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A musician excommunicated from his church for being gay shares how he rebuilt his sense of self.
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In this episode
- What excommunication from a religious community actually feels like
- How to find a personal sense of pride that outlasts any single month
- Why a career built on honest songwriting became an act of survival
- What it looks like to forge your own spiritual and creative path
About this episode
Churches can decide to banish someone because of illegal activity, physical abuse, or abandonment. To the church, someone who has been excommunicated has committed a grave offense that caused this person to be separated spiritually from the church. For Stephen Wrabel, it was because he’s gay.Stephen Wrabel, known mononymously as Wrabel, is a musician, a singer, and a songwriter. Pop icon P!nk called him “one of the greatest singers and songwriters alive today.” His songwriting credits include releases by P!nk, Kesha, Louis Tomlinson, Backstreet Boys, and Marshmello.
Today, Wrabel is here to share how he found his own path and how he came to discover that Pride isn’t for a day. It isn’t for a month. Pride is life.
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On Pride, host Caitlynn McDaniel deep dives into the LGBTQ+ stories lighting up our screens — and the people who bring them to life. Each week, she sits down with the stars we love, the creators behind the scenes, and the voices changing the way stories are told.
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