Coming Out Late EP09: An Interview w/An Ordained Minister & Her Wife: Does Religion Play A Factor in Coming Out Late?
Robin talks to Anne-Marie Zanza and her wife, Tonda McKay, about the impact of religion on people coming late out as gay and their journey of accepting and embracing their sexuality.
In this episode, you will learn…
- Anne and Tonda’s backstory
- How isolation impacts your dating life
- The journey of accepting and embracing their sexuality
- Unpacking the patriarchy and understanding why certain things are just wrong
- Jesus’ teachings are far from what the church does
- Bridging the divide between the binary of male and female
- Existence of same-sex relationships in the eighties.
- Different schools of thought on acknowledging sexuality
- The reaction of family and friends when they came out
- Same-sex relationships and the constraints of religious institutions
- Finding a community that suits you as a member of the LGBTQ family
- Coming out as gay and redefining who you are
- Deconstructing how you were taught your faith
Links to resources:
Looking for your coming-out-late community? Request to be a member of the Coming Out Late Community Facebook Group, a private and secure group of late blooming lesbians, at: www.facebook.com/ComingOutLateCommunity. (Please fill out ALL the registration questions.)
You can follow Robin on Instagram at www.instagram.com/Late.Blooming.Lesbian. And for an invitation to her private Women Loving Women support groups on Zoom, email Robin at: comingoutlater@gmail.com.
Coming Out Coach, Anne-Marie Zanzal can be found at: www.annemariezanzal.com. Her podcast, "Coming Out and Beyond" tells the story of the later in life community and can be heard wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. And Anne-Marie's memoir, "Authentic Peace", speaks to anyone who is in a transitional stage in life and who are called to reinvent themselves. Her wife, Tonda McKay is an award-winning, professional, architectural photographer. Tonda's work and contact information can be found by visiting: www.tondamckay.com.