A Gay and A NonGay

The Westboro Baptist Church, notorious for picketing funerals and spreading homophobia, are one of the most hateful and homophobic Christian organisations in the world. Megan Phelps-Roper was born to hate, joining her family at an anti-Gay picket at just 5 years old. The pain, sadness and shame Megan and her family have caused LGBTQ+ people around the world is difficult to comprehend, but since leaving the church in 2012 Megan has dedicated her life to spreading love, compassion and understanding. In this episode, James and Dan chat to Megan about her journey. This episode contains strong language, offensive ideology and religious rhetoric you may find offensive.Read #Unfollow, Megan's story about the rarest thing of all: a person changing their mind. It's a fascinating insight into a closed world of extreme belief, a biography of a complex family, and a hope-inspiring memoir of a young woman finding the courage to find compassion for others, as well as herself. Tap here https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/titles/megan-phelps-roper/unfollow/9781787478008/We're so proud of our three part BBC Radio 1 documentary From Gay to NonGay - search Gay Non-Gay on BBC Sounds. Lots of you got in touch telling us about LGBTQ+ life in Northern Ireland so we headed out there with the BBC to learn what it's like to be gay in NI with the pressure of the church and so called 'gay conversion therapy.' Recently the law changed in Northern Ireland and finally they have marriage equality - we are so happy for you!Help us out by donating as little as $1 a month. Join our patreon at www.gaynongay.com/donateMug someone off in our official shop, visit www.gaynongay.com/shopGet bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan still hasn't watched #DragRaceUK and the boys discuss Ellen's friendship with George W. Bush 👀.We're so proud to announce our new three part BBC Radio 1 documentary From Gay to NonGay - search Gay Non-Gay on BBC Sounds. Lots of you got in touch telling us about LGBTQ+ life in Northern Ireland so we headed out there with the BBC to learn what it's like to be gay in NI with the pressure of the church and so called 'gay conversion therapy.' Recently the law changed in Northern Ireland and finally they have marriage equality - we are so happy for you!Help us out by donating as little as $1 a month. Join our patreon at www.gaynongay.com/donateMug someone off in our official shop, visit www.gaynongay.com/shopGet bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys celebrate marriage equality in Northern Ireland and James goes to a fancy awards do where he unexpectedly learns all about Dan’s ‘weird’ life at university.We're so proud to announce our new three part BBC Radio 1 documentary From Gay to NonGay - search Gay Non-Gay on BBC Sounds. Lots of you got in touch telling us about LGBTQ+ life in Northern Ireland so we headed out there with the BBC to learn what it's like to be gay in NI with the pressure of the church and so called 'gay conversion therapy.' Recently the law changed in Northern Ireland and finally they have marriage equality - we are so happy for you!Help us out by donating as little as $1 a month. Join our patreon at www.gaynongay.com/donateMug someone off in our official shop, visit www.gaynongay.com/shopGet bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James can't walk, and the doctor thinks it's chlamydia. What?!We're so proud to announce our new three part BBC Radio 1 documentary From Gay to NonGay - search Gay Non-Gay on BBC Sounds. Lots of you got in touch telling us about LGBTQ+ life in Northern Ireland so we headed out there with the BBC to learn what it's like to be gay in NI with the pressure of the church and so called 'gay conversion therapy.' This week the law changed in Northern Ireland and finally they have marriage equality - we are so happy for you!Help us out by donating as little as $1 a month. Join our patreon at www.gaynongay.com/donateMug someone off in our official shop, visit www.gaynongay.com/shopGet bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from the London Podcast Festival, Dan and James return to the stage joined by Matthew Todd, author of Straight Jacket and Pride, and welcome their first ever drag queen ShayShay.We're so proud to announce our new three part BBC Radio 1 documentary From Gay to NonGay - search Gay Non-Gay on BBC Sounds. Lots of you got in touch telling us about LGBTQ+ life in Northern Ireland so we headed out there with the BBC to learn what it's like to be gay in NI with the pressure of the church and so called 'gay conversion therapy.'Help us out by donating as little as $1 a month. Join our patreon at www.gaynongay.com/donateMug someone off in our official shop, visit www.gaynongay.com/shopGet bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and James take part in an accidental outing, and Dan has an unexpected incident with a dog.We're so proud to announce our new three part BBC Radio 1 documentary From Gay to NonGay - search Gay Non-Gay on BBC Sounds. Lots of you got in touch telling us about LGBTQ+ life in Northern Ireland so we headed out there with the BBC to learn what it's like to be gay in NI with the pressure of the church and so called 'gay conversion therapy.'Help us out by donating as little as $1 a month. Join our patreon at www.gaynongay.com/donateMug someone off in our official shop, visit www.gaynongay.com/shopGet bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our final show live from Edinburgh & today we're joined by Larry Dean! He tells us if he’s a postman or a postbox, deciphers Scottish slang and talks about his hilarious show Fandan.We're so proud to announce our new three part BBC Radio 1 documentary From Gay to NonGay - search Gay Non-Gay on BBC Sounds. Lots of you got in touch telling us about LGBTQ+ life in Northern Ireland so we headed out there with the BBC to learn what it's like to be gay in NI with the pressure of the church and so called 'gay conversion therapy.'Help us out by donating as little as $1 a month. Join our patreon at www.gaynongay.com/donateMug someone off in our official shop, visit www.gaynongay.com/shopGet bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from Edinburgh the boys chat to hilarious Australian comedian Rhys Nicholson and ask the all-important question - is it Home and Away or Gay? And does James actually like the look of dicks?We're so proud of our three part BBC Radio 1 documentary From Gay to NonGay - search Gay Non-Gay on BBC Sounds. Lots of you got in touch telling us about LGBTQ+ life in Northern Ireland so we headed out there with the BBC to learn what it's like to be gay in NI with the pressure of the church and so called 'gay conversion therapy.'Help us out by donating as little as $1 a month. Join our patreon at www.gaynongay.com/donateMug someone off in our official shop, visit www.gaynongay.com/shopGet bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019 - Dan tells us about a rather sexy sounding exercise class he's been going to and we're joined by the incredible comedian Suzi Ruffell.We're so proud to announce our new three part BBC Radio 1 documentary From Gay to NonGay - search Gay Non-Gay on BBC Sounds. Lots of you got in touch telling us about LGBTQ+ life in Northern Ireland so we headed out there with the BBC to learn what it's like to be gay in NI with the pressure of the church and so called 'gay conversion therapy.'Help us out by donating as little as $1 a month. Join our patreon at www.gaynongay.com/donateMug someone off in our official shop, visit www.gaynongay.com/shopGet bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019 - we're joined by drag king extraordinaire Jodie Mitchell and Australian comedian and late night TV host Tom Ballard.We're so proud to announce our new three part BBC Radio 1 documentary From Gay to NonGay - search Gay Non-Gay on BBC Sounds. Lots of you got in touch telling us about LGBTQ+ life in Northern Ireland so we headed out there with the BBC to learn what it's like to be gay in NI with the pressure of the church and so called 'gay conversion therapy.'Help us out by donating as little as $1 a month. Join our patreon at www.gaynongay.com/donateMug someone off in our official shop, visit www.gaynongay.com/shopGet bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feedHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices