those who love them. Our goal is to help listeners connect with themselves, with their families, with their community, and with God. Hosts Charlie Bird and Ben Schilaty help listeners open up to themselves and those around them. Clare...
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Finding Self Acceptance as a Gay Saint in Jamaica (with Marcel Robinson)
This week’s OUT and About episode features Marcel Robinson, a gay Latter-day Saint from Jamaica. He opens up about losing his father, coming to terms...
Bringing Ministry to the Margins (With Bishop Karen Oliveto)
This week in our ALL Together episode, Bishop Karen Oliveto shares her experiences as the first openly lesbian bishop in The United Methodist Church a...
Behind the Scenes With Sound Guy Mike
This week’s OPEN Up episode features one of our very own editors, Mike Poret—better known as “Sound Guy Mike.”
Mike first discovered Ques...
Setting Boundaries Without Burning Bridges (with Michael Soto)
This week in our IN the Scriptures episode, Michael Soto joins Clare Dalton to discuss Doctrine & Covenants 109-123. Together they explore the importa...
Bravery in the Midst of Cultural Barriers (with VJ)
This week in our OUT and About episode, VJ Aguilar shares his journey growing up in Mexico, immigrating to the U.S., and coming out as bisexual amid c...
Working With Opponents to Protect & Advance Rights (with Sara Burlingame)
This week in our ALL Together episode, Liz Macdonald and Michael Soto sit down with Sara Burlingame, former Wyoming state legislator and current Execu...
Join Us For a Gathering
We’re hosting a morning gathering for LGBTQ+ Latter-day Saints and those who love them! Think light breakfast, good conversation, a few connection act...
Church Resources You May Not Know About (with Barry Donakey)
This week’s OPEN Up episode features Barry Donakey, who helped launch LGBTQ+ workshops at Utah Valley Institute and is involved with the Gather Confer...
When God’s Promises Seem Unmet (with Hannah Bryan)
This week in our IN the Scriptures episode Clare Dalton and Hannah Bryan discuss Doctrine and Covenants 94-108. These sections outline the intense per...
Why a Queer Asian Nonmember Showed Up At an LDS Institute (with Atlas Nocturne)
This OUT and About episode features Atlas Nocturne (he/they). While at Arizona State University, Atlas began attending the Church’s Institute of Relig...
Building Bridges over Obstacles Together (with Bree & Kit Borrowman)
This week in our ALL Together episode, Bree and Kit Borrowman share their powerful journey of love, identity and community. Bree, a high school scienc...
How a Gay Catholic is Making Space to Stay (with Justin Telthorst)
This week in our OPEN Up episode, Ben Schilaty and Charlie Bird talk with Justin Telthorst, a gay Catholic and founder of Empty Chairs, a nonprofit wo...
Gather Conference Live Q&A
How can I be a good ally? How do you stay hopeful in a difficult world? Who is Ben’s celebrity crush?
Learn the answers (and more) in thi...
New Eyes and a Fresh Understanding (with Ben Bernards)
This week in our IN the Scriptures episode, Clare Dalton sits down with Ben Bernards, an author, blogger, podcaster, and a beloved youth speaker known...
A Closet without a Door: How Culture Affects Coming Out (with Adrian)
Our OUT and About episode this week looks a little different. Our guest Adrian (name changed) from Indonesia isn’t able to come out publicly, so he sh...
At Last They’re on the Podcast (with Cynthia WinWard & Susan Hinckley)
This week’s ALL Together episode features Cynthia Winward and Susan Hinckley, hosts of a podcast and authors of a book called At Last She Said It. The...
What LGBTQ+ Latter-Day Saints Wish Others Understood (with Ben & Charlie)
On this week’s OPEN Up episode, Ben Schilaty and Charlie Bird share heartfelt and powerful insights gathered from a survey of LGBTQ+ Latter-day Saints...
Visions, Doctrine, and the Wait for Understanding (with Stefanie Reinsch)
This week, Clare Dalton sits down with Stefanie Reinsch to discuss Doctrine & Covenants 71–83. Stefanie shares her journey of revelation and resilienc...
How a Gay Brit Learned to "Come As You Are" (with James Grant)
On this week’s OUT and About episode, Iese Wilson talks with James Grant, a gay, neurodivergent Latter-day Saint from England currently serving on his...
Advocacy is for Everyone (with Landon Phillips)
On this month’s ALL Together episode, hosts Liz Macdonald and Michael Soto sit down with Landon Phillips. Landon shares his journey of coming out, tra...
