Jul 25 2024 34 mins 4
This episode explores the stalemate in federal politics over religious exemptions in anti-discrimination laws. It features an interview with teacher Steph Lentz (1:48), who was fired from a Christian school because of her homosexuality. Steph has been a vocal advocate for the need to remove such exemptions from anti-discrimination laws. In 2023, she told her story in the book, In/Out: A scandalous story of falling into love and out of the church, published by ABC Books. In this episode, Steph also speaks about her personal journey of being raised in a hardline church, her struggle with her sexuality while an active member of the church, and then her journey out of religion.
In August 2021, Steph told her story publicly in the Sydney Morning Herald. Read the article here.
In 2023, her book, In/Out: A scandalous story of falling into love and out of the church, was published by ABC Books. You can purchase it here.
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