LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Allyship
Because love doesn’t ask people to hide who they are.
This is Personal
If You’ve Ever Been Torn Between “Truth” and Your LGBTQ+ Loved Ones—Start Here.
Let’s cut to it: the pain LGBTQ+ people and their families experience in religious spaces is real, and it’s not because they’ve “left the gospel” — it’s because the system was never built to hold them with dignity.
Maybe you’ve been taught to “love the sinner, hate the sin.” Maybe you’ve been scared to speak up. Maybe you’re watching your child, your sibling, your spouse suffer — and you’re realizing that silence is no longer an option.
This space is for you. We tell the truth here. We center LGBTQ+ voices. We do the uncomfortable work of confronting theologies and systems that harm.
This is allyship — not as performance, but as practice.
Podcast Episodes That Tell the Truth
Listen to Stories, Struggles, and Sacred Ground
These episodes feature LGBTQ+ individuals, affirming voices, and real talk about what inclusion means beyond platitudes — in families, in doctrine, and in personal spiritual reckoning.
Blog Posts for Your Journey
Allyship Means Doing Your Own Work
Being an ally isn’t about “fixing” anyone — it’s about unlearning, listening, and holding space with deep integrity. These blog posts are for those who want to show up with more clarity, courage, and compassion.
Free Tools for Allyship
You Don’t Need to Have All the Answers — Just the Willingness to Start
If you’re early in this work or unsure where to begin, these free downloads are designed to help you listen more deeply, speak more bravely, and disrupt harm where you can.
Your Love Isn’t Wrong. The Exclusion Is.
This is one of the most sacred things I get to witness in my work: a parent choosing their child over fear. A bishop’s wife choosing truth over silence. A queer person choosing wholeness over hiding.
Inclusion isn’t a political issue. It’s a spiritual one. If your theology costs people their safety, their belonging, or their life — it’s time to re-evaluate what you call holy.
We do that work here, without shame and without backing down.
-Valerie
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