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Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he and his spiritual badass guests take you on a journey to critically discuss religion, spirituality, & social issues from an outcast’s perspective…with a big splash of comedy. Whether you're spiritual or not, come laugh, learn, & make your day more blessed & gay! Follow on social media -- Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @haveablessedgay www.haveablessedgay.com Email: hello@haveablessedgay.com Your Host, Tyler Martin -- Instagram: @tylerisaacmartin
- 46 - Episode 44: A Muslim, a Christian, a Jew, and an Agnostic Talk on a Podcast: Season 1 Takeaways
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective.
What happens when a Muslim, a Christian, a Jew, and an Agnostic talk on a podcast…? Answer: Season 1 of Have a Blessed Gay!
In this final episode of season one, Tyler reflects over this past incredible year by giving his top five takeaways from season one! You’ll hear inspirational highlights from five of Have a Blessed Gay’s diverse guests, including from Muslim author and one of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People,”Daisy Khan, Rupaul’s Dragrace superstar, Nina West, Rabbi and activist, Denise L. Eger, Human Rights Campaign’s “Top Faith Leaders,” Brandan Robertson, and deconstructionist and decolonizer, Jo Luehmann. These experts, faith leaders, and celebrities remind us of our similarities, what it means to be holy, to uplift and support others, and to ultimately seek the divine within ourselves.
To stay up-to-date on all things Have a Blessed Gay, including season 2, go to www.haveablessedgay.com and sign up for the newsletter. Plus follow on social media @haveablessedgay on all the platforms!
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Tue, 03 Aug 2021 - 31min - 45 - Ep. 43 It’s a Choice, It’s a Lifestyle: Deconstructing Deconstruction
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective.
In this episode, Tyler gets meta AF and deconstructs deconstruction. If you’re new to the concept, deconstruction is the method of taking something apart, analyzing, and questioning it. It is a core theme of this podcast, but something Tyler doesn't typically explicitly talk about.
Using his essays from the book “The Deconstructionist Playbook,” he examines the choice of religion and faith, our inner voices, abandonment, and the options we have after deconstruction. Join Tyler in deconstructing deconstruction! And if you want to enter for a chance to win a free signed copy of the book, the details to enter are below:
Enter for a Chance to Win a Free Signed Copy of “The Deconstructionist Playbook!!!”
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Tue, 20 Jul 2021 - 23min - 44 - Ep. 42 "Unbonding" from Trauma with Your Favorite Heretic Rachel Myers
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective.
In this episode, Tyler talks with the inspiring Rachel Myers! Rachel, along with her husband Derek, began a little Instagram page calledYour Favorite Heretics-- it was something that began for their family and friends -- a place for them to share their deconstruction journey, but when one post went viral, things shifted a bit! They now have over 40 thousand followers and have cultivated a beautiful, safe community for people deconstructing and recovering from church trauma. They aim to create content that gives language to people's experience and help them along in their healing. An inclusive community for all types of people dealing with the messy undoing of toxic theology, they are welcome to all.
Tyler and Rachel discuss trauma bonding, navigating relationships as one deconstructs their faith, her journey toward coming out as a-sexual, evangelicalism, and finding divinity within others!
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Your Host: Tyler Martin
Instagram: @tylerisaacmartin
Your Guest: Rachel Myers
IG: https://www.instagram.com/yourfavoriteheretics/
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/784331675467152/
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Tue, 06 Jul 2021 - 45min - 43 - Ep. 41 Laughing Through Tears: One Blessed Year
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective.
In this episode, Tyler celebrates the podcast’s one year anniversary! Come join Tyler as he tells all, gets personal, and explores the origins of the podcast, taking you behind the scenes, revealing the wheels behind the curtain, and explaining why the hell he started this podcast.
An important aspect of this series is the use of comedy -- Tyler examines his use of comedy. He also gives tips on how you might utilize comedy in your own life -- to bring yourself and others joy and tackle daunting and uncomfortable subject matter. Comedy can be a gateway to healing, to bonding, and, yes, it can even be a path toward enlightenment, breakthroughs, and spirituality.
Raise a glass, you spiritual sluts! Here’s a toast to the podcast, to you, and to us! Cheers!
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Tue, 22 Jun 2021 - 33min - 42 - Ep. 40 The Divine Within You: Spiritual Bypassing with Jo Luehmann
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective.
In this episode, Tyler chats with the superb Jo Luehmann! Jo is a Colombian born and raised pastor with a masters degree in ministry and theology. Jo is a loud and proud advocate that speaks and teaches about decolonizing church, theology, spirituality and faith, as well as the importance of dismantling white supremacy, patriarchy and capitalism.
Tyler and Jo cover a many topics -- spiritual bypassing, her journey leaving the evangelical Christian community and how she became involved in deconstruction, religious trauma, how her and her husband have dealt with deconstruction in their relationship, and finding one’s inner divinity...ultimately being one’s own savior. Being that this is pride month, we want to uplift and showcase LGBTQ+ voices like powerhouse bisexuals like Jo. Y’all, get ready to feel motivated, validated, and inspired by this amazing conversation!
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Your Guest: Jo Luehmann
Social Media: @joluehmann
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/joluehmann
Your Host: Tyler Martin
Instagram: @tylerisaacmartin
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Tue, 08 Jun 2021 - 1h 00min - 41 - Ep. 39 Be Your Own Daddy! Embracing Trauma with Jonathan Parks-Ramage
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective.
In this episode, Tyler chats with the immensely talented Jonathan Parks-Ramage, a Los Angeles based novelist, screenwriter and journalist. Jonathan often works at the intersections of LGBTQ+ issues, spirituality, and entertainment. His debut novel, YES, DADDY, was just released on May 18 and Amazon Studios is already adapting the book for television. His writing has been widely published in outlets like VICE, Slate, OUT Magazine, Elle and Medium. Jonathan and his screenwriting partner Marla Mindelle recently sold their musical feature film screenplay, The Big Gay Jamboree, to Paramount Pictures. The duo has also sold television pilots to ABC and Pop TV. This is a creative doing the damn thing!
