Living Out Podcast
Many Christians love their LGBT+ friends and want to engage well with issues of sexuality and identity, but aren’t sure how to do it. Join the Living Out team and guests as they tackle some of the most frequently asked questions and seek to navigate the choppy cultural waters with compassion and clarity. If you’re interested in a Christian perspective on sexuality, singleness, gender and identity and want to hear real stories from same-sex attracted Christians, this is the podcast for you. Hosted and produced by the Living Out team.
Living Out Podcast
Shouldn't We Expect Sexuality to Change? (Engaging Objections #6)
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Can sexuality change? Should we seek to change it? Andrew, Ashleigh and Adam talk it through. Adam also shares his journey towards openness to dating a woman, despite his enduring experience of same-sex attraction.
Resources mentioned and related
Research relating to sexual fluidity:
- What Does Heterosexuality Mean? Same-Sex Attraction, Behaviors, and Discomfort Among Self-identified Heterosexual Young Adults from Spain, Archives of Sexual Behaviour
- Lisa Diamond on sexual fluidity of men and women, Cornell University
- Individual fluidity of sexual identity in Stockholm County, 2010 to 2021, European Journal of Public Health
- Sexual Orientation Identity Mobility in the United Kingdom: A Research Note, Duke University Press
- Population Trends and Individual Fluidity of Sexual Identity Among Stockholm County Residents, JAMA Network
- Who Counts as Sexually Fluid? Comparing Four Different Types of Sexual Fluidity in Women, Archives of Sexual Behaviour
- Sexual Identity Fluidity Among Sexual Minorities: Gender Differences in Determinants of Fluidity and Health-Related Outcomes, Journal of Homosexuality
Stories of mixed-orientation marriage:
- Sean’s story
- Katherine: The Power and Beauty of Stories (Different Stories #3), Living Out Podcast
- Paul: Responding to Our Desires (Different Stories #5), Living Out Podcast
- Nat and Matt: Mixed-Orientation Marriage (Different Stories #9), Living Out Podcast
Other resources:
- Resources on Conversion Therapy
- Is Same-sex Attraction Inherently Sinful? (Questions No One Wants To Answer #4), Living Out Podcast
- Is Exorcism Ever An Appropriate Response to Same-Sex Attraction?, Andy Robinson
- Born Again This Way by Rachel Gilson
- Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry
- An Impossible Marriage by Laurie & Matt Krieg
- And if this series is raising more questions than it answers, ask us those questions here!