Listen now | A note from Jeanne: On today’s episode, we’re joined by Don Williams and Jose Ortega, a gay couple living in the east valley. When Don messaged us on Instagram a little over a week ago, I was already familiar with his story. As covered on AZCentral, he and his husband are facing discrimination at their daughter’s school in Queen Creek. After a short chat online, Don invited me to their home to record the conversation you’re about to hear. The couple has only been in Arizona for less than a year, and I was so moved by their hospitality. It’s been a challenge to find queer community in the short time they’ve had to settle in, and now to manage this situation, they’re building community in a way I don’t think either of them ever expected they’d have to. I was also struck by their insistence that the discrimination they’re experiencing isn’t just as simple as a conflict between religious rights and LGBTQ+ rights. At tonight’s live recording of
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Listen now | A note from Jeanne: On today’s episode, we’re joined by Don Williams and Jose Ortega, a gay couple living in the east valley. When Don messaged us on Instagram a little over a week ago, I was already familiar with his story. As covered on AZCentral, he and his husband are facing discrimination at their daughter’s school in Queen Creek. After a short chat online, Don invited me to their home to record the conversation you’re about to hear. The couple has only been in Arizona for less than a year, and I was so moved by their hospitality. It’s been a challenge to find queer community in the short time they’ve had to settle in, and now to manage this situation, they’re building community in a way I don’t think either of them ever expected they’d have to. I was also struck by their insistence that the discrimination they’re experiencing isn’t just as simple as a conflict between religious rights and LGBTQ+ rights. At tonight’s live recording of