I sat with Episcopal Priest Father Paul Anthony Daniels II to learn about his journey in becoming an out gay priest and the adversity I assumed he had to overcome in achieving that. What it turned into was a much different conversation than I'd planned about what queerness can grow into when it's supported and affirmed early, and without the inherited, internalized judgment and homophobia that many of us deal with in our coming out journey.
A lot of this conversation shifted some assumptions I had and I'm really glad Fr. Paul was able to share some really crucial details about his upbringing and experience with me.
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