Queers In Cults
“It’s Our Turn” is a show where the hosts, Emerson and Aydan, share their stories growing up as queer people in toxic religious environments. Our hope is that it will provide education, validation, and maybe even a laugh or two for those healing from religious trauma. The more people know about how these systems affect people the better off we will all be. Now, you will hear no “religion bashing” here. Just sincere, heartfelt (and sometimes mildly irreverent) stories about how we navigated the world of religion, our own journey of healing, and what we’ve learned along the way.
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Episodes
Saturday Jun 25, 2022
Saturday Jun 25, 2022
It's Pride month!
In celebration of Pride month our host, Emerson, is sharing their coming out story.
We hope you enjoy hearing part of their journey
Saturday Jun 25, 2022
Saturday Jun 25, 2022
It's Pride month!
To celebrate Pride, our host, Tony Reed, is telling his coming out story.
We hope you enjoy hearing a little bit of Tony's journey.
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Emerson and Aydan talk about their trauma and other timelines where maybe their trauma was avoided....and ghosts in the studio?
Beautiful tangents ensue!
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Emerson and Aydan talk about their trauma and other timelines where maybe their trauma was avoided...and ghosts in the studio?
Beautiful tangents ensue!
Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
Emerson and Ayan take an episode to catch up and they end up on some beautiful tangents!
They talk about life, relationships, and the show Heartstopper...among many other things. Buckle up and enjoy the ride!
Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
Emerson and Aydan take an episode to catch up and they end up on some beautiful tangeants!
They talk about life, relationships, and the show Heartstopper...among many other things. Buckle up and enjoy the ride!
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
Part 2 of Emerson and Aydan's continued discussion about the power of language
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Emerson and Aydan continue their discussion about language in relation to their experience with toxic religion. They talk about the long-term effects of the toxic and abusive language often used in religious environments, their personal struggles with those long-term effects, and revelations about their inner narrative.
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
The second half of the episode recorded on April 2nd. Emerson and Aydan are discussing the nuances and power of language. They discuss how language, particularly, was used as a tool against them in their experiences with toxic religion
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
We are changing things up a bit with this episode. We will be recording less frequently and splitting our episodes into two parts. You'll still be getting the same great discussions of our experiences with toxic religion, but just in smaller chunks.
In this episode, we start our discussion of the nuances of language. It's an interesting topic that is relatable on so many levels! We try to start breaking down how language was used to contribute to our experiences with toxic religion.
Queers in Cults
Aydan and Emerson are two queer people that grew up in toxic religious environments and want to share their stories to help others grow and heal from their own experiences.
Emerson grew up in a Mormon household and has a unique perspective of the challenges that one faces in such an environment.
Aydan grew up in a Pentecostal Christian environment. Their experience of gaslighting, guilt, shame and manipulation is one that is, unfortunately, all too familiar for man people