God's Promise to His LGBTQ+ Children (with Charlie & Ben)
In this week’s OPEN Up episode, Ben and Charlie discuss the concept of deliverance, drawing parallels between the ancient Israelites and the LGBTQ+ co...
Building Zion as LGBTQ+ Saints and Allies (with Patrick Mason)
What does it take to build Zion?
This week on IN the Scriptures, Clare Dalton sits down with Patrick Mason, professor of religious studie...
A Gay Brazilian's Take on Rainbows, Raindrops, and Divine Identity (with Icaro Paraguassú)
OUT and About: Iese Wilson sits down with Icaro Paraguassú, who shares his experiences as a gay Latter-Day Saint from Brazil. They discuss faith, iden...
How Two Parents Built What They Were Praying to Find (with Sara & Bryce Cook)
In this heartfelt episode of ALL Together, Liz Macdonald and Michael Soto sit down with Bryce and Sara Cook, parents of two gay sons and founding memb...
Ben Reflects on Being Denied a Temple Recommend (with Ben & Charlie)
This month on OPEN Up, Ben shares a deeply personal story about navigating the reactions of his local Church leadership after he performed a same-sex...
How Gather Conference is Changing Lives (with Emilee Cutler & Spencer David Smith)
In this special episode of THE Exclusive, Ben Schilaty is joined by Emilee Cutler and Spencer David Smith to talk about the upcoming Gather Conference...
Seeing Beyond the Stereotype (with Sean Nicholes)
This month on IN the Scriptures, Clare Dalton and Sean Nicholes—a gay Latter-day Saint, psychiatry resident, and member of the U.S. Air Force—explore...
Merging Mexican Tradition with the Restored Gospel (with Liv Mendoza Haynes)
In this month’s episode of OUT and About, Iese Wilson sits down with Liv Mendoza Haynes, a queer, Mexican Latter-Day Saint. Liv shares how her unique...
How to Love Your Neighbor (with Malissa Larson)
This week’s ALL Together guest Malissa Larson knows firsthand the power of community. A former homeless youth and first-generation college graduate, s...
We Need Allies More Than Ever (with Charlie & Ben)
OPEN Up: Charlie Bird and Ben Schilaty tackle the overwhelming noise surrounding LGBTQ+ topics in the Church and society, sharing personal stories of...
What Would Past Me Think of Current Me? (with Ady & Cora Johnson)
This week on IN the Scriptures, Clare Dalton sits down with Ady and Cora Johnson—returned missionaries, newlyweds, adventurers and active members of t...
Finding Belonging as a Gay Samoan (with Wallace Pelesasa)
In this episode of OUT and About, Iese Wilson interviews Wallace Pelesasa—a fellow Samoan and gay Latter-Day Saint.
Growing up in a larg...
Ally Nights: Creating Community in Your Own Home (with Jen Dille & Clare Dalton)
This week on ALL Together, Liz Macdonald and Michael Soto sit down with Clare Dalton, host of IN the Scriptures and curator of the Gatherings curricul...
Remembering Ben's Mom - Grief in Real Time (with Ben & Charlie)
In this week’s OPEN Up episode, Ben Schilaty shares his experiences with grief after recently losing his mother to her long battle with Alzheimer’s di...
The Invitation That Holds All the Answers (with Becca Shumway)
This week on IN the Scriptures, Clare Dalton and Becca Shumway dive into Doctrine and Covenants 18-28. These revelations shaped the early structure of...
From Teen Convert to Branch President in Thailand (with Max Maneekam)
In this week’s OUT and About episode, Iese Wilson interviews Max Maneekam, a gay Latter-day Saint from Thailand now living in South Carolina with his...
Seeing LGBTQ+ Individuals Through a Christlike Lens (with Pastor Stan Mitchell)
In this ALL Together episode, Liz Macdonald and Michael Soto sit down with Pastor Stan Mitchell, a Christian pastor with a powerful journey of faith a...
Grieving the Life You Thought You Would Have (with Lisa Valentine Clark)
This month on OPEN Up, Ben Schilaty and Charlie Bird sit down with Lisa Valentine Clark. Lisa is a mother of five and host of the podcasts “The Lisa S...
Giving Ourself and Others Space to Grow (with Terri & Dan Pratt)
This week on IN the Scriptures, Clare Dalton talks with Terri and Dan Pratt, parents of six neurodivergent children, some of whom are LGBTQ+. They sha...
Converting in Hong Kong... To Become Straight? (with Uri (Yin Jai))
From Hong Kong to Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Uri shares his journey as a gay member of the Church—finding God’s love, self-acceptance, and commu...