Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez: Conversion Therapy Dropout

About this episode

Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez shares his experiences as a conversion therapy dropout and discusses his work in supporting queer individuals within faith communities.

❤️ If you love the show and learn from it, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠please consider joining our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 🎉 It’s Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez week on the podcast! 👉🏽 ⁠ Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez spent almost a decade in gay conversion therapy—all while working behind the scenes at some of the most influential Evangelical Christian megachurches. After embracing his identity as a gay Christian and stepping away from church work, he co-founded Church Clarity , an organization that helps queer people find affirming faith communities. A writer and commentator focused on the intersection of faith, sexuality, and belonging, Tim has contributed to TIME , Oprah Daily , Harper’s Bazaar , Religion News Service , and The Advocate , and he was a 2026 GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Journalism. ✅ Follow Timothy on Instagram ! ✅ Purchase a copy (or two!) of Conversion Therapy Dropout ! ✊🏽 Join the Let’s Give A Damn community on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! 👕 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some of our merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! 🔥 Follow Let’s Give A Damn on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . ✉️ Sign up for our weekly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 📱 Reach out anytime: hello@letsgiveadamn.com. ❤️ Have an…

People in this episode

Host: Nick Laparra

Guest: Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez

Topics covered

• conversion therapy
• faith
• sexuality
• belonging
• queer identity
• Evangelical Christianity

Keywords

• conversion therapy
• gay Christian
• Church Clarity
• queer faith
• GLAAD Media Award
• journalism
• Evangelical megachurches

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Church Clarity, TIME, Oprah Daily, Harper’s Bazaar, Religion News Service, The Advocate

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