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*CLARIFICATION* HEA 1608 restricts teaching “human sexuality” in pre-K to grade 3 schools.

As the child of a Presbyterian pastor, S.J. didn’t realize their own queerness until an older age. 

S.J. Espiritu, 20, talks about their experience growing up as a pastor’s kid and one of the only brown kids in town, how they came out as bisexual and genderqueer, and their ongoing relationship with their faith.

Things you should know:

  • The 2022 census found that S.J.’s hometown of New Castle, Indiana is almost 93% white and only 0.5% Asian American.
  • S.J.'s father was the pastor of a PC(USA) church, which has allowed same-sex marriage on a church-by-church basis since 2015. In contrast, as of now, PC(A) does not allow same-sex marriage.

    • Funded by Northwestern University’s Office of Undergraduate Research

    Hosted, written, recorded, and by Lily Shen

    Audio edited, cleaned, and mixed by Chloe Koser

    Music by Lily Shen and Chloe Koser

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