Tyler and Jonathan discuss being raised by Christian ministers, his new book, embracing trauma, the “perfect” victim, his work as a journalist, and the power of finding an uplifting and affirming community. This is a kickass conversation with some amazing quotes that will leave you feeling uplifted!
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Your Guest: Jonathan Parks-Ramage
Website: https://www.jonathan-p-r.com/
IG: @jprampage
Book (YES, DADDY): https://bookshop.org/books/yes-daddy/9780358447719
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Tue, 25 May 2021 - 46min - 40 - Ep. 38 Raising Your Vibes with Reiki Crystal Healer Athena Bahri
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective.
In this episode, Tyler chats with the uplifting and inspiring Athena Bahri! Coming from a Hollywood dynasty as the niece of Rita Hayworth and cousin of Ginger Rogers, Athena is the founder and creator ofCrystal Reiki Healer— one of the fastest growing online presences for Crystal and Chakra Education, Crystal Reiki healing and general resources for raising our energy vibrations. She recently came out with a beautiful book called, “Raise Your Vibes,” which is currently available wherever you buy books. The book is such a fun introduction to Reiki Healing, Crystals, Intention Candles, and several other forms of rituals, practices, and spiritual modalities, empowering everyone to understand the energies gifted to us by the Universe.
Tyler and Athena discuss Reiki, whatEnergyis, how to know what practices and rituals are right for you, self-love, and how we can vibe higher in order to purposefully live life. Now, let’s raise them vibes, y’all!!
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Your Guest: Athena Bahri
Website: https://crystalreikihealer.com/
IG/Twitter: @crystalreikihealer
Book (Raise Your Vibes): https://bookshop.org/books/raise-your-vibes-energy-self-healing-for-everyone/9781786784827
Your Host: Tyler Martin
Instagram: @tylerisaacmartin
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Tue, 11 May 2021 - 50min - 39 - Ep. 37 Queering Up Youth Ministry with Ross Murray
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective.
In this episode, Tyler chats with Ross Murray, a Senior Director at The GLAAD Media Institute, the founder and director of The Naming Project (a faith-based camp for LGBTQ youth and their allies), and he’s the author of a new book called “Made, Known, Loved: Developing LGBTQ-Inclusive Youth Ministry,” which explores how people can work toward making their youth ministry and church inclusive. He has written and appeared on numerous media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, USA Today, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, and Religion News Service, to list just a few. Ross is a consecrated Deacon in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, with a specific calling to advocate for LGBTQ people and to bridge the LGBTQ and faith communities.
Tyler and Ross chat about youth ministry, the Lutheran church, God’s pronouns, legislation, and how we can make spaces more inclusive. Listen, learn, and laugh your way to spirituality!
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Your Guest: Ross Murray
Website: https://www.madeknownloved.org/
Book (Made, Known, Loved): https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781506468006
The Naming Project: https://www.thenamingproject.org/
Your Host: Tyler Martin
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Tue, 27 Apr 2021 - 55min - 38 - Ep. 36.5 Catholicism and Homosexuality Part 2: Sexism, Sodomy, and Abuse
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this second part of episode 36, Tyler tackles the relationship between homosexuality and the Catholic Church throughout history, the societies in which informed the Church, secret gay organizations within the Vatican, misinterpretations of text and words, and the devastating child abuse that has taken place. In a world with such intense gendered discrimination, homophobia will always be a result. And this is a crucial key to understanding our world’s history. Come listen along as Tyler dives into the gritty, bizarre history of the Catholic Church and homosexuality. Let’s deconstruct and learn together!
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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 - 51min - 37 - Ep. 36 Catholicism and Homosexuality Part 1: Marriage, Sex, and Politics
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this week’s episode, Tyler is taking a deep dive into the history of the Catholic Church and it’s relationship with homosexuality. Because the history is so intricate, this shall be a two part episode. In this first part, Tyler examines Pope Francis’ personal theology surrounding homosexuality and marriage equality, and the recent decree regarding civil unions issued by the Vatican. Then, to help us have a better understanding of their reasoning, Tyler takes us back in history to the beginning of the church, looking at the Catholic Church’s history with society, government, marriage, economics, and sexual morality. The Catholic Church is the world's oldest and largest continuously functioning international institution, an institution that has majorly shaped our modern society. In order to combat the things that are unjust, we have to learn the history and how we might be indirectly or directly supporting an abusive system. Let’s deconstruct and learn together!
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Your Host: Tyler Martin
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Tue, 30 Mar 2021 - 35min - 36 - Ep. 35 Weaving the Physical and Spiritual with Jason Tantra
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this week’s episode, Tyler talks with the tantra expert and teacher, Jason Tantra. Jason, who’s from the UK, has been teaching tantric practices for 16 years. He shares his gifts around the world, specifically with the queer male community with his app and network called tantra4gaymen. However, you do not have to be a gay man to gain some amazing takeaways from this conversation. They get into the history of tantra, and how we can use its practices, including tantric sex, to connect with spirit.
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Guest: Jason Tantra
App (available on Apple, Android, and online): Trantra4gaymen
USA Website: www.tantra4gaymen.com
UK Website: www.tantra4gaymen.co.uk
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Tue, 16 Mar 2021 - 47min - 35 - Ep. 34 Who Created Christianity?
Welcome toHave a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this week’s episode, Tyler is releasing his inner religion and history nerd and diving into the history of Christianity. Who the hell started the religion?
Was it Jesus? Was it Paul? Was it Peter or James? Tyler examines the Bible, looking through scripture, and historical evidence to determine who exactly began the religion. Knowing the history surrounding Christianity can help us deconstruct, fight against privilege, and understand the difference between religion as an institution and spirituality as a personal journey.
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Your Host: Tyler Martin
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Tue, 02 Mar 2021 - 29min - 34 - Ep. 33 Listen to Your Intuition: Deconstruction with Crystal Cheatham
Welcome toHave a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this week’s episode, Tyler chats with Crystal Cheatham all about deconstruction, reconstruction, and listening to our inner intuition!
