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8 THINGS FOR YOUR SUMMER OF LOVE

1 Kid of a Preacher Man

Musical artist Semler made history recently when she reached number one on iTunes Christian and Gospel charts with her acclaimed album _Preacher’s Kid — making her the first out LGBTQ+ person to do so. Semler, the professional moniker of singer-songwriter Grace Semler Baldridge, says the album was a “project about coming out as a queer person of faith.”

2 Girls Gab About Gonads

fun and informative podcast hosted by co-creators Jaimie Kelton and Robin Hopkins, discusses the myriad of ways that LGBTQ+ families come to be, whether through adoption, medical interventions, or plain ol’ fate. After interviewing dozens of LGBTQ+ parents, the pair have published a book that amasses their accumulated knowledge,

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