Shari Johnson in part two of a two-part is an Evangelical Christian mother whose life turned upside down when her 37 year old daughter, Cholene, called her and told her she was gay in July 2002. Shari has just published a book called, "Above All Things: The Journey of an Evangelical Christian Mother and Her Gay Daughter." In part two of our conversation Shari continues her discussion of reconciling her daughter being a lesbian with her deeply held religious beliefs, attending her daughter's wedding and starting the PFLAG chapter in Odessa, TX. This podcast should be shared widely with LGBT people who come from Evangelical Christian families and with Evangelical Christian parents who LGBT children.
Episode 71 - Patricia Nell Warren (Part 1 of 2) - Author of "My West"
Episode 70 - Nikolai Alexseev - Russian Gay Activist
Episode 69 - Mike Rogers - Most Feared Man on Capitol Hill
Episode 68 - Robyn Ochs (Part 2 of 2) - Bisexual Writer, Educator and Activist
Episode 67 - Robyn Ochs (Part 1 of 2) - Bisexual Writer, Educator and Activist
Episode 66 - Craig Seymour, Ph.D., Journalism Professor and Gay Male Stripper
Episode 65 - Todd Camp (Part 2 of 2) - Witness of Police Raid at Rainbow Lounge in Ft. Worth on June 28, 2009
Episode 64 - Todd Camp, Witness of Police Raid at Rainbow Lounge in Ft. Worth and Co-Founder Q Cinema
Episode 63 - Linda Goldman - Grief & Loss Counselor, Therapist for LGBT Children & Author
Episode 62 - Andy Thayer - Gay Activist and Co-Founder, Gay Liberation Network (Part 2 of 2) & My Commentary "40 Years Ago"
Episode 61 - Andy Thayer - Gay Activist and Co-Founder, Gay Liberation Network
Episode 60 - Charles Robbins - Executive Director of The Trevor Project
Episode 59 - Jose Villarrubia - Comic Book Colorist, photographer, illustrator and Art Professor
Episode 58 - Dr. Gus Krucke - Internist, Emergency Room Physician and HIV/AIDS Specialist
Episode 57 - Earth Thunder - Cherokee, Lesbian, Medicine Woman and Shaman (Part 3 of 3)
Episode 56 - Earth Thunder - Cherokee, Lesbian, Medicine Woman and Shaman (Part 2 of 3)
Episode 55 - Earth Thunder - Cherokee, Lesbian, Medicine Woman and Shaman (Part 1 of 3)
Episode 54 - Patricia Nell Warren - Discusses Her Novel "One Is The Sun" & Earth Thunder, A Current Day Cherokee Medicine Woman
Episode 53 - Commentary Titled "Election 2008 - The Joy of Victory, The Agony of Defeat"
Episode 52 - Brian Nesbitt - "Ex-Gay" Therapy Survivor, Introducted by Wayne Besen, Founder and Executive Director of Truth Wins
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