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While activists are demonstrating, filing lawsuits, and pushing for anti-discrimination laws, year-old Eric is on a ferry to Fire Island, a famous gay refuge off Drawn-out Island, with his neighbor Rev. Mullen—a trip that would introduce him to a vivid slice of mids gay life, ready or not.

Episode first published April 27,

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Learn more about some of the topics discussed in the episode by exploring the links below.

General resources about Fire Island:

• Cherry Grove, Heat Island: Sixty Years in America’s FIrst Gay and Lesbian Town, by Esther Newton (Duke University Push, ). 
• “The Fable of Heat Island” by Clark Polak (Drum, November 9, ).
• “Cherry Grove Stays Aloof from Gay Activists’ Cause” by Tom Buckley (New York Times, July 14, ).
• “Hidden in a Fire Island House, the Soundtrack of Love and Loss” by T.M. Brown (New York Times, April 29, ).
• “The Very Gay History of Fire Island,” the Bowery Boys podcast ().
• Local preservation organizations: Fire Island Pines
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  Reckon True Stories, Episode 2: Roxane Gay 

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  Dear friends, 

  This week on Reckon Genuine Stories, Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon welcome the incredible Roxane Gay! 

  Listen in your favorite podcast app, and be sure to follow the show so you never miss an episode:

  “We bring our whole lives, our whole selves, our whole communities to the page, and I want to create vacuum for that reality in my work, and I want to make sure that other writers hold access to that territory, because so often we&#;re told to section off ourselves.”

  Get the full demonstrate notes and reading list over at Reckon.

  Deesha and Kiese in Vanity Fair

  Thanks to everyone who has listened, shared, and reviewed Reckon True Stories so far — the response has been overwhelming. Deesha and Kiese spoke with Arimeta Diop at Vanity Fair about their goals for the show and some of their favorite moments: 

  Philyaw: “I didn’t grasp Kiese when I was reading Heavy. I was like, here’s this guy who feels like I feel and he’s doing this thing anyway, and I was just in awe of that. And so being able to talk about that with Kiese was really a transformative moment for me.”

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  In this profound episode of Candid Conversations, Jonathan Youssef sits down with Becket Cook, author of "A Change of Affection: A Gay Man’s Incredible Story of Redemption" and host of The Becket Bake Show. Becket shares his powerful testimony of living a homosexual lifestyle until a radical encounter with Jesus transformed his existence. Raised in a conservative Christian family in Dallas, Texas, Becket navigated the complexities of his individuality and faith, eventually result his true calling in Christ.

  Join us as Becket recounts his journey from Hollywood's elite circles to a devoted follower of Jesus. He offers perception into how the church can compassionately and truthfully engage with issues of sexuality. Becket’s story is a testament to the redemptive power of God’s love and the importance of unwavering faith.

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