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Podcast: Becoming Whole
Episode: Thereâs No Such Thing As Heterosexuality
Description: Send us Fan MailWhat if the way we talk about sexuality is the very thing keeping us stuck? We trace the surprising origins of âheterosexualâ and âhomosexual,â unpack why those categories took hold, and explore how turning desires into identity reshaped culture, conscience, and the church. We draw from Michael Hannonâs âAgainst Heterosexualityâ and Michel Foucaultâs history of sexuality to show how an invented binary promised clarity but delivered confusion, shame, and pride.We share why language isnât neutralânames create lensesâand how the orientation frame quietly shifted moral questions from action and virtue...