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Stories of emancipation: Aimee Pomerleau explores the lives of 2 gay Mormons: Scott and Joe. They were both on their missions when they had the rude discovery that they were gay which left them at odds with the church; writer Rebekah Shardy from Colorado Springs tells the story of her childhood love for Regina and how that wild part of her soul still longs to be free; and lesbian writer Kelli Dunham from Philadelphia tells the story of living in the Missionaries of Charity convent in Brooklyn and how she left after she was told she had "insufficient docility."
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Piece Description
Stories of emancipation: Aimee Pomerleau explores the lives of 2 gay Mormons: Scott and Joe. They were both on their missions when they had the rude discovery that they were gay which left them at odds with the church; writer Rebekah Shardy from Colorado Springs tells the story of her childhood love for Regina and how that wild part of her soul still longs to be free; and lesbian writer Kelli Dunham from Philadelphia tells the story of living in the Missionaries of Charity convent in Brooklyn and how she left after she was told she had "insufficient docility."
Broadcast History
This show, in a slightly modified form, was originally distributed by PRI in May of 2001.
Aimee Pomerleau also has the Mormon missionary piece available here: http://prx.org/pieces/3058
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