Crystal is an LGBTQ+ rights activist with a focus on religious liberty. Since 2011 Crystal has worked simultaneously as a ghostwriter and queer rights activist with groups such as Soulforce and the Attic Youth Center. As an outspoken activist she has written for The Huffington Post on the intersections of faith and sexual identity, a faith and spirituality column for the Philadelphia Gay Newspaper, and sat on the steering committee of the Human Rights Campaign as the Faith & Spirituality chair. As an entrepreneur Crystal is the founder of two projects: Our Bible App and The IDentity Kit, both of which have provided resources for marginalized communities of faith. Her newest project stems from Our Bible App -- the app is branching into the realm of trade publishing with a new imprint, and their first book will be an anthology of 60+ devotions all centered around deconstruction called,The Deconstructionists Playbook. They have a Kickstarter happening right now through the end of the month, please go support them and help kick off this amazing imprint...and if that’s not a good enough reason to, your boy, me, is a contributing author. I will have a devotional in the book, and I cannot wait for you to read it.
*This episode also features a reading from the latest B Word article,Fictional Religions and Belief Systems in Audio Dramaby the author themselves Tau Zaman.
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Guest: Crystal Cheatham
Twitter: @crystalcheatham
IG: @thecheath
Website: https://www.crystalcheatham.com/
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Fictional Religions and Belief Systems in Audio Drama By Tau Zaman
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Twitter/IG: @tauzaman
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Instagram: @tylerisaacmartin
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Tue, 16 Feb 2021 - 51min - 33 - Ep. 32 Becoming More Than Your Zodiac Sign with Astrologer Sonja Marie
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this week’s episode, Tyler chats with Astrologer Sonja Marie. Over the past 20 years, millions have appreciated Sonja Marie’s poetic prowess as one of three writers featured on the multi-platinum soundtrack, Waiting To Exhale. She has two solo poetry CD’s, five poetry anthologies, and a poetry eBook, Thoughts And Wishes After The Storm. But her work as an astrologist is equally as impressive. She has a weekly astrological blog, called WordLife Astrology, where she uses Western Astrology’s mathematical yet metaphysical teachings to guide people.
She is the monthly horoscope columnist for ESSENCE Magazine -- her horoscopes being read by millions. Sonja’s national television appearances include The Steve Harvey Show and The Doctors. In November 2020, Sonja Marie released her first book The Signs - An Astrological Memoir. The memoir affords readers deeper knowledge of the Signs themselves and how their energy is an integral part of us, which can open the door for more life expansion in our personal and professional lives.
Sonja is down-to-earth, hilarious, and genuine. In this conversation, she breaks down what astrology is, how people can use it as a tool, and what we should be on the lookout for in the coming future.
*This episode also features a reading from the latest B Word article, Oh, to be Young, Queer,and Muslim, by the author themselves Summeiya Yehya Khamissa.*
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Guest: Sonja Marie
IG/Twitter: @wordlifesonjamarie
Facebook: @wordlifesonjamarie
YouTube: https://www.facebook.com/WordlifeAstrology/
Website: https://www.wordlifeastrology.com/
Sonja’s Book: https://store.bookbaby.com/bookshop/book/index.aspx?bookURL=The-Signs
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Oh, to be Young, Queer, and Muslim by Summeiya Yehya Khamissa
IG: @queermuslimnetwork / @summeiyakhamissa
Your Host: Tyler Martin
Instagram: @tylerisaacmartin
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Tue, 02 Feb 2021 - 59min - 32 - Ep. 31 My God is Better Than Your God: Christian Privilege (Live @ Q Christian with Brandan Robertson)
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host,Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. This is the very first live podcast episode! Recorded at the Q Christian Conference 2021, Tyler, accompanied by Brandan Robertson, discusses Christian privilege. Although one of the more controversial episodes of this podcast, it is a very important and crucial topic. America is seeped in Christian privilege, so even people who are not Christian encounter Christian privilege on a daily basis, whether they realize it or not. Listen as Tyler and Brandan dive head first into this controversial subject. Get hyped, y’all!
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Guest: Brandan Robertson
Twitter: @BrandanJR
TikTok: @Revbrandanrobertson
Brandan Robertson is a podcast alum. He is an author, activist, and theologian, working at the intersections of spirituality and social renewal. He is the author or contributing author to, count’em, twelve books on spirituality, justice, and theology. Named by the Human Rights Campaign as one of the top faith-leaders leading the fight for human rights, he has worked with political and social leaders around the world to end conversion therapy and promote LGBT+ rights.
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Tue, 19 Jan 2021 - 59min - 31 - Ep. 30 Evolved Spirituality: Gender, Sexual, Spiritual Fluidity
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler examines gender and sexual fluidity, showing how we can use that same concept of fluidity toward our spirituality. What would fluid spirituality be like? Spirituality that is in motion, that is ever changing, ever growing, and expanding. Spirituality that embraces different paths, different teachers, different walks of faith. A spiritual person that does not simply blindly do as they are told, but a person that actively seeks a spiritual connection. Remember, spirituality is a relationship, and relationships are naturally fluid, always evolving, they are never stagnant.
At the beginning of this year, it is a good time to look at what new practices we might want to try and explore. What are ways we can enhance and evolve our spirituality in 2021?
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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 - 30min - 30 - Ep. 29 Buddhist Monk and Global Makeup Artist: Kodo Nishimura
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host,Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler talks withKodo Nishimura! Kodo is a global makeup artist and a certified Buddhist monk. He grew up in Tokyo, in a Buddhist temple. As a child, he practiced Japanese flower arrangement for eight years. And at the age of 18, he moved to the US, graduated from Parsons The New School for Design in NY, then in 2015, he switched gears, and decided to complete his two-year Buddhist monk training in Tokyo. After becoming a monk, in 2017, he sought to further his makeup training by enrolling at Makeup Designory in LA.
