{"podcast":{"title":"You Can Be Both","slug":"you-can-be-both-7576307","podcast_index_feed_id":7576307,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10b47a908/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/you-can-be-both","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44742130/44742130-1762547217244-a90f5ddea203c.jpg","author":"Lauren Lanzaretta","episode_count":36,"summary":"You Can Be Both is hosted by singer/songwriter Lauren Lanzaretta, who shares honest conversations about being both gay and Christian—two identities often seen as incompatible. The podcast creates space for LGBTQ+ people of faith to find healing, community, and a deeper connection with Christ while fully embracing who they are. As a first step to your healing journey, I recommend the “LGBTQ+ Healing & Resource Guide” - go to www.youcanbeboth.com for this and other resources. Join the You Can Be Both Community App https://youcanbeboth.mn.co/plans/1984569?bundle_token=a02f1c1a95e905aa187210545","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T14:19:26.748663+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-can-be-both-7576307"},"episode":{"title":"Christian Parents: How to Love Your LGBTQ Child Without Losing Your Faith","slug":"christian-parents-how-to-love-your-lgbtq-child-without-losing-your-faith","published_at":"2026-03-22T15:54:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-can-be-both-7576307/christian-parents-how-to-love-your-lgbtq-child-without-losing-your-faith","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-can-be-both-7576307","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/you-can-be-both/episodes/Christian-Parents-How-to-Love-Your-LGBTQ-Child-Without-Losing-Your-Faith-e3gqbfl","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10b47a908/podcast/play/117304245/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-22%2F420535349-44100-2-5b9dfd95a34e2.mp3","summary":"What happens when a deeply Christian mom learns her daughter is gay — while sitting in a rainy parking lot before school? In this powerful episode of the You Can Be Both Podcast, host Lauren Lanzaretta sits down with Staci Frenes — singer, songwriter, author and Christian mom — who shares the raw, emotional moment her daughter Abby came out to her at 16, and the years-long journey that followed as she learned to hold onto both her faith and her child. Staci's latest book, Love Makes Room, is a memoir about how she expanded her faith to fully embrace her daughter's LGBTQ+ identity — without letting go of God. This conversation is for every LGBTQ person who has feared coming out to their parents, and every parent who is trying to find their way.In this episode: 🏳️‍🌈 The moment Staci's daughter came out — and how she responded 🙏 How a conservative Christian mom reconciled her faith with her child's identity 💔 The two years of pain before Abby could say the words out loud ❤️ What Staci wants every LGBTQ person — and every parent — to hear 📖 How her book Love Makes Room is giving families a third way forward 📥 FREE LGBTQ Healing & Resource Guide — includes Lauren's full testimony and every book, podcast and voice that helped her move from shame to freedom: 👉 laurenlanzaretta.com/youcanbeboth 📖 Get Staci's book Love Makes Room — available on Amazon and everywhere books are sold: https://amzn.to/4t1zk2Q 🎵 LISTEN TO LAUREN'S MUSIC: 🍎 Apple Music: Search "Lauren Lanzaretta" 🎧 Spotify: Search "Lauren Lanzaretta" ▶️ YouTube: Search "Lauren Lanzaretta" 📲 FOLLOW LAUREN: Instagram: @Lanzaretta TikTok: @Lanzaretta YouTube: Lauren Lanzaretta 💬 If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who needs to hear that they are not confused, not b…","meta_description":"What happens when a deeply Christian mom learns her daughter is gay — while sitting in a rainy parking lot before school? In this powerful episode of the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4072,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/you-can-be-both-7576307/episodes/christian-parents-how-to-love-your-lgbtq-child-without-losing-your-faith/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-can-be-both-7576307/christian-parents-how-to-love-your-lgbtq-child-without-losing-your-faith.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}