The Heart of Jacks Podcast

Episode #20 - The Hero’s Journey

Guest: Brian McNaught

Released June 21, 2021

Supported by Patreon at https://patreon.com/theheartofjacks/

The mellowing of an atheist,

The best little boy in the world,

and the hero’s journey

Brian McNaught has been a pioneering educator on LGBTQ issues since he was fired by the Catholic Church in 1974 for being gay. He’s the author of 11 books, the best known of which are the groundbreaking On Being Gay, Gay Issues in the Workplace, which is now in the Library of Congress, and Sex Camp, required reading in some graduate classes. He’s a columnist, has hosted radio and television programs in Provincetown, has a podcast, has spoken to corporate senior executives around the world AND, he received a lengthy standing ovation from the NSA. Brian now offers most of his books and DVDs free. He’s certified as a sexuality educator, and is in a 45-year relationship with his husband, Ray.

Paul mentions the Michael Shermer book, "The Believing Brain" 

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Brian McNaught website 

Brian on YouTube 

Brian on Facebook 

Books

On Being Gay 

Gay Issues in the Workplace (Library of Congress) 

A Disturbed Peace — Selected Writings of an Irish Catholic Homosexual 

Sex Camp 

The Brian McNaught Resources page (books and videos) 

References:

“Why Do Young Gay Men Try to Be the Best?” article in Psychology Today 

Study Says Brains of Gay Men and Women Are Similar (Scientific American) 

Two Guys and a Dog | Sexual Pleasuring in Our Senior Years (Brian’s column in South Florida Gay News) 

Inspiration:

Remembering Jesuit Priest And Anti-War Activist Daniel Berrigan (example of resistance to the Vietnam War by members of the Catholic clergy  |  NPR - Fresh Air)

Malcolm Boyd (Wikipedia) 

Are You Running with Me, Jesus? by Malcom Boyd 

Michael McConnell and Jack Baker (Wikipedia) 

Thich Nhat Hanh (Plum Village website) 

Pema Chödrön (Pema Chödrön Foundation website) 

Martin Luther King (The King Center) 

Robert Kennedy (Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights website) 

Harvey Milk (The Official Biography - Milk Foundation) 

Rev. Elder Troy Perry | Profile (LGBTQ Religious Archives Network)

Francis of Assisi (Wikipedia) 

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