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On this week’s episode, we get back to our conversation with my wonderfully strong and wise friend, Silvi! We jump into Liberation Theology in South America and Palestine, and transition into how theology and moralist views are impacting policy decisions on abortion in Latin America. How does the personal impact the political? We laugh and learn through chats on pleasure, orgasm, dancing – all this and more, here and now, on Body and Wine. Support the show

And we’re back with the stellar Tyler Myers! This episode we get a little cozier into our own experiences with the “grey area” of our purity culture pasts. Our chat weaves through gender differences in sexual encounters, relating climbing and intimacy, and what did we still take from Christianity when we left it behind? Explore with us here and now, on Body and Wine… Support the show

On this episode of BAWP, we cheers the podcast's first communion (a.k.a. first-ever recording!). We serendipitously lean into Silvi’s recounts of her own First Communion and Confirmation through her Catholic upbringing in Ecuador, while weaving into her current passions and understandings of feminism and atheism in a political and sexual world of metal music, eyebrow piercings, and pleasure. Stay tuned for more of that in her second episode coming up this season!Support the show

What is a graphic novel? What is a feminist text? Explore these forms through reading and listening in to our discussion on "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi, "Death Threat" by Vivek Shraya, and "Palestine" by Joe Sacco.Support the show

Tyler Myers and I get into the Doctrine of Hell, and finding modern prophets while questioning the (white imaged) men of old. Transitioning out of Evangelical religion often is a long and challenging process. This episode is for anyone looking for solidarity in leaving their Christian faith or seeking to learn from those who have. Let’s break it down!Support the show

Longtime friends Lydia Persaud and Charlie Gray discuss coming out as non-Christian and growing into the proud and loud women they are. They address sexual misconduct in the church, challenging one's own beliefs, and much more! Support the show

United Church Minister (to be) Michiko gets unapologetically queer in this first episode of Season 2! We discuss the spiritual care and mental health tools needed in social justice movements. Michiko opens about their journey coming out as queer, Christian, and growing into their gender identity. Today's episode encourages us to expand notions of Church, to express our truest selves, and to create and find spaces where we are all celebrated as we are.  Support the show

Palestinian yoga teacher Majdal connects her Muslim faith, meditation practices, and relationship with the moon.  Support the show

Calling all babes! Emma and I float between the flirty and the faithful as we share stories of our first times having sex, contemplate Buddhist practices, and tread into the scary territory of Jealousy. Alan Watts - The Religion of No Religion:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSohUdmtAScFindhorn Foundation: https://www.findhorn.org/The Bahá’í Faith:https://www.bahai.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8KaY3NzI5wIVkNDeCh0c_wv5EAAYASAAEgLCh_D_BwE  Support the show

Pansexual Christian Pop Artist JonoJosh shares his journey coming into acceptance of his sexuality and out onto stage in celebration. From threatened livelihood, to escaping the enrollment of one of America's conversion therapy camps, to diving deep into the red letters of Jesus, JJ Gerber opens the door for listeners to peek inside a world many queer Christians often live behind.Real With U - Tonéx - https://youtu.be/Zkk9OqBw3QAThird Way - The Meeting House- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPSBcJZta6c Kinzie Scale - The Kinsey Institute-  https://kinseyinstitute.org/research/publications/kinsey-scale.php Gay Church - A database for finding LGBTQ Churches - https://www.gaychurch.org/Conversion therapy:- Love in Action   https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/17/fashion/sundaystyles/gay-teenager-stirs-a-storm.html - Teen challenge   https://teenchallengeusa.org/ Better - JonoJosh- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYRp4sqvJXo Support the show