His story as a makeup artist and a monk has been featured globally including BBC Radio, Vogue, The New York Style Magazine, Buzzfeed, and so on. As a celebrity makeup artist, his makeup work has appeared in national shows such as Miss Universe, Miss USA, The View, and major magazines like Esquire, US Weekly, and the cover of Life & Style. He recently gave a TEDx Talk which I highly recommend you watch (see link below). But where I originally saw him was on "QUEER EYE: We’re in Japan” on NETFLIX in 2019. He was brought on the show to give encouragement and words of wisdom, which he is full of. His mission is to empower all people of all gender using makeup skills with a hint of Buddhism. Kodo breaks down what Buddhism is, comparing it to Disney, he then tells his journey of becoming a monk, and how he uses makeup and Buddhist teachings to encourage people to live openly and proudly. Also, his voice is so soothing, so for all you ASMR fans, this is gonna be a favorite episode. Get ready for some tingles and an amazing discussion!
Guest: Kodo Nishimura
IG: @kodomakeup
Website: https://www.kodonishimura.com/
Tedx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWQ4lzXesmE
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Tue, 22 Dec 2020 - 48min - 29 - Ep. 28 Who Really Stole Christmas?
Welcome toHave a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. Christmas is a holiday celebrated by people, Christian and not, around the world. But Jesus’ birthday hasn’t always been the big bash it is today. This week, Tyler dives into why there are so many holidays from different cultures, traditions, and religions during the same time of the year. After all, what is so special about December? Well, welcome to the stage, the incomparable, the legendary, the timeless Winter Solstice. Yaaasss! Winter Solstice came to slay and turn the party. And it has been serving it since the beginning of humanity. Tyler takes a deep look at Winter Solstice festivities, Zoroastrianism (the first and oldest monotheistic religion), and history to find out who really stole Christmas. So, come on, you ho, ho, hoes, and let’s get to the whole whole whole story!
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Tue, 08 Dec 2020 - 33min - 28 - Ep. 27 Inclusion in Prayer, Rituals, and Tradition with Rabbi Denise L. Eger
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. This week, Tyler chats Rabbi Denise L. Eger, an incredible activist, author, proud lesbian, and inspiring Rabbi. Throughout her rabbinical career, she has worked extensively to include and uplift the LGBTQ+ community, she has worked tirelessly with and for people with AIDS, she was the first openly LGBTQ+ President of the Central Conference of American Rabbis which is the largest organization of Rabbis in the world, she’s also the past President of the Southern California Board of Rabbis (being the first woman and openly gay person to do that), and a past President of the Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis. But get this, she officiated the very first US same-sex marriage in L.A. County in 2008. What they primarily discussed was her groundbreaking new book: Mishkan Ga'avah: Where Pride Dwells: A Celebration of LGBTQ Jewish Life and Ritual. It is an absolutely gorgeous book filled with prayers, rituals, history, and traditions that actually include the LGBTQ+ community. There is no other religious denomination that has published a book of queer prayers as part of its primary liturgy. Along with her book, they also talk about inclusivity, tolerance vs. acceptance, seeking activism as a faith leader, and how to make our holidays more inclusive, right now, but also year round. Enjoy this inspiring discussion!
Guest: Rabbi Denise L. Eger
Twitter: @deniseeger
Instagram: @rabbideniseeger
Facebook:www.facebook.com/rabbideniseeger
Website/Blog: https://rabbieger.com/
Congregation: https://www.kol-ami.org/
Where Pride Dwells (Book): www.amazon.com/Mishkan-Gaavah-Where-Pride-Dwells/dp/0881233587/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=where+pride+dwells&qid=1606206058&sr=8-1
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Tue, 24 Nov 2020 - 52min - 27 - Ep. 26 The Gospel of Eve with Rachel Mann
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. This week, Tyler chats with Rachel Mann, a priest, poet, writer and broadcaster based in Manchester, UK. Author of 11 books, her writing has been shortlisted in the international Michael Ramsey Prize for theology, and highly commended in the Forward Poetry Prizes. Her bestselling memoir of growing up trans, ‘Dazzling Darkness’ has just come out in a second edition, and her newest book, The Gospel of Eve, is published in hardback, kindle and audiobook and available wherever books are sold. So, definitely check it out! It was such a blast talking with Rachel and we got into a ton of topics, including the idea of rebelling within religion, what a “calling” is, and the actual real-life Gospel of Eve. Yes, there was an actual Gospel called the Gospel of Eve that was considered for the New Testament when it was being constructed...and you shall find out in this conversation why it was most likely not included.
Guest: Rachel Mann
The Gospel of Eve (Novel): www.amazon.com/Gospel-Eve-Rachel-Mann-ebook/dp/B08L3JYP3S/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1604984747&sr=8-1
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Tue, 10 Nov 2020 - 51min - 26 - Ep. 25 Tarot 101 with Kevin Garcia (Plus a Tarot Card Reading)
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this halloween-themed episode, Tyler talks with Kevin Garcia, a digital pastor, creative mystic, public theologian and intuitive soul coach who uses Tarot in their spiritual practices. They talk all about Tarot, break it down, and toward the end of the discussion, Kevin gives Tyler his very first Tarot Card reading! It’s not simply hocus pocus, Tarot has a long history of being used as a sacred ritual practice to enhance spirituality. They also talk about spells, witchcraft, and manifesting positive energy. If you are looking for a new ritual, interested in Tarot, or would like to have a few laughs, come on, you goblins, and enjoy this exciting episode! Happy Halloween!
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Guest: Kevin Garcia
Bad Theology Kills (Book): www.thekevingarcia.com/book
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Tue, 27 Oct 2020 - 45min - 25 - Ep. 24 Your Church or Your Child: FreedHearts with Susan Cottrell
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this touching episode, Tyler talks with Susan Cottrell, an international speaker, who you might know from her amazing TEDx Talk that went viral in 2019. Named “Our favorite affirming matriarch” by the Advocate, she is a prominent voice for the LGBTQ+ community. She has been featured on ABC’s 20/20, Nightline, and Good Morning America. She is a public theologian, and through her nonprofit organization,FreedHearts, Susan champions the LGBTQ+ community and families with her authentic love; and she challenges Christians to love as the foundation of faith. She spent 20+ years in the non affirming Evangelical church, has a Master of Arts in Theological Studies, and served as the Vice-President of PFLAG Austin. But she didn’t stop there -- she has written several books, and her newest endeavor is a wonderful podcast called FreedHearts, which is available on all podcast platforms. It is about changing the human conversation on love and inclusion, so if you enjoy her on here, definitely check out her and her hubby Rob on their new podcast.
