I Tried to Be Straight
By Nate and Susie
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Welcome to the I Tried to Be Straight Podcast! We both grew up in Christian culture where being gay wasn't acceptable. After years of struggling with our sexualities, we both recently came out of the closet. We're here to unpack those journeys, and learn more about the struggle of accepting your sexuality in a culture where it's not ok to be gay. We're entering into the stories of others, digging into theology, learning more about gay culture, and trying to give you a little insight into just how hard it is to try to be straight.
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No More Trying to Be Straight - Why We're Done Wrestling With Sexuality
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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I Was Afraid God Wouldn't Love Me If I Came Out Gay
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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The Megachurch Trying to Turn Gay People Straight - Bethel's Changed Movement
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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How Do We Show Christians that Being Gay is a Part of Us? - Gilbert Gonzalez Jr.
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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I Was Ministering to Others But Begging God to Change Me
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Singer William Matthews - Why I Finally Had to Accept My Sexuality
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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I Survived Four Years of Conversion Therapy
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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At 24 His Book Started a Gay Christian Movement
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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I Was Forced to Come Out at My Christian College
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Being Gay Is Nothing Like We Thought It’d Be - Justin/Empty Chairs & Cade
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Can I Be In Gay Culture and Still Be a Christian? Brandan Robertson
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May 29, 2025 |
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Will Moving to NYC Help Me Embrace My Queerness?
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May 15, 2025 |
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Why a Catholic Therapist Couldn’t Believe Being Gay Was Wrong
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Navigating the Gay Dating World - Can you be friends after dating?
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Coming Out Challenged Our Faith - Why We Don't Let Go
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Fighting to Give LGBTQ a Place in The Catholic Church
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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My Life Started When I Came Out - Fashion Influencer Jonathan Kirby
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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I Found Out I'm Gay But I've Been Married 10 Years. What Should I Do?
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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They Found Out I Was Gay - In That Instant, I Lost Everyone
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Her Son’s Death Sparked a Movement Against Homophobia - Jane Clementi's Story
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Can LGBTQ Rebuild Their Faith After Deconstructing?
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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How Do We Survive the Holidays After this Election?
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Why I Chose Singleness As a Gay Man - Conor's Story
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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How Telling Alana’s Story Saved My Life - Simon Kent Fung
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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What Happens When You Put Gays and Cis-Het Christians in a Room Together for 3 Days?
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Why a KC Chiefs Player Finally Came Out - Ryan O'Callahan
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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How Queer Christianity is Changing the Church - Brandan Robertson
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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How to Heal After Suppressing your Sexuality in The Church - With Sexologist Meg Cowan
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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How a Gay Man Became a Conversion Therapist
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Season 2 Teaser - We're Back!
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Finding Our Place in the Gay World as Christians - I Tried to Be Straight S1 Finale
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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I'm Gay and I Have a Deep Relationship with Jesus - Podcaster Melody Rachel
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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I Tried to Fast the Gay Away - The Pastor's Daughter
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Worship Leader Comes Out and Gives it All Up - Rénald
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Christian Grammy Nominee Exiled After Coming Out
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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How I Came Out to Myself - Mason's Story
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Gay Christian Actor Comes Out and Loses Role - JJ Gerber
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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How to Heal from Religious Trauma as LGBTQ - Dr. Laura
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May 30, 2024 |
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Pastor Comes Out & Loses Her Job, but Keeps Her Faith - Brit Barron
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May 23, 2024 |
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Getting Outed as a Mega Church Pastor's Kid - Jonathan Merritt
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May 16, 2024 |
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I Was Rejected as a Priest Because I Was Gay - Cade's Story
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May 09, 2024 |
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Dealing With Anti-Gay Comments from Christians
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May 02, 2024 |
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Coming Out to My Family at 45 - Timm's Story
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Evangelical Pastor Gives Up Everything to Accept LGBTQ - Brian Recker
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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I Didn't Know I Was Gay Until I Was 30! - Michelle's Story
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Rev Dave - The Scottish Pastor Who Became Affirming
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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How a Conservative Mom Accepted Her Gay Child
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Matt's Coming Out Story
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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The Pastor and Her Wife
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Can You Be Christian and Gay?
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Makenna: The Girl Nate Dated
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Morgan's Coming Out Story
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Nate and Susie's Worst Dating Stories + Gay Dating for Dummies
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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How I Reconciled My Faith and My Sexuality: Susie's Story
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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The Gay, Pastor's Kid: Nate's Story
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Trailer
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Jan 30, 2024 |