On God's Campus: Voices from the Queer Underground – Details, episodes & analysis

This is a special episode of On God’s Campus, with a new update to the Elizabeth Hunter v. Department of Education lawsuit. On July 16th, 2024 we found ourselves again in court watching the appeal of this special Title IX exemptions lawsuit. Three specific things stood out to us during the amicus briefing and we wanted to sit down with some of the plaintiffs to hear their first responses.

Join Erin Green, Director of REAP, and Crystal Cheatham, Associate Director of REAP, as they sit down with plaintiffs Kalie Hargrove and Lucas Wilson. What did they witness and what do they hope this next iteration of the case will bring?

Erin, Paul, and Tori discuss Tori’s experience in religious education, how neuroscience helps us understand implicit biases, and practical solutions for dismantling racism, queerphobia, and transphobia in religious education.

Notes:

• Support Tori’s work: https://www.toriglass.com; https://www.patreon.com/toriglass/
• Find Tori on social media: https://www.instagram.com/toriglass/
• REAP website: https://www.thereap.org/
• REAP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reap_lgbtq
• Support On God’s Campus: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/to-reap-2023
• Axis Mundi Media: https://www.axismundi.us

This podcast was created with the support of The Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity: https://cgre.org/

Produced by Crystal Cheatham of Our Bible App: https://www.ourbibleapp.com

Erin, Paul, and Brad discuss Brad’s book, Preparing for War, the history of the religious right, and their quest for power and dominance in America.

Notes:

Support Brad’s work: https://www.patreon.com/straightwhiteamericanjesus

Find Brad on social media: https://www.instagram.com/straightwhitejc/

REAP website: https://www.thereap.org/

REAP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reap_lgbtq

Support On God’s Campus: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/to-reap-2023

Axis Mundi Media: https://www.axismundi.us

This podcast was created with the support of The Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity: https://cgre.org/

Produced by Crystal Cheatham of Our Bible App: https://www.ourbibleapp.com

Erin, Paul, and Andrew discuss what religious freedom actually means and how it should be made manifest in our society, communities, government, and institutions. 

Notes:

• Support Andrew’s work: https://andrewlseidel.com
• Find Andrew on social media: https://www.instagram.com/andrewlseidel
• REAP website: https://www.thereap.org/
• REAP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reap_lgbtq
• Support On God’s Campus: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/to-reap-2023
• Axis Mundi Media: https://www.axismundi.us
• This podcast was created with the support of The Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity: https://cgre.org/
• Produced by Crystal Cheatham of Our Bible App: https://www.ourbibleapp.com

Erin, Paul, and Kalie discuss Kalie’s experience at Lincoln Christian University, Trans inclusion in the Bible, and purity culture.

Notes:

• Support Kalie’s work: https://propheticimagination.org/
• Find Kalie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/propheticimagination/
• REAP website: https://www.thereap.org/
• REAP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reap_lgbtq
• Support On God’s Campus: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/to-reap-2023
• Axis Mundi Media: https://www.axismundi.us
• This podcast was created with the support of The Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity: https://cgre.org/
• Produced by Crystal Cheatham of Our Bible App: https://www.ourbibleapp.com

Chloe, Paul, and Erin navigate the deadly consequences of anti-LGBTQIA+ policies and ideologies at religious colleges, tell the story of what happens when queer students on campus fight back, and give our call to action in helping us end discrimination and harm toward queer, trans, and non-binary students at religious educational institutions. 

• If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• Audio from SPU (in order of appearance): Laur Lugos, Reena Sidhu, Rae Perez 
• More information on the fight for LGBTQ+ equality at Seattle Pacific University: https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2023/06/seattle-pacific-university-anti-lgbtq-employment-policy-controversy
• REAP website: https://www.thereap.org/
• REAP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reap_lgbtq
• Support On God’s Campus: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/to-reap-2023
• Axis Mundi Media: https://www.axismundi.us
• This podcast was created with the support of The Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity: https://cgre.org/
• Produced by Crystal Cheatham of Our Bible App: https://www.ourbibleapp.com

Chloe, Paul, and Erin take a  look at how religious schools and colleges are claiming exemptions from civil rights laws now in the context of sexual orientation and gender identity, as told through the stories of queer and trans students who have experienced the effects of a religious college’s reckless abuse.

• Purchase Elizabeth’s book: https://a.co/d/7CzphhJ
• Find Elizabeth on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thatlizhunter
• Support Kalie’s work: https://propheticimagination.org/
• Find Kalie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/propheticimagination/
• REAP website: https://www.thereap.org/
• REAP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reap_lgbtq
• Support On God’s Campus: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/to-reap-2023
• Axis Mundi Media: https://www.axismundi.us
• This podcast was created with the support of The Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity: https://cgre.org/
• Produced by Crystal Cheatham of Our Bible App: https://www.ourbibleapp.com

Chloe, Paul, and Erin embark on a deep dive into the racist roots and history of religious colleges by untangling the anti-Black ideologies of Bob Jones University, unpacking the theological arguments used to support segregated schools, and uncovering one of the most monumental clashes between human rights and religious liberty ever fought in the courts. 

Notes: 

-Voice Actor credit: Matthew Hinton

- “Is Segregation Scriptural? A Radio Address from Bob Jones on Easter of 1960.” https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/evangelical-history/is-segregation-scriptural-a-radio-address-from-bob-jones-on-easter-of-1960/

-Bob Jones and Larry King Live Interview: https://youtu.be/D12A3D3TGE4

-For more information on the history of Christianity and racism: https://a.co/d/9HSaDBY

-REAP website: https://www.thereap.org/

-REAP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reap_lgbtq

-Support On God’s Campus: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/to-reap-2023

-Axis Mundi Media: https://www.axismundi.us

This podcast was created with the support of The Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity: https://cgre.org/

Produced by Crystal Cheatham of Our Bible App: https://www.ourbibleapp.com

Chloe, Paul, and Erin set the stage for On God’s Campus by giving in-depth background information from their personal lives, upbringings, and the ways that they are directly connected to LGBTQIA+ discrimination on religious college campuses.

REAP website: https://www.thereap.org/

REAP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reap_lgbtq

Support On God’s Campus: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/to-reap-2023

Axis Mundi Media: https://www.axismundi.us

This podcast was created with the support of The Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity: https://cgre.org/

Produced by Crystal Cheatham of Our Bible App: https://www.ourbibleapp.com

ON GOD’S CAMPUS: Voices from the Queer Underground is a limited series podcast about white Christian supremacy and being queer on the most conservative campuses in the country. Chloe Guillot is your guide and translator through the carefully constructed subculture of religious education, as told through the stories of people from the inside. She isjoined by co-hosts are Paul Carlos Southwick, a legal expert, historian and former white Christian nationalist who worked for some of the largest anti-LGBTQ+ organizations in the world, and Erin Green, a biblical scholar and campus activist who literally gave voice to the Queer Underground while studying the Bible at two conservative Christian colleges. What you will find here is a roadmap to change from the underbelly of the church’s best kept secrets.