“I’m black. I’m a minister. And I’m gay.”
In this episode, your Triggered AF family continues to push the envelope with conversations that refuse to play nice as they welcome author, activist, actor, comedian, and minister of love Benjamin Carlton.
Tune in as Ben shares his story from preaching that homosexuality is wrong to being the self-described “biggest gay.” Waking up and choosing to go against the grain every day, listen in as Ben speaks to releasing the narratives that caused him to self-hate and how embracing his own labels helped him step into his power and break free of the “box.”
KEY POINTS:
QUOTABLES:
“When you have love for self, you have love for your brother. When you have grace, you have grace for your brother. I cannot force you to love me how I need to be loved if you don't love yourself first, and loving yourself is evident in how you love people.”
“If you are living your life trying to please everyone, you will please no one.”
"As we think about the spectrum of sexuality, the spectrum of identity, the spectrum of culture, all those things, we need to make space for people who move up and down the continuum.”
GUEST RESOURCES:
Find Benjamin Carlton and his book I’m Black, I’m a Minister, and I’m Gay at: Benjamincarltonlive.com
Follow him on social media!
IG | instagram.com/ibencarlton
Twitter | twitter.com/ibencarlton
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I absolutely love how open & frank the conversations are!! “REAL, RAW & RADICAL”Y’all keeps it 💯 & I love that bc people are able to relate (they see themselves in these real life situations that you guys are bringing to light) the conversations are are L🔥T!! L🔥T!!!! y’all & I definitely appreciate them!! Keep up the amazing job @alechiareese & @missdanifoster🙌🏽🙌🏽
Even from a man’s viewpoint, this show was indeed very insightful and thought provoking.
I loved Dani views of this topic because I grew up in church also , but as an adult I figured out for myself that we truly should have a relationship with God and I listen to Mike Todd a preacher from Tulsa and he also states same thing. Belief and relationship with God doesn’t require rituals or any of that. I don’t let anything that I’ve seen in the church sway me from my belief in God. I believe in God not man or a religion. God does want us to fellowship with others but God is everywhere! I turn on my worship music all the time at home, in the car etc. it doesn’t require us to be in church because we can have church anywhere
Just wow! I’ve listened to every episode and each one has helped me in some way. I’m really clear on what it is I want and what it is I need now.
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