What’s up y’all of little faith and welcome to episode number 11 of season 2 of TFP.
I’m your hostess, not your Moses, Mat Hayes, and if I’m still giving you episodes it means that I’m still looking for answers!
Today’s guest is Father Shannon TL Kearns, a transgender man who believes in the transformative power of story. He’s an ordained priest in the Old Catholic Priesthood tradition, a playwright, and a theologian. He the co-founder of QueerTheology.com which has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, and online courses and community. His first book: In the Margins, a Transgender Man's Journey With Scripture comes out August 9 from Eerdmans Publishing. Shannon is a recipient of the Playwrights’ Center Jerome Fellowship in 20/21 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020. He is a sought after speaker on transgender issues and religion as well as a skilled facilitator of a variety of workshops. You can connect with him on social media @shannontlkearns (instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and twitter) or on his website: www.shannontlkearns.com
If you’re in LA this weekend on July 16th, check out his play reading at the Road Theatre in North Hollywood.
Welcome to the show Shannon!
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