CONTENT WARNING: discussions of religious trauma, gun violence, death, and homophobia.

Cate's recommendations: Julien Baker’s albums “Sprained Ankle” and “Little Oblivions” discuss navigating queerness and religion.

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In this episode, Cate, a freshman at Loyola University Chicago, and I discuss her experience growing up in the Presbyterian church while discovering her sexuality. We talk about how queer religious trauma plays a role in society, and Cate’s own faith journey, and moments where she found power and beauty in religion. Lastly we discuss representation of queer religious people and the Christian church in the media and in our lives.

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Meleck's recommendation: https://bayyinahtv.com

The specific man she mentioned is named Nouman Ali Khan. Here is Nouman Ali Khan’s youtube page.

In this episode, Meleck Eldahshoury, a freshman at the University of Michigan, and I talk about her relationship with Islam and how college has affected her practice. She describes her recent voyage to the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and we discuss Islamic education in schools and media representation of the religion.

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