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Proudly on Record

Proudly On Record

Proudly On Record is a storytelling podcast documenting LGBTQ+ stories told in our own words and on our own terms. Hosted by Elise and Kari, we sit with LGBTQ+ folks (and the occasional ally who earned their spot) across generations to talk about identity, healing, joy, survival, faith, love, and the lives we’re building now.Our conversations explore the long-term effects of religious trauma, journeys of deconstruction, and finding yourself again. We also center celebrations of chosen family,

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01:15:44

Living With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Hypermobility,...

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2026/03/04

In this episode of Proudly On Record, we continue our conversation with disability advocate, nurse, and creator Ryann “Ry” Mason (Chronically_Ry). Ry shares what it is like living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), a genetic connective tissue disorder that affects collagen throughout the body and can cause joint dislocations, chronic pain, fatigue, and mobility challenges.Ry talks about growing up hypermobile, becoming an ER nurse and dancer, and eventually transitioning to using mobility aids and a

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01:01:57

Rainbow Hair? Don't Care. Growing Up in Liberty...

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2026/02/26

In this episode of Proudly On Record, we sit down with Ryann “Ry” Mason to talk about what it was like growing up near Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Raised Methodist in the foothills of Appalachia, Ryann shares how she experienced church culture differently than many of her peers, while still feeling the powerful influence of evangelical politics and Liberty University’s presence in her hometown.From witnessing anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric in the Bible Belt to navigating bisexual identity and

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00:46:14

Religious Trauma and Disability: Remmy on Tourette’s,...

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2026/02/19

Remmy (he/him) joins Proudly on Record to share a powerful story of leaving Evangelical/Southern Baptist Christianity, coming out as trans, and finding freedom through secular witchcraft and atheism. Remmy explains what it means to be a secular witch working with energy and intention rather than deities while unpacking the fear-based teachings of the church which includes anti-LGBTQ sermons, purity culture gender roles, rapture/Left Behind anxiety, and “Hell House” scare tactics.Remmy also talks

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01:00:30

Choosing Your LGBTQ+ Child Over Fear: Heather's...

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2026/02/12

In this episode, we sit down with Heather Hester, an ally, host of 'More Human. More Kind.' and author of 'Parenting with Pride', to talk about what it really means to choose your child over fear.Heather shares the story of her son coming out in a crisis moment that cracked open her faith, challenged her evangelical upbringing, and launched her into full deconstruction. We talk about unlearning fear-based religion, navigating mental health and online safety, and what allyship actually looks like

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01:03:48

Appalachian, Bisexual, Disfellowshipped: Joy’s Exit...

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2026/02/05

Joy (she/her) joins us to talk about growing up as a Jehovah’s Witnesses in Appalachia and what happens when a high-control religion isolates you from community, culture, and even your own instincts.We dig into disfellowshipping, apostacy, and other dirty little Jehovah's Witness secrets. We also talk about bisexuality, religious stigma, family rupture, and what it looks like to stop performing a relationship with a parent who doesn't accept you.Finally, Joy reflects on reclaiming Appalachia and the

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00:43:54

AroAce & At Peace: Zoe on the “Absence” That Finally...

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2026/01/29

Zoe (she/her), an Episcopalian, theater/music kid, and editor of a college lit journal, shares what it actually felt like to realize she’s asexual and aromantic. It wasn't a dramatic “aha,” moment, but it was noticing the absence of what everyone else seemed to describe. From thinking attraction was a movie trope to realizing her “crushes” were really about deep conversation and shared interests, Zoe breaks down the difference between libido and attraction, why aromanticism can be harder to define,

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00:41:57

Hangout Hour #3 | Healing in a Healthy Relationship:...

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2026/01/22

This episode is for anyone learning safety after survival.In Part 3 of our relationship mini-series, we talk honestly about something people don’t warn you about enough: healthy relationships can be deeply triggering, not because they’re wrong, but because they’re safe.When your nervous system has been wired for chaos, peace can feel unsettling. In this conversation, we unpack what it actually looks like to build safety after survival, especially when anxious and avoidant attachment styles

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00:58:16

Growing Up Homeschooled and Evangelical: "We Love...

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2026/01/15

Kit Sargent (they/them) is the host and creator of the Queer Consciousness podcast, a show built around one deceptively complex question: “What does being queer mean to you?”Kit shares what it was like growing up in evangelical Christianity (“fundy-light”), being homeschooled, and later walking away from the faith they were raised in. What followed was a full-scale deconstruction.Kit also speaks candidly about late-diagnosed ADHD (and being “peer-reviewed autistic” by their autistic friends), how

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00:51:54

Queer in Appalachia: What It Costs to be Honest and...

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2026/01/08

We sit down with Shelly Ayers who is a high school counselor, Appalachian writer, and “true mountain child” from Stinking Creek, Tennessee (yes, it’s real). Shelly talks about the deep pull of Appalachia: the clan-like ties to land and kin, the pressure to protect your people, and what it means to tell your truth.Together, we unpack growing up Pentecostal and all the shouting, speaking in tongues, fear of hell, and lingering “spiritual warfare” wiring that can take years to unlearn. Shelly shares

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00:57:15

Leaving Mormonism: The Coffee Rule, The Baptism Ban,...

