Pioneering A Path in Mexico

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All Out in the Open, Questions from the Closet

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🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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In this episode of OUT and About, Iese Wilson sits down with André Pérez to discuss his journey as an LGBTQ+ member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints growing up in Mexico City. André saw a need for connection among Spanish-speaking LGBTQ+ members and allies, and created a virtual community that continues to thrive with monthly meetings attended by over 100 people.André shares his journey of coming out, navigating mental health struggles, and staying in the Church while advoca...

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0:00.0	Welcome to All Out in the Open. I'm Charlie Bird here with Ben Shalati.
0:03.5	And on this out and about episode, Yese Wilson takes us on a tour of the LGBTQ community around the church.
0:09.8	And today we're going to Mexico City to meet Andre Perez.
0:15.2	And he grew up there in a conservative culture. He talks about his experiences coming to understand that he was LGBTQ and
0:23.0	coming out to family, friends, and church leaders. And it's a, it's a really inspiring story.
0:28.2	Yeah, it was really cool to see the growth and resilience to like where he is now and how he
0:32.5	set up that like Zoom fireside with just like Spanish LGBTQ members of the church.
0:38.0	It's so cool.
0:38.9	Yeah.
0:39.1	And the cool thing I love about this episode is there's so many resources for English
0:43.3	speaking Larry Saints, but not a lot for Spanish speaking Larry Saints.
0:47.1	And so And And Dei said, I'm going to do something about that.
0:49.4	I want to create resources.
0:50.4	And he talks about how he did that.
0:51.6	And I think it's a really inspiring story.
0:53.0	Yeah.
0:53.3	And we think you will too.
1:05.2	Aloha everybody.
1:06.1	Welcome to Out and About where we go on a tour throughout the church around the world and hear LGBTQ
1:12.8	latter-day saints share their stories. They are our modern pioneers and I'm your host,
1:19.3	Yesa Purcell Wilson, and today we will be going on a journey with a gay latterty saint from
1:24.3	Ciudad de Mexico that we know as Mexico City.
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