Preacher’s Kid. Football Player. And..Gay? | Brett Trapp | TEDxPeachtree
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- Brett Trapps gives a poignant talk about coming to terms with being gay in a deeply religious community in the American south with a surprising realization about himself and the community.
Brett Trapp recently left Corporate America to pursue his dream of becoming a writer and storyteller. He shares stories of self-discovery and identity on www.BlueBabiesPink.com which is inspired by his experience of coming to terms with being gay in the American south.
Previously, at Booster Enterprises, Trapp led a team of creatives that developed motivational character content for more than 1.3 million students annually.
Trapp believes in the power of good design, Seth Godin, SEC football, Chick-fil-A, Taylor Swift, Tarantino movies, and CS Lewis. He serves on the boards of directors for Beloved Atlanta, Refuge Coffee and the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
Amazes me how easily religion has condemned LGBT while at the same time completely ignore horrific main stream sins, apparently God only has a problem with a few sins that the religions choose for Him.
Religion does nothing. People do. Religion is not some metaphysical entity. And people have differing views on topics.
"I don't need love. I don't need love. I don't need love." That got me bro.
Very proud of you my fellow Florence son. Your life was my life. I'm 37. It took me a little longer
Im 53. It's a lifelong battle. I think.
Excellent talk, Brett. You are both a good speaker and a good writer. I wish you well on all your endeavors.
"I don't think our faith communities have a problem with hate. I think we have a problem with love. We just haven't loved our LGBT children well. We have not loved our LGBT children well we've haven't listened."
I pray Jesus sets them free from homosexuality
@@carmengonzales2041 I hope jesus sets you free from your ignorance
@@carmengonzales2041 yeah Good luck to both you and Jesus with that😂
@@rivvy2138 I don't believe in luck. I believe in reality.
@@carmengonzales2041 and Jesus is reality? Yeah right where's he?
powerful, poetic, potential
The details are different, but that describes a lot of how I grew up. It would have helped so much to be able to talk to someone or have positive experiences of what it was to grow up discovering you're gay, instead of being afraid or getting rejected or beaten up for it from kids your age, and not being able to talk about it with otherwise loving, faithful parents. -- Something is wrong when people would fear or hate or exclude a boy for loving his frien or forbidding even to think of it or discuss it. Stifling that love inside damages people's lives. How many grow up missing such an important part of their lives, the chance to love someone deep down?
He is such an effective speaker... Being a preacher's kid probably helped!
Thank you for your courage. And yes, I've just come across you talk... I, too, had so much fear. What my husband and I have discovered is that no matter what people say, they need a name and a face to attach to a "label". Once they discover the "label" belongs to a person they love a huge shift takes place in their thinking. Thank you for speaking your truth!
I came from his world, and did not get any love when I came out. I got hatred and relentless judgement, as my family and childhood friends enacted the values they had always pronounced.
You have so many thousands and even millions who support you. You don't know them. They are not in the churches. But they are there.
Support that you can‘t experience is no Support at all, i‘m afraid!
I hope you are now in a better place with people that are fine with you and fully support you
Brett you have my full support, but I do not share your optimistic view of "Christian" churches in the US South. These are the same institutions that legitimized slavery. And they haven't changed.
Amen!
Imagine approaching the pearly gates and being turned back because you failed to love your LGBTQIA child you were entrusted with.
Our film's team loves Brett! He does such great work and has a wonderful story!
Keep speaking the truth
Which god?
@@user-kv8go2do6vI think he's talking about the God in you!!
it is true we all need LOVE but I disagree with him faith communities do show and speak hate
Rock on brother. So proud. LnR
Do not care for anyone around you disgree with you as you are. As long as God knows you and love you however you are; this is enough for you.
I live in sheffield alabama. Literally a few minutes from florence
I've visited the South a couple of times. They may appear kindly, but it's a perfunctory kindliness. A thin veneer. Under the surface, the real truth is that everyone is suspicious of everyone. Especially of outsiders. Everyone is checking to see who is and isn't obeying the social expectations, and gossiping about it.
Thank you brother
Nice speech, but I'd prefer to hear more from him.