My dear friend and sociologist, Nicole Andrejek, imbibes with me as we chat about our personal, and her professional, perspectives on sex and sexuality. Nicole discusses her research on sex and gender in a digital, fast-paced, and highly pressured era of dating, as we relate her findings to our own lived experiences.Episode Page Notes:"Black Feminist Thought" - Patricia Hill Collins https://www.amazon.com/Black-Feminist-Thought-Consciousness-Empowerment/dp/0415964725 "The Vagina Monologues" - Eve Ensler   https://www.eveensler.org/plays/the-vagina-monologues/ "The Urgency of Intersectionality" - Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality "A Bunny's Tale" - Gloria Steinem http://www.gloriasteinem.com/ Lelo Vibrators  https://www.lelo.com/  Sex Education: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0jQz6jqQS0 Lola Wine http://www.lolawines.com/ Listener call-outs!Have a story to tell? Something to say about sexuality and/or spirituality? Record your voice for up to 10 minutes of audio time and send over to podcast@charliethegray.com and we'll post in our mini-episodes as we are able and at our discretion. Unsure about it? Shoot us an e-mail an let's chat! Any more questions? Feel free to message at podcast@charliethegray.com, and follow/like/share us on Instagram @bodyandwinepodcast  Support the show

Let's go to Pakistan! Join host, Charlie Gray, as she reflects on climate change, islamaphobia, creation stories, and the black market - all from her time in north-western Pakistan! Hope you're hungry, this is a delicious episode...Episode Page Notes:"Breading Sweetgrass" - Robin Wall Kimmerer"A Woman's Anatomy of Arousal" - Sheri Winston"The Wayfinders" - Wade Davis"The Tales of the Otori" - Gillian RubinsteinPakistan's Melting Glaciers - Nazim Ullah Baig"Water, Profit and First Nation Rights to Water" - Bruce Shillingsworth Support the show

Coming out as gay and anti-zionist... Jake Silver reflects on his experiences as a queer man both during his life growing-up Jewish in America as well as currently living in Israeli Occupied Palestine. Laugh and learn along with us on this episode of Body and Wine Podcast!Episode Page Notes:Zionism- https://www.palestine-studies.org/resources/special-focus/zionist-ideology-and-propagandaThe Occupation- https://www.btselem.org/sites/default/files/publications/51st_year_of_occupation_eng.pdfUN Interactive Map- http://x-maps.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=d4385754a4dc48f1a2781df0c999950f&extent=32.6809,30.6899,37.2951,32.8381 Breaking the Silence Tour - https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/ “48” - Sometimes used to refer to the area of the nation-state of Israel that exists outside of the “Green Line.” 1948 was the year of the Nakba (meaning ‘The Catastrophe,’ in Arabic) when the first major wave of the expulsion of Palestinians was implemented.  Grindr- https://www.grindr.com/Tinder- https://tinder.com/?lang=enBumble- https://bumble.com/ Pinkwashing https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/jul/01/israels-gay-propaganda-war Aswat - Palestinian Feminist Center for Gender and Sexual Freedoms' - https://www.aswatgroup.org/ Al Qaws- http://alqaws.org/about-us Joseph Massad – “Desiring Arabs” - https://www.amazon.com/Desiring-Arabs-Joseph-Massad/dp/0226509591 Jasbir K. Puar, "Terrorist Assemblages: Homonationalism in Queer Times”- https://www.dukeupress.edu/terrorist-assemblages-tenth-anniversary-edition Sa'ed Atshan, “Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique” - https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=30833&fbclid=IwAR3Q_JE9m6VrN96CWNGZ8dAykt1excvbo_hY3UVYiK1SxeM0XXXzt2tSMBM Listener call-outs!Have a story to tell? Something to say about sexuality and/or spirituality? Record your voice for up to 10 minutes of audio time and send over to podcast@charliethegray.com and we'll post in our mini-episodes as we are able and at our discretion. Unsure about it? Shoot us an e-mail an let's chat! Any more questions? Feel free to message at podcast@charliethegray.com, and follow/like/share us on Instagram @bodyandwinepodcastSupport the show

