The Priesthood of All Queer Believers - The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Welcome to Priesthood of All Queer Believers, a podcast exploring the intersection of the queer community and the Church—right here in Cincinnati. We’re so glad you’re here!
This is a space for real conversations about faith, identity, and belonging. For too long, the Church has overlooked the sacred truth that queer people are not just guests in God’s house—we are part of the priesthood. We are called, gifted, and essential to the life of the Church. That’s the heart of this podcast. The idea of the priesthood of all believers comes from the belief that every person—regardless of gender, sexuality, or background—is called to participate in God’s work.
Cincinnati has a deep and complex history—one of faith, one of LGBTQ+ activism, and sometimes, one of painful exclusion from religious spaces. But we believe healing is possible. Reconciliation is possible. And it starts with recognizing that the Church needs queer people. Not just as attendees, but as prophets, as pastors, as theologians, as worship leaders, as disciples. We bring something vital to the life of the Church.
In this podcast, we’ll talk with local voices—queer Christians, faith leaders, and community members—who are already living into this calling. We’ll explore what it means to build an inclusive, thriving Church where all people are affirmed in their belovedness and in their ministry. So, if you’ve ever felt like there wasn’t space for you in the Church—like you had to change who you were to belong—this podcast is for you. Because the truth is, you already belong. You are called. You are gifted. And together, we can build a Church where the priesthood of all believers truly includes all believers.
Join us as we dive into various topics affecting the LGBTQ+ Community directly, how those topics intersect the church—and where we go from here. Make sure to subscribe, share, and send us your thoughts—we want this to be a conversation, not just a broadcast. Thanks for being here. And remember, you are already part of God’s work.
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Episodes
Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
What does a queer awakening have to do with Epiphany?
In this episode, Anny Stevens-Gleason and Tym House explore gay and queer awakening stories—not as sudden lightning-bolt moments, but as quiet acts of noticing that only make sense in hindsight. From Zach Efron and underwear models to golfers tucked into wallets, music choices, desire, and the courage to name what’s already true, this conversation weaves personal storytelling with theological reflection.
Drawing on the story of the Magi and the mystery of Epiphany, Anny and Tym reflect on awakening as a holy disruption—one that changes how we travel home, how we understand desire, and how we live in our bodies without shame.
This episode is for anyone learning how to see, trust their longing, and follow the light—however winding the path may be.
Tuesday Jan 06, 2026
Tuesday Jan 06, 2026
It’s Epiphany—the day of revelation, movement, and holy curiosity. Anny and Tym catch up on Christmas, then follow the Magi’s strange, brave journey: astrologers from the East who chase a star toward a truth they can’t fully explain. Along the way, we talk about Epiphany as continual “aha,” the difference between “Epiphany” and the Sundays after it (Anny gets delightfully liturgical), and why queer faith often recognizes God not because it’s safe, but because it’s true. We end with a prayer for open skies, shining paths, and the courage to take the road that changes us.
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
It’s New Year’s Eve… Eve — that liminal hallway of time where you’re not quite at midnight, but you can see it coming. In this bright-mode, end-of-year conversation, Anny and Tym reflect on what they’re proud of in 2025, what surprised them along the way, and how this podcast has become a space for finding language, telling the truth, and practicing queer joy.
Together, we talk about authenticity, why joy can be an act of resistance, how “secular” spaces are still sacred, and what it looks like to carry a single word into the new year — held firmly or lightly. We close with a blessing for curiosity, celebration, and becoming, reminding ourselves that we never walk into a new year alone.
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Christmas can hold joy—and also grief, pressure, longing, and complicated family dynamics. In this quiet conversation, Tym House and Anny Stevens-Gleason sit with the nativity story (Mary, Joseph, “no room,” and the stable) and ask what it feels like in the body—especially for queer people navigating welcome, rejection, chosen family, and resilience.
This isn’t about fixing Christmas or finding a “light side.” It’s about telling the truth: you don’t have to feel the right thing, you’re not doing Christmas wrong, and you belong. We end with a blessing for whatever you’re carrying this season—and a reminder that God is born anyway, even in borrowed spaces.
Content note: discussion of grief, family tension/rejection themes, and church-based exclusion.
Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
In this Advent episode of The Priesthood of All (Queer) Believers, Anny and Tym reflect on waiting, memory, and holy surprise—from hidden baby Jesuses and Christmas pageants to candlelight, queer joy, and an unforgettable pretzel proposal. A conversation about anticipation, love, and the sacred stories that form us.
Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
This Advent episode gathers a mosaic of voices from our diocesan convention, reflecting on divine love, holy surprise, and the transformative power of queer love in the church. Through stories of family, forgiveness, generosity, courage, and joy, we awaken to love breaking in all around us. Come Down, O Love Divine: An Advent Mosaic invites you into the season’s sacred work of noticing where God is arriving in unexpected ways.
Tuesday Dec 02, 2025
Tuesday Dec 02, 2025
Tym and Anny dive deep into what it means to be in queer relationship in the life of the church—from loneliness and “neutered” church staff expectations to marriage as sacrament, civil contracts, and an ever-expanding God who blesses love in all its forms.
Content note: This episode includes honest reflections on loneliness in church work and the ways queer people have been sidelined in Christian communities.
Thursday Nov 27, 2025
Thursday Nov 27, 2025
Holidays can be beautiful—and complicated. In this episode, Anny Stevens-Gleason and Tym House talk about queerness and the holidays: family expectations, chosen kin, awkward dynamics, sacred rituals, and how to find a table where you can show up as your full, beloved, queer self.
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Chef and Procter Center kitchen manager Xandra Sharpe joins Tym and Anny to talk pies, pride, religious trauma, and why food might just be the holiest way we learn to belong. From chocolate gravy to rainbow cakes to the grief and joy of allyship, this episode is a witness to reconciliation, sacred hospitality, and queer joy at the table.
Monday Nov 17, 2025
Monday Nov 17, 2025
In “Chosen Family: Queer Kinship, Church, and the Mess of Belonging,” Tym and Anny dive into one of the most sacred and complicated words in queer life: family...
Is there really a difference between friends and chosen family? How does that language show up in queer community, in the church, and in the messy, beautiful overlap between the two? This episode explores queer belonging, responsibility, kinship, and the church as potential chosen family.