The Priesthood of All Queer Believers

Part 2 Sacred Art, Queer Joy, and the Audacity of Creation with Kirsten Marron

In Part 2 of our conversation with Kirsten, we explore the intersection of sacred art, music, queer identity, and liberation. Together, we ask what makes something sacred, reflect on God as creator and artist, and consider how queer people participate in the ongoing work of creation. Along the way, we wander through Hildegard of Bingen, convent life, liberation theology, church music, sacramentality, and the transformative power of community.
Kirsten shares how music became a place of belonging when other spaces did not, how queer people have always shaped sacred art, and why the church still needs the witness of queer joy. From singing liberation songs in worship to cleaning up an overflowing sourdough starter named Dolene at 2:00 a.m., this conversation reminds us that holiness often appears in creativity, community, and the audacity to show up as our whole selves.

Part 1 Lesbian Nuns, Hildegard, and the Slow Work of Trusting Yourself with Kirsten Marron

In this episode of The Priesthood of All Queer Believers, Anny and Tym sit down with musician and sacred arts coordinator Kirsten Marron for a conversation about growing up in conservative Christianity, finding the Episcopal Church, queer friendship, Hildegard von Bingen, lesbian nuns, communion, deconstruction, and the long, holy work of learning to trust yourself.
Kirsten shares about her childhood in the PCA, her family’s missionary legacy, the impact of fundamentalist theology, and the unexpected grace of finding a church where communion, liturgy, and community created room for transformation. Together, Anny, Tym, and Kirsten talk about how harmful theology gets lodged in the body, why “reading yourself into a new belief” does not always undo what was deeply formed, and what it means to reconstruct faith around grace, relationship, and belovedness.
Also discussed: Hildegard’s queer-adjacent mysticism, the strange universality of church camp, Jennifer Knapp, youth group songs, and why stories from queer people in the church still matter so much.

Taking Our Place: Faith, Freedom, and Being Wonderfully Made

In the first episode of our sapphic series, Anny and Tym sit down with the Rev. Ryan Hawthorne, an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Texas, to explore faith, identity, embodiment, and belonging.
Grounded in Psalm 139, Ryan reflects on growing up in the Black Baptist tradition, discovering the Episcopal Church, coming out during discernment for priesthood, and finding the courage to trust who God created her to be.
Along the way, the conversation moves through womanist theology, liberation, scripture, doubt, intuition, the role of curiosity in faith, and why queer people are not asking for a place in the Church...we are taking the place that has always belonged to us.
This episode is an invitation to wonder, to trust your own becoming, and to remember that you are wonderfully made.

Pride: A Protest Against Shame

Why does Pride still matter?
In this episode of The Priesthood of All Queer Believers, Anny and Tym open Pride Month with a conversation about visibility, public witness, queer joy, and the Church's call to reconciliation. They reflect on the ways Pride can be life-giving for queer people, especially those who are isolated, hidden, tired, healing, or still learning that they are beloved.
Together, they talk about Pride's roots in protest, its connection to queer history, and what it means for Christians to show up at Pride not in spite of their faith, but because of it. From Pentecost and the ministry of reconciliation to queer joy, embodiment, and the many-colored kingdom of God, this conversation asks what Pride reveals to the Church today.
This episode closes with the question: What are you carrying into Pride this year?

Doubt, Becoming, and the Faith We Carry Together

What if doubt is not the opposite of faith, but part of how faith becomes real?
In this episode of Priesthood of All Queer Believers, Anny and Tym talk about doubt, questioning, queerness, and becoming. They reflect on the difference between traditions that make room for questions and traditions that treat doubt like failure. From confirmation class and the Episcopal catechism to the baptismal covenant, Thomas, the Ascension, hell, sexuality, and “I will, with God’s help,” this conversation holds doubt as something that can lead us toward deeper faith, safer community, and a more honest way of living.
Together, they ask what it means to show up with questions, to name doubt without rushing to solve it, and to trust that faith does not have to be fearless to be real.

Rest, Return, and Becoming

Season Two begins with a return... and a reset.
Anny and Tym are back for the first episode of Season Two of The Priesthood of All Queer Believers, reflecting on rest, Sabbath, becoming, and what it means to come back to something you love after a pause.
In this episode, they talk about the podcast’s new rhythm, their move to Wednesday releases, the joy and surprise of being named on a top queer Christian podcast list, and what it means for the podcast to become more fully their own while still being rooted in the context of Church of the Redeemer in Cincinnati.
From Sabbath to the Daily Office, from Martha and Mary to the Prodigal Son, from queer embodiment to the need for deep listening, this conversation asks: What does rest make possible? And how might queer people understand rest, return, and becoming in a world that often asks us to stay guarded?
Plus... new equipment, sound effects, roosters, weather joy, and a very real reminder that sometimes the holy thing is simply beginning again.

From the Archives: From Salons to Supper Clubs: How Drag Shaped the Queen City

Anny is back from vacation, Tym recaps last week’s Cincinnati queer history episode with guest co-host Jake Hogue, and we launch our Drag Series with Jake’s riveting crash course on drag in Cincinnati and the Midwest. You’ll hear about early female and male impersonators, how minstrelsy and sexology shaped public perception, why some performers went mainstream while others were erased, and how drag threaded through churches, clubs, fundraisers, and everyday life long before modern politics tried to define it. 
 We also preview upcoming interviews with local drag performers about art, calling, and spirituality. 
Content note: This episode includes historical references to blackface minstrelsy, anti-cross-dressing laws, and police harassment, discussed critically and contextually. 

From the Archives: Activism, Faith, and Cincinnati’s Queer Roots with Jacob Hogue

In celebration of the release of Jacob Hogue’s new book, we’re returning to this two-part conversation on activism, faith, and Cincinnati’s queer roots. Jacob’s work invites us to remember the stories, communities, and movements that have shaped queer life in Cincinnati, and this episode offers a rich reflection on that history through the lens of faith, justice, and belonging.
Cincinnati has always been queer, long before Stonewall. Tym sits down with historian Jacob Hogue, author of Cincinnati Before Stonewall, to unearth hidden histories: Unitarian allies hosting the first gay rights meetings, FBI surveillance of affirming churches, obscenity trials, drag before baseball (!), and how the pendulum of progress swings—fast. 
They also name the church’s role (good and bad), why inclusive pulpits still matter, and what effective activism can look like right now. 

Beyond “You’re Welcome Here”

In this season-closing episode of The Priesthood of All Queer Believers, Anny and Tym reflect on what makes a space feel truly safe — and why simply saying “you’re welcome here” is not always enough.
They talk about the difference between inclusion and belonging, the ways queer people learn to shrink or code-switch, and the sacred work of reclaiming our bodies, voices, clothes, relationships, faith, and joy. From church spaces and queer-centered places to Disney, New Orleans, Procter, friendships, family, and the people who help us feel most like ourselves, this conversation asks what it means to be seen, held, and allowed to become.
It is funny, tender, reflective, and deeply honest—a conversation about the spaces that formed us, the spaces that failed us, and the kind of spaces we are called to create for one another.

Tacos, Sunburns, Street Preachers… and the Kingdom

There are places where you can just be…
…and places where you’re reminded you don’t belong.
In this episode, we’re talking about queer travel, Disney magic, San Diego tacos…and the deeper question underneath it all:
✨ Where do we actually feel safe to be fully ourselves?
Because the gospel we believe in?It’s not about fear.It’s about belonging…right now.
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