Former Christian pastor Heather Beamish opens up about her coming-out journey. She explores themes of faith, theologies, relationships, attraction, celebration, and diversity on this episode of Body and Wine: Conversations on Sex and Spirituality. Episode Page Notes: Generous Space Toronto  https://www.facebook.com/generousspace/  "Our mission: Discipling Christ-followers to work together to eliminate fear, division, and hostility at the intersection of faith, gender, and sexuality. Our vision: Inclusive Christ-centered communities marked by a sense of belonging, authenticity, and diversity."      The Liturgists Podcast https://theliturgists.com/  "The Liturgists are a global community working to subvert the barriers our society builds around religion, race, gender, ability, and sexuality. Our work is centered around compelling discussion, non-judgmental community, and thoughtful, evocative art. We believe there is room at the table for all who are hungry."   The Reformation Project: A Bible-based, gospel-centred approach to LGBTQ inclusion https://www.reformationproject.org/  Matthew Vines http://www.matthewvines.com/   Listener call-outs!  Have a story to tell? Something to say about sexuality and/or spirituality? Record your voice for up to 10 minutes of audio time and send over to podcast@charliethegray.com and we'll post in our mini-episodes as we are able and at our discretion. Unsure about it? Shoot us an e-mail an let's chat!   Any more questions?  Feel free to message at podcast@charliethegray.com, and follow/like/share us on Instagram @bodyandwinepodcast  Support the show

Tune in to this episode introducing us to Heather Beamish as we listen to her poems and musings on self-love, being queer, celebrating diversity, and having left the church to find...?Listener call-outs!Have a story to tell? Something to say about sexuality and/or spirituality? Record your voice for up to 10 minutes of audio time and send over to podcast@charliethegray.com and we'll post in our mini-episodes as we are able and at our discretion. Unsure about it? Shoot us an e-mail an let's chat! Any more questions? Feel free to message at podcast@charliethegray.com, and follow/like/share us on Instagram @bodyandwinepodcast Support the show

Grab a coffee and your favourite chocolate and sit with Raz and I as we reflect on Islam, masculinity, marriage, the hip-hop music industry, and more!Episode Page Notes "ChkChkBang" - Raz "Why I Still Carry My Guitar" - Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam "My World" - Raz feat. Isam B "Myself" - Raz LIstener call-outs! Have a story to tell? Something to say about sexuality and/or spirituality? Record your voice for up to 10 minutes of audio time and send over to podcast@charliethegray.com and we'll post in our mini-episodes as we are able and at our discretion. Unsure about it? Shoot us an e-mail an let's chat! Any more questions? Feel free to message at podcast@charliethegray.com, and follow/like/share us on Instagram @bodyandwinepodcast Support the show

On this episode of Body and Wine, we meet Toronto based hip-hop artist Raz. Listen to Raz weave sound and thought waves that explore personal faith, as he carves his own path in the music industry, and develops his understanding of masculinity. Do spirituality and music mix? Is music even permissible in Islam? What does it mean to be a man that supports women? "What Do I Want to Have Said?" is a sneak-peak into our longer conversation with Raz, out October 2019. Jam today with Raz's latest single, "Myself," as we get a taste for all he has to say next month. Fans - new and old - buckle up to follow this musician on his journeys around the world, moving through his creative process, learning how to love, and inspired by his soul’s relationship with God. Episode References: "My World" - Raz (feat. Isam B) "Chk Chk Bang" - Raz "Myself" - Raz Chocosol Chocolate Any more questions? Feel free to message at podcast@charliethegray.com, and follow/like/share us on Instagram @bodyandwinepodcast Support the show

Guests Okie and her partner Tracy share about their lives as strong, Indigenous women in a colonized, hetero-normative world. If you're curious about what "two-spirited" means, or want to relate to others with identities that don't fit in a box, or seek solidarity with folks who've grown up not straight in a Christianized world - or more - check out this week's episode!Episode References: Land Acknowledgments All My Relations Podcast Two-Spirited Inconvenient Indian - Thomas King's Book gives a full explanation of terms. Listen to Thomas King here Any more questions? Feel free to message at podcast@charliethegray.com, and follow/like/share us on Instagram @bodyandwinepodcast Support the show