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 31 - Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director of the Family Equality Council
Episode 30 - (Part 2 of 2 ) Gary J. Gates, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow at the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law.
Episode 29 - (Part 1 of 2 ) Gary J. Gates, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow at the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law
Episode 28 - Salisse Berry, Founder and Executive Director of Out and Equal . My commentary is about Barack Obama
Episode 27 - Sister Mary Elizabeth, Founder of AEGiS, Website of Record for HIV/AIDS & Wynn & Rick Wagner, Computer Software
Episode 26 - Wynn Wagner - Computer Software Developer & HIV/AIDS Philanthropist & Jeffrey Reid Baker - Christmas CDs
Episode 25 - Carl Siciliano, Founder and Executive Director of the Ali Forney Center which Is a Shelter for Homeless LGBT Youth
Episode 24 - Pat Stone Came Out After Being Married 35 Years & Started "Late Bloomers"
Episode 23 - Geoff Callan & Matt Kennedy Discuss Their Film, "Pursuit of Equality" & Jeffrey Reid Baker on Classical Music
Episode 22 - Eric Marcus, Famed LGBT Non-Fiction Author. My Commentary, "Senator Obama, I Refuse to Settle for Crumbs."
Episode 21 - Terry O'Connell, Transgender Auto Racing Driver (Over 500 national titles)
Episode 20 - Part 2 of 2 parts, GLBT Lationos - Fernie Sanchez, Sergio Chapa & Jesus Chairez
Episode 19 - Part 1 of 2 parts, Fernie Sanchez, Co-Founder Valiente and Sergio Chapa, reporter and documentarian
Episode 18 - Kevin Cathcart, Executive Director of Lambda Legal
Episode 17 - Amity Pierce Buxton, Ph.D., Founder of the Straight Spouse Network
Episode 16 - Paul Scott, Executive Director of Equality Texas
Episode 15 - Part 3 of Skip Allen continues his family's crisis as covered by The New York Times, Dateline NBC & ABC's 20/20
Episode 14 - Part 2 of 3 - Skip Allen continues his family's crisis as covered by New York Times, Dateline NBC & ABC's 20/20
Episode 13 - Part 1 of 3 of Skip Allen sharing his family's story covered by The New York Times, Dateline NBC & ABC's 20/20
Episode 12 - Charles Flowers, Executive Director of Lambda Literary Foundation and my commentary "Disappearing Gay Cultural Ide
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