This episode also features an excerpt from the new extremely special article forThe B Wordread by the incredible author herself, actor, professor, and writer Dr. Paige Martin Reynolds. The article, called “Our Sensory Sanctuary,” revolves around the importance of having a space for everyone, including people with certain sensory needs. Paige tells the journey of creating a space for her child who has autism at their church (a sensory room). A very poignant, much needed conversation surrounding inclusion. The entire article is also now available on theHave a Blessed Gaywebsitehaveablessedgay.com/thebword. Read it and subscribe to the newsletter to know when new articles drop!
Guest: Susan Cottrell
FreedHearts: www.freedhearts.org
IG/Facebook: @freedhearts
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/stcottrell
TEDx Talk (Why I chose my LGBTQ daughter over the Evangelical Church): www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP01bH9Ljf4
FreedHearts Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freedhearts/id1533444664
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Our Sensory Sanctuaryby Dr. Paige Martin Reynolds
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Tue, 20 Oct 2020 - 50min - 24 - Ep. 23 Creation Myths and Stories Part 1 (Jewish, Christian, Hindu, and Babylonian)
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this fun episode, Tyler examines three creation myths and stories. Some cultures and religions truly believe creation stories as factual accounts of how our universe was created, totally disregarding science. Some people try to marry their creation story with science. Then, of course, there are others who see these as just myths and fantastical stories. But, however you view them, these stories tell a lot about humanity, and we can learn a great deal about society through the mythology...and they're also just cool stories. Tyler dives into the Hindu creation story, the Ancient Babylonian creation story, and the Jewish and/or Christian creation stories...which by the way, did you know there are two contradicting creation stories in the Hebrew and Christian Bible? We’re gonna get into that! So, get ready for some fascinating stories and some new sketch comedy!
This episode also features a new article for The B Word, the new vertical on theHave a Blessed Gay websitefor outcasts to share their journeys, ideas, questions, and resources, all to do with religion and spirituality. Toward the end of this episode, you’ll hear an excerpt fromWorking Toward Liberationby Kent Thomas revolving around Young Life, the collision of activism and white supremacy culture, and the hashtag that created a movement: #DoBetterYoungLife. The full article is now available onhaveablessedgay.com/thebword. Read it and subscribe to the newsletter to know when new articles drop!
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Working Toward Liberationby Kent Thomas
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Tue, 13 Oct 2020 - 28min - 23 - Ep. 22 Religious Trauma Surrounding Sexuality: with Casey Tanner
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler talks with Casey Tanner! Casey is a queer-identified, intersectional sex and relationship therapist who combines evidence-based support with tenderness and levity to create spaces in which people feel seen and understood. Specializing in gender and sexual diversity, Casey partners with individuals, relationships and institutions to expand possibilities for connection & pleasure.
So many of us, whether we were raised in a religious household or not, have experienced some type of religious sexual trauma, because our society has adopted a ton of religious fear, shame, and guilt surrounding sex. Tyler and Casey discuss types of religious trauma including purity culture, sex education, stereotyping gender roles, perfectionism, using biblical or sacred texts to condemn people, and demanding the forgiveness of abuse. There is a ton to unpack here, so let’s do it together!
This episode also features a new article forThe B Word, the new vertical on theHave a Blessed Gay websitefor outcasts to share their journeys, ideas, questions, and resources, all to do with religion and spirituality. Toward the end of this episode, you’ll hear an excerpt fromThe Name of God: A Trans Approachby the author, R Marshall. The full article is now available onhaveablessedgay.com/thebword. Read it and subscribe to the newsletter to know when new articles drop!
Guest: Casey Tanner
Instagram: @queersextherapy
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The Name of God: A Trans Approach by the author, R Marshall
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Tue, 06 Oct 2020 - 51min - 22 - Ep. 21 All Are Welcome (Not Really): How to be active in a church that doesn’t accept you
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses all things to do with religion and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. If you search online forums regarding women in religion or the LGBTQ+ community in religion, you’ll find a lot people asking questions like, “How can I be active in a church that doesn’t accept me?” This is a very common thread in many marginalized groups, not strictly within Christianity, but within most main world religions. Holy Host, Tyler Martin, examines why someone might participate or want to be involved in a church that is not affirming. To explore these topics, he looks at the megachurch Hillsong and Chick-Fil-A. Sometimes, like much of our country’s discriminatory legislation, bigotry and hate is hidden behind flowery language and the word “welcome.”
This is also an exciting episode becauseThe B Wordlaunches today, a new vertical on theHave a Blessed Gay websitefor outcasts to share their journeys, ideas, questions, and resources, all to do with religion and spirituality. You’ll be able to read articles from people of various religions, faiths and spiritual walks of life, who are questioning, daring to be different, and making positive changes in their communities. Toward the end of this episode, you’ll hear an excerpt from the very first article,Reclaiming the Divine Feminine Voice,by the author herself, Kimberly Bryant. The full article is now available onhaveablessedgay.com/thebword. Read it and subscribe to the newsletter to know when new articles drop!
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Tue, 29 Sep 2020 - 39min - 21 - Ep. 20 Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman: Abby Chava Stein
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler talks with Abby Stein, a Jewish educator, writer, speaker, and activist. She was born and raised in a Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, isolated in a culture that lives according to the laws and practices of eighteenth-century Eastern Europe, speaking only Yiddish and Hebrew and shunning modern life. Abby was born as the first son in a dynastic rabbinical family, poised to become a leader of the next generation of Hasidic Jews. But Abby felt certain at a young age that she was a girl. She suppressed her desire for a new body while looking for answers wherever she could find them, from forbidden religious texts to smuggled secular examinations of faith. Finally, she orchestrated a personal exodus from ultra-Orthodox manhood to mainstream femininity -- a radical choice that forced her to leave her home, her family, her way of life. In 2012, she left the Hasidic world, and In 2015 she came out as a woman of trans experience. Since coming out, she has been working to raise support and awareness for trans rights and those leaving Ultra-Orthodoxy. Her story has been covered all over the world, including in the New York Times, New York Post, New York Magazine, and Vogue. She’s also made live appearances on CNN, NBC, ShowTime, and NowThis, just to name a few. Today she lives in New York City, now a graduate of Columbia University, and an English speaker, her 4th language. They chat about her beautiful book,Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman, her life while in the Hasidic community, how she creatively rebelled against it until she eventually left, and how she acclimatized to a new life. Please enjoy this awesome discussion!
