Reading the Rainbows
Episodes
9. Proud Faith: How Youth Navigate Queer and Religious Identities
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do teens do when they realize they might be queer (LGBTQ+) and are also part of a faith community? There's a general belief that you can't be bot...
8. Transgender Stories
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Transgender. These days just speaking the word can trigger intense emotional reactions. The topic has become a political hot potato. It's difficult to...
7. The Biology of Gender Identity
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you know your gender? Is it something you learn from others? Something that is hardwired into your brain from the beginning? Is gender identity...
6C. The Science of Sexual Orientation: How and How Should Research Affect our Attitudes?
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We casually toss around words like "gay," "straight,", "bi," and "ace" and use them as touchstones or calls to arms in our culture wars around sexual ...
6B. The Science of Sexual Orientation: What Does the Research Say?
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We casually toss around words like "gay," "straight,", "bi," and "ace" and use them as touchstones or calls to arms in our culture wars around sexual ...
6A. The Science of Sexual Orientation: Defining the Phenomenon
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We casually toss around words like "gay," "straight,", "bi," and "ace" and use them as touchstones or calls to arms in our culture wars around sexual ...
5C. Those Were the Days: Are Sex and Gender Binaries Real?
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The theme to the 1970s sitcom All in the Family, "Those Were the Days," is a lament for a time when, supposedly, a clear sex and gender binary existed...
5B. Those Were the Days: Are Sex and Gender Binaries Real?
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The theme to the 1970s sitcom All in the Family, "Those Were the Days," is a lament for a time when, supposedly, a clear sex and gender binary existed...
5A. Those Were the Days: Are Sex and Gender Binaries Real? Part 1
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The theme to the 1970s sitcom All in the Family, "Those Were the Days," is a lament for a time when, supposedly, a clear sex and gender binary existed...
4B. It's Emotional! Holiness, Hospitality, Disgust, and Empathy Part 2
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Conversations about sexual and gender diversity often become emotionally heated. Christians especially struggle with the apparent tensions between the...
4A. It's Emotional! Holiness, Hospitality, Disgust and Empathy Part 1
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Conversations about sexual and gender diversity often become emotionally heated. Christians especially struggle with the apparent tensions between the...
3. Why is it so Hard to Talk about Sex? Full (1 Hour) Episode
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When we have conversations about sexual and gender diversity we can quickly become emotional and defensive. We are often baffled how other people can ...
3E. Why is it so Hard to Talk about Sex? A Brief Intro to Moral Foundations
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When we have conversations about sexual and gender diversity we can quickly become emotional and defensive. We are often baffled how other people can ...
3D. Why is it so Hard to Talk about Sex? Getting Emotional
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When we have conversations about sexual and gender diversity we can quickly become emotional and defensive. We are often baffled how other people can ...
3C. Why is it so Hard to Talk about Sex? Defending our Categories and Preserving our Beliefs
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When we have conversations about sexual and gender diversity we can quickly become emotional and defensive. We are often baffled how other people can ...
3B. Why is it so Hard to Talk about Sex? Categories and Rainbows
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When we have conversations about sexual and gender diversity we can quickly become emotional and defensive. We are often baffled how other people can ...
3A. Why is it so Hard to Talk about Sex? Introduction
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When we have conversations about sexual and gender diversity we can quickly become emotional and defensive. We are often baffled how other people can ...
2. Alphabet Soup: A Guide to Talking about Sexual and Gender Diversity
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Talking about sexual and gender diversity is difficult when we're not sure what words to use. Old words have new meanings, new words keep appearing, a...
1. Reading the Rainbows: A Metaphor for the Journey
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to "read the rainbows?" In this episode I explain how this metaphor supports the goals and spirit of this podcast.