A Reverend's Calling to Strengthen LGBTQ+ Belonging (with Dr. Rev. Marian Edmonds-Allen)

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🗓️ 3 December 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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For this week’s ALL Together episode, Liz Macdonald and Michael Soto sit down with Rev. Dr. Marian Edmonds-Allen, an ordained pastor and executive director of Parity, a nonprofit in New York City addressing the intersection of LGBTQ+ and faith communities. From starting her ministry as a single mom of four to advocating for homeless LGBTQ+ youth, Marian shares her inspiring journey of combining faith and action to create meaningful change.

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0:00.0	Welcome to All Out in the Open. I'm Charlie Bird here with Ben Chalati, and we are super excited today. We have another All Together episode. These are hosted by Liz McDonald and Michael Soto.
0:08.6	And they interviewed Reverend Marion Edmonds Allen, who's a reverend in Salt Lake City. And she's also a gay woman. And in this episode, she shares a very engaging story about her coming out process when she was in a seminary
0:21.6	that wasn't LGBTQ affirming.
0:23.5	And just how she came to understand herself and ultimately become a reverend.
0:27.8	Yeah, she does a lot of work with bridge building between conservative faiths and LGBTQ people.
0:32.8	And it's kind of cool to hear her perspective coming from a different religion.
0:36.2	And we think you're going to love it. Yeah, I remember being in seminary and being closeted as well, so I can relate
0:41.1	to that part. And you might too, listener. So without further ado, here it is. Yes, all right.
0:59.3	Well, we are here today with our friend Reverend Dr. Marion Edmund Allen,
1:04.3	and she is the executive director of Parody.
1:08.3	It's a New York City-based national nonprofit that works at the intersection of
1:13.0	faith and LGBTQ. And we're just so glad to have you here today. We are. Well, Liz and Michael,
1:20.7	I'm so delighted to be with you both. This is just wonderful and an honor. Well, we appreciate
1:27.4	you taking the time so much.
1:29.4	Would you share with folks just a little bit about yourself and the amazing work that you do in the world?
1:34.8	Oh, Michael, you're kind to ask.
1:37.4	Well, I do what God puts in front of me.
1:41.2	My joke is I'm always trying to catch up with what God's doing in the world.
1:46.5	I'm an ordained UCC pastor and an executive director. So that means I don't have a church congregation
1:55.4	right now. The world is my congregation in a way.
2:10.5	And what I'm blessed to do is to help people navigate what can be tricky, the intersection of LGBTQ and faith.
2:14.0	And so I help faith organizations and denominations learn to welcome LGBT folks, and I help
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