Guest: Abby Chava Stein
Social Media: @abbychavastein
Website: https://thesecondtransition.blogspot.com/
Abby’s Book: Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/books/becoming-eve-my-journey-from-ultra-orthodox-rabbi-to-transgender-woman/9781580059169
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Tue, 22 Sep 2020 - 42min - 20 - Ep. 19 They/Them: Reimagining Gender with Dr. Kyl Myers
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses religion and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler talks with Dr. Kyl Myers! Kyl is a sociologist, educator, and globally recognized advocate of gender creative parenting. Kyl’s TEDx talk,Want Gender Equality? Let’s Get Creative, encourages people to rethink childhood gender socialization in an effort to break up the binary before it begins. Kyl is the creator ofwww.raisingzoomer.comand the @raisingzoomer Instagram account, advocating for letting kids be kids in an environment where everything is for everyone. You can also follow Kyl on their personal Instagram account, @Kyl_Myers, where they provide bite-size gender studies lessons. Kyl has been featured in articles in international media, includingNew YorkMagazine, HuffPost UK, and MamaMia. Their first book,Raising Them: Our Adventure in Gender Creative Parentingjust came out on September 8. I got to read the book before the release and I highly recommend it! It was amazing chatting with Kyl about growing up Mormon, gender creative parenting, gender stereotypes, recognizing our own internalized bigotry, and how we can cultivate a more inclusive, empowering world for everyone, including ourselves. I absolutely adore Kyl and I know you will too! Enjoy this awesome discussion!
Guest: Dr. Kyl Myers
Instagram: @Kyl_Myers (personal) @raisingzoomer (Gender Creative Parenting)
Website: www.raisingzoomer.com
Kyl’s Book: Raising Them
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/raising-them-kyl-myers/1134799521?ean=9781542003681
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/books/raising-them-our-adventure-in-gender-creative-parenting/9781542003674
Kyl’s Ted Talk:Want Gender Equality? Let's Get Creative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12t7PYilNQQ
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Tue, 15 Sep 2020 - 1h 00min - 19 - Ep. 18 The Homo Historian: Dr. Eric Cervini
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tylertalks with Dr. Eric Cervini, the award-winning historian of LGBTQ+ politics and culture. As an authority on 1960's gay activism, Eric serves on the Board of Directors of the Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus and on the Board of Advisors of the Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C., a nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of gay American history. His new book, The Deviant’s War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America,was released in June and made the New York Times Bestseller’s list. Based on firsthand accounts, recently declassified FBI records, and forty thousand personal documents, The Deviant’s War unfolds over the course of the 1960's. It traces the forgotten ties that bound gay rights to the Black Freedom Movement, the New Left, lesbian activism, and trans resistance. Above all, it is a story of America (and Washington) at a cultural and sexual crossroads; of shocking, byzantine public battles with Congress; of FBI informants; murder; betrayal; sex; love; and ultimately victory. Tyler chats with Eric about the importance of learning and sharing history, and how we can use history as a tool in our spiritual tool belt.
Guest: Dr. Eric Cervini
Instagram: @ericcervini
Website: https://ericcervini.com/
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Tue, 08 Sep 2020 - 42min - 18 - Ep. 17 A Brief History: The Alleged Separation of Church and State
Welcome toHave a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler briefly examines America’s alleged history of the separation of church and state. According to the Bill of Rights in the Constitution, America does not/will not have an official religion. However, Christianity has basically turned into the unofficial official religion of America, desperately trying to take control of the government. Christians have a long history of religious bullying. They were some of the first people to persecute jews, there's the horrific religious crusades, and then we have the religious persecution which led Europeans fleeing for America. Anyone else find that ironic and deeply depressing? Religion corrupting government can be traced back to our earliest knowledge of government. The story of leaders weaponizing religion is, honestly, a tired and overused plot in history. Like, let’s be more creative, shall we? We repeat this story, over and over, seemingly oblivious to that fact that it’s already happened before, thousands of times. So we can stop this cycle, join Tyler in analyzing religious freedom, religious corruption, political figures like Roger Williams, and the separation of church and state in America.
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Tue, 01 Sep 2020 - 32min - 17 - Ep. 16 Queerness is Holy with Brandan Robertson
Welcome toHave a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler chats with Brandan Robertson! Brandan is an author, activist, theologian, and serves as the Lead Pastor of Missiongathering Christian Church in San Diego, California. Named by theHuman Rights Campaignas one of the top faith-leaders leading the fight for human rights, Brandan has worked with political and social leaders around the world to end conversion therapy and promote LGBTQ+ rights. Other than his own books he’s written, he has also written for publications like TIMEMagazine, NBC, and The Washington Post. He has also been an honored speaker at renowned institutions like The White House, Oxford University, and The Parliament of the World’s Religions. His newest book,Nomad: A Spirituality For Traveling Light,was just released in the US on August 11th. We chat about his new book, his evolution from being a very conservative to a very progressive theologian, what role a church has in our modern world, and how each and every person has holiness within them. Enjoy this awesome conversation!
Guest: Brandan Robertson
Instagram: @brandanrobertson
Twitter: @brandanJR
Nomad (Book): http://www.nomadbook.org/
Website: http://www.brandanrobertson.com/
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Tue, 25 Aug 2020 - 40min - 16 - Ep. 15 Queer Biblical Fanfiction with Jade Sylvan
Welcome toHave a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler chats with Jade Sylvan! Called a “risque queer icon” by the Boston Globe, Jade is a non-binary, gender-fluid author, poet, performer, and producer. They have written pieces forThe Washington Post, BuzzFeed,The Toast,PANK Magazine, and many other publications surrounding polyamory, queer identity, and LGBTQ+ issues. Jade just graduated with their Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School, where they wrote their second musical calledBeloved King, a queer Biblical interpretation of the story of King David. There are ton of amazing topics we get into, like, looking at the Hebrew and Christian Bible as forms of fanfiction, the very gay story of David and Jonathan, and the concept of God having favorites.
