In this week’s Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with Boston musician Spencer LaJoye, who identifies their gender as non-binary. They came out as bisexual in college and years later came out as non-binary, all within Christian communities. Beth became aware of Spencer when she heard their song “Plowshare Prayer,” a unique prayer for all those against whom prayer has been used as a sword. The song has gone viral around the world, and you will hear Spencer’s back story plus the entire song toward the end of the episode.
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TIME STAMPS
1:47 Spencer’s childhood and religious background
6:26 Spencer found community as an evangelical youth
8:48 Spencer’s college years and coming out as bi
14:16 Parents letting go of dreams for their child
19:46 Coming out as non-binary in 2018
21:49 Spencer’s gender journey
24:10 What our non-binary kids need
28:49 Being a friendly observer of your own body
30:25 Defining trans & non-binary
35:36 Background of “Plowshare Prayer” song
42:50 Performance of “Plowshare Prayer”
