Colorado Springs & the Power of Radical Inclusion

🔗 Show Notes – Episode 8 Part 2: Colorado Springs & the Power of Radical Inclusion

🎤 Featured Guests & Stories

Amber Cantorna-Wylde – LGBTQ+ author and advocate

 📚 Out of Focus: My Story of Sexuality, Shame & Toxic Evangelicalism 

 🔗 Amber's Website - https://www.ambercantorna.com/

Rev. Mallory Everhart – Pastor at Vista Grande Community Church (UCC)

 🔗 vgcc.org

🗣️ Unconventional Pastor Paul – @unconventionalpastorpaul https://www.instagram.com/unconventionalpastorpaul/

⛪ Church Sponsors

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the following inclusive and justice-focused faith communities:

Vista Grande Community Church (UCC) – Colorado Springs, CO

 🔗 vgcc.org

 An Open & Affirming congregation actively engaged in social justice, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and radical inclusion.

📚 Film & Book Mentions

🎞️ 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture (Documentary)

 🔗 Watch 1946 the Movie - 1946themovie.com 

🎞️ For the Bible Tells Me So by Daniel Karslake

 🔗 IMDB – For the Bible Tells Me So https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0912583/

📚 Out of Focus by Amber Cantorna

 🔗 https://www.ambercantorna.com/

🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ Advocacy & Support Organizations

🌈 The Parasol Patrol – Peacefully shielding LGBTQ+ youth from protestors

 🔗 parasolpatrol.org

🤱 Free Mom Hugs

 🔗 freemomhugs.org

🐻 Mama Bears 

 🔗realmamabears.org

🏳️‍🌈 PFLAG National

 🔗 pflag.org

🛐 Church & Faith-Based Resources

🏳️‍🌈 GayChurch.org – Directory of affirming churches

📍 Locations Mentioned

🏠 Colorado Springs, CO – Central hub for this episode's stories

🍝 Olive Garden – Where the crew shared a heartfelt meal together

🏞️ Garden of the Gods – Hiking and reflection spot in Colorado

❤️ Additional Mentions

🎤 Chappell Roan – Rising pop artist

 🔗.iamchappellroan.com

🎧 1946 Podcast Archives

 🔗 All Episodes - 1946themovie.com 

🎬 The Radical – Documentary highlighting LGBTQ+ faith and activism

 🔗 https://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/films/theradical

Dedication 

This episode is dedicated the life and legacy of Imam Muhsin Hendricks—South African trailblazer, scholar, and founder of The Inner Circle and Masjidul Ghurbaah, a sanctuary for LGBTQ+ Muslims.

  The film Paul referred to earlier in the episode, "The Radical" courageously spotlighted Muhsin’s story.

 We are heartbroken to share that Muhsin was recently killed in an ambush near Gqeberha His death is a devastating loss—not just to the queer Muslim community but to the world  ​

May this episode carry forward the light and courage Muhsin brought to so many.

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