Orthodox, Queer, and Refusing to Leave

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of belonging to a faith that excludes queer individuals, featuring insights from guest Miryam Kabakov.

Send us Fan Mail Imagine belonging to a faith that is fighting to keep you out—and refusing to leave. Some of you in our Mama Dragons community know this experience well. Some of you are still living it, loving your families and your traditions while also working, every day, to make change from within. That tension—the push and pull between belonging and exclusion—is not unique to any one faith. Today In the Den, Sara is joined by Miryam Kabakov, a national leader who has spent more than thre...

People in this episode

Host: Sara

Guest: Miryam Kabakov

Topics covered

• faith
• belonging
• exclusion
• queer identity
• community
• change

Keywords

• faith
• queer
• belonging
• exclusion
• community
• tradition
• change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mama Dragons

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