Look up the podcast "Blue Babies Pink." It's his audio memoir in 44 episodes, so you'll get to hear much more of his story.
From a small Alabama town....all I have to say is roll tide..... yep. I get it.
A great word sweet heart
I am 27 year . Don't know how to come out. Don't know how to confess Don't know what to say. I just need to escape from my life, from my family,from everyone who knows me.
A two ton problem I can equally relate on the same level except football. Believe everything he says. It's very true. In the end you have to be true to yourself. All else be damned.
Heard what you spoke about the churches with love -- where are you seeing them
The malignant mythology of religion and the repression of diversity turned out to be a great thing. It taught me to find another way, a way to my own identity beyond the strictures of conventional philosophies.
He’s so dreamy & handsome
so the golden question is... what love is?
This is the only thing online about lgbt pastors kids
"H-E-L-P"
Me: *pause video"
Also Me: "h...e... OH IT SPEELS HELP"
Lol, same 😂
The church accepts everyone ... whos views align with theirs! Step out of the box they put you in and you might as well start looking for another place to worship.
who else is from alabama
Love you
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Thank you for your speech
Esta un hombre hermoso y muy buen marivilloso guapo
I wish you luck. You are gonna need it.
your tea is done
He sounds like a modern preacher lol
As a matter of fact I lived 30 minutes or less from Florence, Al.
No love = hate
Frankly i don‘t care about „benevolent majorities“, if they choose to remain silent or inactive in the face of the „vocal zealots“.
I agree we can have a problem with love at times but I also believe the nature of our testimonies has now become defeat instead of victory and that is becoming the standard we are being led to accept and we call that love.
I beg to differ on the religious hate.......
Oh, please, i was treated with pure hatred by school mates who were seen in church regularly.
@@christopherscheiber1439 I don't believe you understand my comment - I fully understand religious hatred - it is the main reason for hatred, bigotry and intolerance on this planet
So he has come here as a preacher of chirstianity
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And loving Donald Trump!!!!
I am afraid the LGBT community have issues with accepting the religious community. You want them to change to accommodate our views, but we don't accept them regarding with regard to what they believe.
Urghh🙄....U joking right? Hasn't it been the other way round from the beginning of monotheist religions ?
Actually I think it's Jesus that has issues with the "religious community." He wouldn't recognize it if he fell over it.
Jennifer so you’re saying if someone believes something completely unreasonable and immoral, then we should respect their view? We’re not going to bend to your unreasonable and immoral views while we only request the equal protections extended to us under the law and us to be treated equally(both able to be reasoned and made to correct an immoral wrong). They simply aren’t comparable
@@land_and_air1250 have you ever heard of selfishly humanizing onesself through subjective comparison?
"Your truth" is deceiving you my friend. God loves you and all who choose or refuse Him. But His truth is always the truth NO MATTER if we chose to believe it or not. He is a righteous and honorable God, who will not be mocked. There will be real consequences to our willful sin. His love is unconditional but his blessing are conditional. Only when we trust and OBEY His word He holds no good thing back from those who walk uprightly.
Johnson Cell sad and pathetic
@@1aikane Why is he sad and pathetic when he speaks the truth. Love is needed and the other side of love is speaking the truth.
@@georgehunt6381 this is Not the truth
@@1aikane Maybe I'm misunderstanding, please, and I mean this, share with me, what is the truth? What is he sharing that you disagree with?
@@georgehunt6381 the Bible was written by men. You are not in possession of the truth. You don't own it. You are obviously uneducated
GOD HAS NEVER BLESSED ANY ABOMINATION. Nor will his blessings ever be upon an abomination of ANY KIND what he said was wrong thousands of years ago, IS STILL WRONG TODAY! GOD DOES NOT CHANGE. THE WORLD IS EVER CHANGING , BUT JESUS IS STILL THE SAME! YESTERDAY TODAY AND FOREVER MORE!!! ALL GLORY BE TO GOD. You find TRUE IDENTITY IN CHRIST and Christ alone! 🗝️📖🎁❤️💯🙏🏽⚔️🛡️🔥🕊️🕊️🕊️