*The book mentioned in the episode,David, The King,is by Gladys Schmitt*
Guest: Jade Sylvan
Instagram/Twitter: @jadesylvan
Beloved King Musical Website: https://www.belovedkingmusical.com/
Beloved King Instagram: @belovedkingmusical
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Tue, 18 Aug 2020 - 44min - 15 - Ep. 14 Creating an Empowering Community with Todd Brandon Morris
Welcome toHave a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler chats with Todd Brandon Morris, founder of Out-Fit! Founded in 2014 in NYC, Out-Fit’s mission is to encourage athletes within CrossFit to achieve extraordinary physical goals while maintaining mental health and promoting social equality. They also have an athletic clothing line that includes proud apparel to embody those principles. Tyler talks with Todd about when he was shunned by his family and community, Jehovah’s Witnesses, after coming out to them as gay, the challenges he then faced mentally and emotionally, and how he created Out-Fit to cultivate a safe, uplifting community for LGBTQ+ individuals.
Guest: Todd Brandon Morris
Personal Instagram: @tbmlovesyou
Out-Fit Instagram: @out.fit.usa
Out-Fit Website: https://out-fit.org/
Out-Fit Apparel: https://out-fit.org/collections/frontpage
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Tue, 11 Aug 2020 - 39min - 14 - Ep. 13 For They Know Not What They Do with Daniel Karslake
Welcome toHave a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. This episode, Tyler talks with Daniel Karslake, an award-winning American director, producer, and activist whose highly acclaimed work deals with pressing issues of national and international social justice. His first major filmFor the Bible Tells Me So,which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and was short-listed for a 2008 Academy Award, is all about the divide between the LGBTQ+ community and the Christian Church. It’s an incredible film that breaks down the arguments made by the Christians against the LGBTQ+ community, specifically focusing on parents with gay and lesbian children. He’s continuing the conversation with his new documentary calledFor They Know Not What They Do, which opened at the Tribeca Film Festival, examining struggles the trans community is facing, conversion therapy, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, and the downfall of religious freedom. Enjoy this enlightening and important conversation!
Guest: Daniel Karslake
For The Know Not What They Do Film (Newest Film): https://www.fortheyknow.org/
For the Bible Tells Me So (1st Film): https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/for-the-bible-tells-me-so/id1187016023
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Tue, 04 Aug 2020 - 44min - 13 - Ep 12. Pray the Gay Away with Michael and Zach Zakar
Ep. 12 Pray the Gay Away with Michael and Zach Zakar
Welcome toHave a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. Did you know the number 12 is a holy number? In this episode, Tyler talks with Michael and Zach, the gay twin royalty of Instagram! The Zakar twins are actors, writers, models, activists, and yeah, they are both gay. They have a wonderfully entertaining book calledPray the Gay Away, which was been turned into a stage play. Tyler talks with them about challenges growing up middle eastern in a predominantly white community, what a Chaldean Catholic is, and the hurdles they both faced coming out, specifically with their mom, including a time their mom threw holy water on them. Get ready to laugh and enjoy this touching episode!
Guests: Michael and Zack Zakar
Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @zakartwins
Website: https://www.zakartwins.com/
MyTwin Chat App:https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mytwin-chat/id1302419240
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Tue, 28 Jul 2020 - 29min - 12 - Ep. 11 Man with a Vagina: Redefining Masculinity with Buck Angel
Welcome toHave a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler talks with Buck Angel, activist, educator, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and trans mega-adult-film star. They chat about spirituality and religion, of course, but also gender identity, asking for help, body image, and the concept of masculinity. We have to challenge norms, talk about them, listen to others, and examine ourselves. So, come on, and listen to the inspiring story of Buck Angel!
Guest: Buck Angel
Instagram/Twitter: @BuckAngel
Facebook: @officialbuckangel
Website: https://buckangel.com/
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Tue, 21 Jul 2020 - 36min - 11 - Ep. 10 What Do You See? Examining Spirituality
Welcome toHave a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler takes a deeper look into spirituality. He talks about how studying Mark Rothko, the revered American painter, led him to a profound spiritual experience. What is spirituality and how do we find it? Well, let’s examine it together!
Your Host: Tyler Martin
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Mark Rothko
Info: https://www.nga.gov/features/mark-rothko.html
Rothko Chapel: http://www.rothkochapel.org/
John Logan
The play “Red:” https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=4229
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Fri, 17 Jul 2020 - 18min - 10 - Ep. 9 Unitarian Universalism 101 with Reverend Schuyler Vogel
Welcome toHave a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler talks with Reverend Schuyler Vogel, Harvard Divinity School fellow and Senior Minister at 4th Universalist Society in New York City. They chat about a ton of important topics including the concept of religion, its role in social justice, and Rev. Vogel breaks down Unitarian Universalism. If you’re a person who enjoys community in a church-like setting, but don’t necessarily feel connected to a particular religion or faith, this’ll be right up your alley. So, come on and enjoy two religious nerds yapping away!
Reverend Schuyler Vogel
Rev. Schuyler Vogel serves as the Senior Minister of the Fourth Universalist Society in the City of New York. He holds degrees in religion from Carleton College and Harvard Divinity School and has served as a pastor to congregations in Wisconsin and Illinois.
4th Universalist Society in NYC: http://4thu.org/
Unitarian Universalist Association: https://www.uua.org/
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Tue, 14 Jul 2020 - 38min - 9 - Ep. 8 Learning to Love Yourself: with School of Rock's Brian Falduto
Welcome toHave a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler talks about the importance of self-fulfillment and living an authentic, accepting, and empowering life -- giving advice for those struggling. He also interviews Brian Falduto, "the gay kid fromSchool of Rock” starring Jack Black! Otherwise known as Billy, AKA Fancy Pants. Today Brian is an actor, life coach, podcaster, and singer-songwriter who recently came out with his country single “God Loves Me Too.” Tyler chats with Brian about his experience with “School of Rock,” his journey toward living an authentic and accepting life, and how he is using his art to help others. So, come on, give yourself a big hug, and enjoy this awesome conversation!
