Queer Theology https://www.queertheology.com/ The longest running podcast for and by LGBTQ Christians and other queer people of faith and spiritual seeker. Hosted by Fr. Shannon TL Kearns, a transgender Christian priest and Brian G. Murphy, a bisexual polyamorous Jew. and now in its 10th year, the Queer Theology Podcast shares deep insights and practical tools for building a thriving spiritual life on your own terms. Explore the archives for a queer perspective on hundreds of Bible passages as well as dozens of interviews with respected LGBTQ leaders (and a few cis, straight folks too). Join tens of thousands of listeners from around the world for the Bible, every week, queered. Sun, 01 Nov 2026 07:46:53 +0000 en-US Copyright © 2013 - 2025 by Brian G. Murphy & Shannon TL Kearns An LGBTQ Christian perspective on a different Bible passage every week Queer Theology / Brian G. Murphy & Shannon T.L. Kearns episodic Queer Theology / Brian G. Murphy & Shannon T.L. Kearns connect@queertheology.com Queer Theology / Brian G. Murphy & Shannon T.L. Kearns connect@queertheology.com The longest running podcast for and by LGBTQ Christians and other queer people of faith and spiritual seeker. Hosted by Fr. Shannon TL Kearns, a transgender Christian priest and Brian G. Murphy, a bisexual polyamorous Jew. and now in its 10th year, the Queer Theology Podcast shares deep insights and practical tools for building a thriving spiritual life on your own terms. Explore the archives for a queer perspective on hundreds of Bible passages as well as dozens of interviews with respected LGBTQ leaders (and a few cis, straight folks too). Join tens of thousands of listeners from around the world for the Bible, every week, queered. The longest running podcast for and by LGBTQ Christians and other queer people of faith and spiritual seeker. Hosted by Fr. Shannon TL Kearns, a transgender Christian priest and Brian G. Murphy, a bisexual polyamorous Jew. and now in its 10th year, the Queer Theology Podcast shares deep insights and practical tools for building a thriving spiritual life on your own terms. Explore the archives for a queer perspective on hundreds of Bible passages as well as dozens of interviews with respected LGBTQ leaders (and a few cis, straight folks too). Join tens of thousands of listeners from around the world for the Bible, every week, queered. clean No https://www.queertheology.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Podcast-Cover-Art.jpeg Queer Theology https://www.queertheology.com/ Still Scared About Sex & The Bible? https://www.queertheology.com/podcast/455/ Sun, 09 Oct 2022 10:55:06 +0000 Queer Theology / Brian G. Murphy & Shannon T.L. Kearns https://www.queertheology.com/?post_type=podcast&p=18365 Do you still have questions about sex, relationships, and the Bible? We get it. And we’ve heard them all over […]

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]]> sex,Sex & Relationships Do you still have questions about sex, relationships, and the Bible? We get it. And we’ve heard them all over the years here at Queer Theology! In this episode, we talk about how important it is to find your own sexual ethic because (spoiler alert) it’s complicated when it comes to the Bible. And sex. And relationships. And what the “rules” are. We encourage you to work through the fundamentalist impulse of purity culture to assume you are inherently wrong or disordered. And through it all, we are here for you. Cheering you on and supporting you because we want to see you healthy and well, and whole. 

 

Book recommendations:

Made for Goodness by Desmond Tutu

Damaged Goods: New Perspectives on Christian Purity by Dianna Anderson

Original Blessing by Matthew Fox

 

Links: 

Tricky Questions about Sex

Clobbering the Clobber Passages 

Journey into the Bible 

Send us an email at connect@queertheology.com. 

 

If you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology.

 

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]]> clean No no no 00:17:52 Queer Theology / Brian G. Murphy & Shannon T.L. Kearns Sunday School Sex Ed https://www.queertheology.com/podcast/454/ Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:55:46 +0000 Queer Theology / Brian G. Murphy & Shannon T.L. Kearns https://www.queertheology.com/?post_type=podcast&p=18318 For this two-part miniseries on Sex and Relationships, we’re kicking off this discussion by asking: what are the messages you […]

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]]> sex,Sex & Relationships For this two-part miniseries on Sex and Relationships, we’re kicking off this discussion by asking: what are the messages you first got about sex and bodies in Sunday school? (We really want you to respond and let us know!) Both of us share our earliest memories that range from expectations of chastity, purity pledges, comparisons of apple pie and “Twoo Love,” and clinical descriptions of sexual acts. We look at the disconnect between reality and what we were taught, which can then allow us to start to tease apart damaging lessons of purity culture and how we can get back in touch with our bodies, and our spirit while living out our ethics and faith sexually.

 

Links: 

Faithful Sexuality

Send us an email at connect@queertheology.com. 

 

If you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology.

 

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]]> clean No no no 00:25:43 Queer Theology / Brian G. Murphy & Shannon T.L. Kearns Why Should Christians Talk About Sex? https://www.queertheology.com/podcast/why-should-christians-talk-about-sex/ Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:14:00 +0000 Queer Theology / Brian G. Murphy & Shannon T.L. Kearns https://www.queertheology.com/?p=4140 Read the transcript (PDF) In this episode we talk about… Let’s get this started right: sex can be awesome! Questions we get about sex are second only to questions about “is it ok to LGBTQ” here at Queer Theology … we get them almost every single day In order to be your full, authentic self, […]

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]]> Sex & Relationships Read the transcript (PDF)

In this episode we talk about…

  • Let’s get this started right: sex can be awesome!
  • Questions we get about sex are second only to questions about “is it ok to LGBTQ” here at Queer Theology … we get them almost every single day
  • In order to be your full, authentic self, you need to have a healthy relationship with your sexuality—whatever it is!
  • How Brian figuring out he was queer was wrapped up in sexual desire
  • Conservative churches have all sorts of rules about sex, we’re NOT going to tell you what to do or not to do, instead we’re going to give you tools for discerning what is right for you, your body, and your faith
  • Shame. We talk about shame (and what to do about it) a lot in this episode
  • All people—not just queer people—have been exposed to shame-based messages about sex … we need to change that
  • Shay’s article on sex and shame 
  • The first step in forming a faithful sexuality is working through shame
  • Proof-texting is wrong … don’t listen to it, and we’re not going to do it
  • Here are some of the varied things “the Bible says” about sex that Brian referenced
  • We’re hosting a live online workshop to talk about faithful sexuality, how to develop a faith-based sexual ethic, different types of sexual and romantic sexual expressions, and answers to your questions. Register at queertheology.com/sextalk
  • We’re having in-depth discussion about sex with LGBTQ+ and allied Christians around the world inside of Sanctuary Collective, we’d love to see you there…
  • … AND, after the online workshop, we’re having a Google Hangouts video discussion /slash/ “after party” in Sanctuary Collective. If you want in on that, join Sanctuary Collective before the webinar!
  • If you have questions you’d like us to address on the webinar, email connect@queertheology.com

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]]> clean No no no 0:00 Queer Theology / Brian G. Murphy & Shannon T.L. Kearns Does Queer Sex Make You Unclean? – Mark 7:1-8,14-15, 21-23 https://www.queertheology.com/podcast/116/ Wed, 26 Aug 2015 18:51:00 +0000 Queer Theology / Brian G. Murphy & Shannon T.L. Kearns https://www.queertheology.com/?p=2306 What makes someone unclean? How does this passage about food relate to queer sex? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about being clean and what makes something clean or unclean.

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]]> Christian Scriptures,Gospels,Mark What makes someone unclean? How does this passage about food relate to queer sex? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about being clean and what makes something clean or unclean.

 

 

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