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Jul 2022
24m 8s

I'm queer and was raised as a Mormon

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Religion is a dicey topic at the best of times, but when you add sexuality it becomes a conversation too hot for the dinner table. Mark Mariano speaks to Sarah and Caitlin about growing up in the Mormon church while grappling with being a self-described ‘gaysian’ who worships at the altar of Beyonce. 
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