Explore " reparative therapy" with insightful episodes like "Michael Leeser: Finding Faith in Your True Self", "Brock Bennett shares his story of escaping the prison of the version of fundamentalist Christianity that he grew up with, and is now undoing that damage and living his best creative life as a gay man.", "William Elder, Ph.D. - Gay Man, Psychologist, Lover", "An interview with Dr. Jallen Rix. “Isn’t the world a better place when we all have the opportunity for a happy and healthy sex life”?" and "S2E53 Andy Wells - Tried to be Straight PART II" from podcasts like ""Present and Sober", "Becoming Wilkinson", "The New Masculine", "Becoming Wilkinson" and "The Beached White Male Podcast with Ken Kemp"" and more!
Brock Bennett shares his story of growing up in a fundamentalist family with a preacher as his father.
In this "no holds barred" interview, Brock discusses the damage done by a parent who was unable to face the true realities of life and how each person is created and who they are.
He was told, and believed, that his "same sex attraction" was his thorn in the flesh- something that he had to live with, but not succumb to- so that he could spend eternity in heaven.
It wasn't until he reached his thirties that he was able to escape the prison of religion.
He set out on a quest to find out for himself what it meant to be gay, and allowed himself to feel what was obvious to him when he was only five years old.
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Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2022
Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.
To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com
To connect with William Elder:
https://www.sugarvalleytherapy.com
Email: william.elder@utah.edu
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IG: @travers03
Dr. Jallen Rix
"Sex educator, author and activist Jallen Rix holds a Doctorate of Education in Sexology from Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco, where he later taught as a Professor. He maintains a private practice in Palm Springs CA, which includes personal consulting, sacred intimacy work, and surrogate-style partner experiences. He has appeared on talk shows, like Our America with Lisa Ling on Oprah’s OWN Channel, and ABC’s News Magazine 20/20.
He is a leading expert on the damaging effects of ex-gay ministries and so-call “reparative therapy.” His book, Ex-Gay No Way: Survival and Recovery from Religious Abuse, was nominated as best non-fiction books of 2010 by the Lambda Literary Foundation. His film, Lewd & Lascivious: The 1965 Police Raid on California Hall premiered to sold out crowds at Frameline 2013, San Francisco’s LGBTQ film festival, and won the AASECT Media Award for 2014. During 2015 and 2016 his solo-performance piece touring up and down the US West Coast, called, Stake In The Ground: Celebrating the Intersection of Self-pleasuring and Self-compassion".
Contact Jallen Rix: https://doctorrix.com
Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2022
Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.
To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com
In Part II of Ken's interview with Andy Wells, the two talk about the impact of the Nashville Statement and Andy's apologetics professor at Biola University, J.P. Moreland. Andy tells about his experience in leadership at a large evangelical church which led to "conversion" or "reparative therapy," and then his "coming out." The Exodus Movement is shut down. He talks about liberal Christianity, but theologically, he remains a conservative. Andy's new church, St. Gregory's of Nyssa in San Francisco brought renewal, hope and a supportive community. SHOW NOTES
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The Heart of Jacks Podcast
Episode #21 - Coming Out
Guest: Jallen Rix
Released July 5, 2021
Supported by Patreon at https://patreon.com/theheartofjacks
A six and a half year promise
The common ground of all LGBT people
And Jallen Rix on coming out
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The Heart of Jacks Podcast, written and produced by Paul Rosenberg
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Jallen Rix Links:
Jallen’s website
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Jallen on Youtube
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Facilitator of Angel City Jacks
Book: Ex-Gay No Way: Survival and Recovery from Religious Abuse
Film: Lewd & Lascivious
Theater: Stake in the Ground
Music: The Sacred & The Queer by Jallen Rix (1997-10-21)
Mentioned in this podcast:
Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself (Hulu)
“Sometimes I Wonder if I’m a Mistake” (Daniel Striped Bear & Lady Aberlin)
Mister Rogers Neighborhood, episode 1578 (May 6, 1987)
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With difficulty, at age 36, Andy Wells came out as gay. He's about to release a book entitled - Tried to be Straight, Biblical Options for Gay Christians. In Part I, Ken follows Andy's journey that took him from Episcopalian to Congregational all in historic Pasadena. He had a profound conversion experience that changed everything. As a new evangelical Christian, Andy shares his faith with Heidi Fleiss, the Hollywood Madam. He encountered questions he could not answer so he enrolled at Simon Greenleaf, then Biola University and completed a M.A. in Apologetics. He talks openly about his growing awareness of his own sexuality but his need to keep the gnawing conflict to himself. In Part II, Andy talks about his experience with reparative therapy, the Exodus Movement, and finally his coming out, and his continued, robust faith - his love for Jesus, the Bible and his new-found community. SHOW NOTES
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“For Everyone Born,” Community of Christ Sings #285. Music © 2006 Brian Mann, admin. General Board of Global Ministries t/a GBGMusik, 458 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30308. copyright@umcmission.org
“The Trees of the Field,” Community of Christ Sings # 645, Music © 1975 Stuart Dauerman, Lillenas Publishing Company (admin. Music Services).
All music for this episode was performed by Dr. Jan Kraybill, and produced by Chad Godfrey.
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