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Beyond The Stained Glass Closet - Weekend Edition - Issue #20

Of art, podcasts, and fallen activist stars...

Randy Scobey
Dec 10, 2022
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Hello friends! Merry Saturday to you.

I found a newly added feature in my Canva Pro (what I used to create the graphics here), and I love it. So you may see more fun, artistic changes on the website and a more consistent “style” in the visuals. Of course, all feedback is encouraged and appreciated. Do you like it? love it? … meh? lol.

The BTSGC Podcast Now Consists of Post Voiceovers That Are Recorded on Saturday Mornings

As is always the case when I move to a new platform, I bite off more than I can chew, and everything shakes out to what I can actually do rather quickly. Creating a whole podcast show (in the traditional sense) takes hours (for me). Add that to the bill-paying job, editing the memoir, and my side gig (content creation, social media monitoring) I don’t have enough hours with my family.

And, we can’t have that.

That said, I have found that I can easily add article voiceovers to the articles I have written in the past week. I do that on Saturday mornings and publish them to the podcast feed. The audio gets picked up by all the podcast platforms BTSGC is on. So there is fresh podcast content usually late in the day on Saturdays and definitely by Sunday. So if you want to listen to my posts, look for the Beyond The Stained Glass Closet on most major podcast platforms. The links to some of the big ones are on the homepage of this substack (scroll down a bit).

Last Week Was Tough

I never worry about being seen as an activist, leader, or whatever. I am just a guy doing his thing by following his heart and writing about it. I share like-minded goals with higher-profile people considered activists/advocates. I often have conversations with them, usually behind the scenes, to help where I can.

So last week, when I read about Sam Brinton, it was tough. I respect Sam, but they have been charged with two counts of stealing luggage. I learned the details of their survivor story last week, even though we had several long conversations a few years ago. These charges also put a negative spotlight on Sam’s survivor story. I hope Sam corrects the doubters and answers the questions Wayne Besen asked last week. I’m still a fan of Sam in the sense I will support them if they come forward and lay it all on the table. I can’t believe the heart of gold I met a few years ago won’t face these very difficult questions and circumstances and do so honestly, even though they may have made some really bad decisions.

As Nelson Mandela said, “It’s never too late to do the right thing.”

My post about Sam and another one about Milo Yiannopoulos is linked below.

Let’s have the courage to be our beautiful selves, together. Have a great weekend!

Randy

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Last Week’s Articles

Beyond The Stained Glass Closet by Randy Scobey
Authenticity In Activism: Sam Brinton's Situation Provides An Opportunity for Introspection
One thing I have learned almost eight years outside of the stained glass closet is that all the human frailties and hypocrisy you can find in the religious right are also found in the progressive left, secular policy activism, national advocacy groups, local neighborhood HOAs, community programs of any flavor, and … you get the drift…
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a year ago · Randy Scobey
Beyond The Stained Glass Closet by Randy Scobey
Milo's Virtue And Vice Signaling Reveals An Ex-gay Quest For Shallow Infamy
I love words, so I pick up on new ways to use them in culture, politics, and media. For example, I keep hearing about “virtue signaling” and wondered how did that become the current way to describe what is essentially a public show of self-righteousness…
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a year ago · 2 likes · 2 comments · Randy Scobey
Beyond The Stained Glass Closet by Randy Scobey
Beyond The Stained Glass Closet - Weekend Edition - Issue #19
Hello Friends! Here is the BTSGC Weekly Update! Monday started great with a memoir editing meeting. It was a fantastic time. We were entirely in sync, and I loved it. We started digging into the content editing of the memoir, and it was challenging in some good ways. It sparks joy to see necessary information filled in, distractions removed, and what need…
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a year ago · 2 likes · Randy Scobey

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