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2025/12/31

Rachel (she/her) joins Holy Homo Healing Hour to talk about leaving Mormonism. A lifelong LDS member, Rachel breaks down the everyday realities of Mormon culture: the pressure to perform obedience, the gendered power structure of the priesthood, missions, and the way purity culture shapes adults long after they’re married. She also unpacks the moment everything shifted in 2015 with the LDS baptism policy that barred children of openly gay parents unless they disavowed their family, and the real harm

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00:47:43

Hangout Hour #2 | Toxic Relationships: The Quiet Red...

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2025/12/17

In this Holy Homo Hangout Hour, Kari and Elise continue their relationship mini-series by diving into toxic relationships, especially the subtle, covert kind that makes you feel like you’re losing your mind. They unpack love bombing, hidden emotional manipulation, and the “small” comments and behaviors that slowly chip away at your confidence (until you’re monitoring moods, walking on eggshells, and blaming yourself for everything).They also talk about why toxic dynamics can feel addictive, how

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00:49:06

Be Gay, Do Witchcraft: Pagan Roots & Inclusive Wicca...

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2025/12/10

In this episode, we sit down with author, blogger, and long-time witch Yvonne Aburrow (they/them).Yvonne shares their journey out of high-control Christianity, through atheism, and into paganism and Wicca, unpacking what it looks like to rebuild your beliefs after religious trauma. We discuss the many books they have written and how their work centers on queer, trans, disabled, and neurodivergent folks who still want real spiritual depth without the shame.We also get into the Satanic Panic, what

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00:46:00

Hangout Hour #1 | First Loves, Lost Loves, and Dirty...

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2025/12/03

In their very first Holy Homo Hangout Hour, Kari and Elise finally hit record on the conversations they usually have after the podcast ends. This time, they are talking about first queer relationships, especially when those firsts happen later in life.They unpack puppy love that shows up “late,” why lesbians get stereotyped for U-hauling, secret first loves that never got closure, and the messy overlap of best-friend love and romantic love. They also talk about the particular grief of breakups

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00:45:37

Theo | From Rapture Nightmares to a Transmasc Glow-up

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2025/11/26

TW: Rapture anxiety, hell imagery, exorcism, depression, suicidal ideation, self-harm Theo (they/he) grew up Pentecostal in rural southeastern Kentucky, where church meant all-day services, speaking in tongues, and constant warnings about the rapture. As a kid, they went to bed terrified that a blood-red moon meant Jesus was coming back and leaving them behind. In this episode, Theo shares how fear-based faith, “journey through hell” church events, and even a nearly staged exorcism shaped their

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00:57:58

MaryB. | Queer Christian

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2025/11/20

TW: Purity culture In this episode, we sit down with Mary B. (she/her) who is a New York City–based speaker, author, and host of the Found Family podcast. Mary B. traces her winding spiritual journey: from small-town Episcopal and Methodist pews, through Young Life and the World Race, into the soft patriarchy of “reasonable” evangelical spaces where certainty felt safer than questions.Together we talk about purity culture, sexual shame, and the quiet “gay panic” of Subarus, flannels, and sapphic

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00:57:54

Luke Wilson on Conversion Therapy, Deconstruction,...

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2025/11/12

Lucas Wilson, editor of Shame-Sex Attraction: Survivors' Stories of Conversion Therapy, joins us to unpack how conservative Christianity frames the world in stark binaries and how those behavioral scripts police gender, sexuality, and personal identity throughout our society. We swap Liberty University party stories and trace the difference between official conversion therapy programs and everyday conversion practices. This episode offers some clarity for anyone unlearning scripts that they never

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00:50:59

Freddy | Exploring the United Church of Christ

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2025/11/05

TW: Suicidal Ideation, Parental Death Freddy (he/him) is a teacher, activist, and comic-book community builder from Washington DC. He identifies as a queer Christian and is currently exploring the United Church of Christ. We talk about holding faith and queerness together, moving from rigid church spaces to fully affirming community, and why “love your neighbor” has to look like action. Freddy also shares a provocative interpretive take, a queer reading of the Gospels that includes his theory that

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00:57:47

Jess | Recovering Southern Missionary Baptist

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2025/10/29

TW: Death of a parent at a young age Jess (she/her) grew up where church wasn’t just on Sundays, it was in the air. In this conversation, the ex–Southern Missionary Baptist, queer mom, grad student, and aspiring horror novelist traces a path from small-town indoctrination to hard-won clarity. We talk about the rumor-mill “witch hunt” that trailed her as a teen, losing her dad and carrying adult grief too early, and why deconstruction sometimes happens in two waves. Jess wrestles the pull between

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00:47:58

Adam | Recovering Independent/Southern Baptist

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2025/10/22

TW: Conversion therapy, domestic violence, sexual assault of a minor, spiritual warfare, and cult dynamics. Adam revisits his journey from Independent/Southern Baptist upbringing to agnostic spiritualist. He shares early church memories alongside the trauma that shattered his safety there. Adam recounts being outed twice, pushed into conversion therapy, and scapegoated during a year-long missions program. Finally living openly and four years of therapy reframed worthiness, love, and consent. Today,

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00:55:34

Danielle | Recovering Evangelical

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2025/10/15

TW: Purity culture, spiritual warfare, cult themes, abuse, drugs In this episode of Holy Homo Healing Hour, Danielle shares her journey from a non-religious upbringing to a deep involvement in church life. She reflects on her time in various churches, her political awakening, and the process of deconstructing her faith. She also navigates her LGBTQ+ identity and the dynamics within her family, ultimately finding a supportive community outside the church. The conversation highlights the importance of

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