Brian Falduto
“God Loves Me Too” Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRT6Swj8khs
Instagram: @brianfalduto
The Gay Life Coach Podcast: @thegaylifecoach
Website: www.brianfalduto.com
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Fri, 10 Jul 2020 - 33min - 8 - Ep 7. Women in Islam with Daisy Khan
Welcome toHave a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler interviews Daisy Khan. Daisy is an incredible activist for the Muslim community and for women’s equality all around the world, she’s written books, including her memoir "Born with Wings: The Spiritual Journey of a Modern Muslim Woman, "she’s founded organizations, she’s been listed among Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People," and Huffington Post’s "Top Ten Women Faith Leaders." Tyler and Daisy chat about misconceptions surrounding Islam, Female equality in and out of religion, and how patriarchy misguides religious practices. Let’s unite, learn, and grow together!
Daisy Khan
Website: www.daisykhan.com
Email: daisy@daisykhan.com
Twitter: @daisykhan
Instagram: @daisykhan.nyc
W.I.S.E. Twitter: @WISE_Leaders
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Tue, 07 Jul 2020 - 30min - 7 - Ep. 6 Senate-Her: Megan Hunt, First Openly LGBTQ Senator of Nebraska
Welcome toHave a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. In this episode, Tyler interviews Megan Hunt who is the first openly out State Senator of Nebraska, Vice Chair of Urban Affairs, activist, single mom, and just a fierce bisexual queen. We chat about her identity as an Atheist, her work to ban conversion therapy, what religious freedom actually means, and how everyone can become involved politically. If you aren’t already fired up to make social change, this conversation will spark a flame or two. So, come on and let’s get fired up together!
Megan Hunt
Twitter/Instagram: @NebraskaMegan
Website: https://meganfornebraska.com/
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Fri, 03 Jul 2020 - 37min - 6 - Ep 5. What Would Gay Jesus Do: My Coming Out Story
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. This is a special episode for the last day of Pride month. Tyler intimately discusses his own journey with religion and spirituality, openly talks about his relationship with his parents, and explains how Jesus helped him come out as gay. Have you ever been told that your God or faith didn’t accept you? That your God didn’t love you? Have you ever been told that you didn’t belong? If so, this episode is for you, for the LGBTQ+ community, for all the outcasts. Please know that you are special, you are purposeful, you are beautiful, and your God, or whatever you believe in, believes in you too.
Your Host: Tyler Martin
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Tue, 30 Jun 2020 - 19min - 5 - Ep 4. The Power of Ritual: Casper Ter Kuile and his Sacred Text
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. This episode Tyler interviews Casper Ter Kuile, the author of the new book,The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices.Casper is a Harvard Divinity School fellow and cohost of the popularHarry Potter and the Sacred Textpodcast. So, if you are a person who might not feel connected to religion, but you’re seeking to deepen your relationship with yourself and spirituality, you’re gonna love this episode. We dive into Casper’s book, talk about the concept of reading a text as something sacred, and how we can find more meaning in our daily lives. Whether you're spiritual or not, come laugh, learn, and make your day more blessed and gay.
Casper Ter Kuile
Twitter: @caspertk
IG: @caspertk_
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text
Twitter/IG: @hpsacredtext
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Fri, 26 Jun 2020 - 41min - 4 - Ep 3. Biracial, Bisexual, Bicoastal: Social Media Activism with Felicia Fitzpatrick
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. This episode Tyler interviews Felicia Fitzpatrick, Social Media Manager at Playbill, activist, writer, moderator, and just a kick-ass biracial, bisexual, bicoastal unicorn. They discuss growing up biracial in a predominantly white community, the lack of response from the theatre and Broadway community regarding Black Lives Matter, and some tips on how to be an activist on social media. And, of course, religion and spirituality. Whether you're spiritual or not, come laugh, learn, and make your day more blessed and gay.
Felicia Fitzpatrick
IG/Twitter: @felicianicole86
Wordpress: https://feliciafitzpatrick.wordpress.com/
Call and Response (Felicia’s Podcast)
IG: @callandresponsenyc
Twitter: @callresponsenyc
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Tue, 23 Jun 2020 - 42min - 3 - Ep 2. The Three T's of Activism with Nina West
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. This episode Tyler interviews Miss Congeniality from season 11 of Rupaul’s Drag Race, the amazing, talented, and joyful Andrew Levitt (AKA Nina West)! Andrew and/or Nina is an activist, author, actor, singer, and drag queen superstar. They discuss the three T’s of activism (Time, Treasure, and Talent), how to find joy in difficult times, and where they’re at on their spiritual journey. Let’s go big and go west! Whether you're spiritual or not, come laugh, learn, and make your day more blessed and gay.
Nina West
Website: https://www.ninawest.com/
Instagram/Twitter/Facebook/Youtube: @ninawest
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Fri, 19 Jun 2020 - 42min - 2 - Ep 1. Nice Racists: Comedy as a Superpower with Rita Brent
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. This week Tyler interviews the comedian, musician, and military veteran Rita Brent. They discuss growing up in the south as a black, female, lesbian, the power of comedy, and what action we can take to support the Black Lives Matter movement. Whether you're spiritual or not, come laugh, learn, and make your day more blessed and gay.
Rita Brent
Website: https://www.ritabrent.com/
Instagram/Twitter/Facebook/Youtube: @ritabrentcomedy
Comedy Special “Sipp on this Tea:” https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sipponthistea/
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Tue, 16 Jun 2020 - 49min - 1 - Introducing Have a Blessed Gay
Welcome to Have a Blessed Gay, your weekly spiritual-comedy podcast! Join holy host, Tyler Martin, as he critically discusses social norms, current events, mental health, religion, and spirituality from an outcast's perspective. He will also interview spiritual badasses from around the world. Whether you're spiritual or not, come laugh, learn, and make your day more blessed and gay.
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