Adam from St. Louis, MO - Part 1 of 3
Joel speaks with Adam inside a 54th Street Bar & Grill in Chesterfield, MO to discuss his life growing up as a gay man in a very religious Christian family and eventually converting to Judaism as well as his relationships and child. Some of the main topics discussed include:
- Adam’s upbringing in an evangelical Christian family
- How he came out to his family and friends
- His love triangle between his daughter’s mother and ex-boyfriend
- His conversion to Judaism
- How local communities have changed in the surrounding area of St. Louis
- Tragedies like Ferguson help spur positive change in run down and low income areas
- Why transgender people are not well represented in the gay community
- His side hustle as a stripper and naked task performer
- How same sex marriages have the same dynamic as marriage between a man and woman The status of HIV awareness and treatment in America
- Adam’s experience with having exorcisms performed on him as a teenager
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