Ep. 233: David Archuleta on Faith, Coming Out & Sexual Health Advocacy

About this episode

David Archuleta discusses his journey of faith, coming out, and his advocacy for sexual health in the Latino community.

David Archuleta — American Idol runner-up, New York Times bestselling author of Devout, and LGBTQ+ advocate — joins Zach for a deeply personal conversation about leaving the LDS church, embracing his queer identity, and why he's partnering with Gilead to break down stigma around sexual health and PrEP in the Latino community.

People in this episode

Host: Zach Randles-Friedman

Guest: David Archuleta

Topics covered

• faith
• LGBTQ+ advocacy
• sexual health
• coming out
• stigma
• community support

Keywords

• David Archuleta
• LGBTQ+
• sexual health
• PrEP
• coming out
• faith
• advocacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gilead

Books & works: Devout

Places: LDS, Latino

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