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The Talk, brought to you by the LGBTQ+ Ministry at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena and hosted by ministry co-leads Thomas Diaz (he/him) and Hannah Earnshaw (they/them), is a monthly guest speaker series featuring LGBTQ+ voices from across the Episcopal Church and beyond. Our guests bring lessons, experience, and wisdom from their lives and work, as we explore from many different angles what it means to be LGBTQ+ people of faith.

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The Talk with Taylor Leong

Apr 4, 2022

Taylor Leong (aka Tomatobird), illustrator and comic creator, talks to us about her art, embracing complexity and ambiguity in faith, Jesus as a relatable figure to queer people, and the value and responsibility in portraying a brown Jesus. Originally recorded in March 2022.

Find Taylor on Twitter @tomato_bird, and her portfolio at tomatobird-art.tumblr.com. Here are some of the specific pieces we talked about:

- Gloria: https://tomato-bird.tumblr.com/post/172561217436/a-short-comic-story-about-biblical-angels-their
- Thirty Years: http://tomato-bird.tumblr.com/post/181036038736/thirty-years-by-taylor-leong-2018-now
- Anastasis: https://tomatobird-art.tumblr.com/post/184116638092/anastasis-up-rising-this-was-inspired-by
- The Wanderer: https://tomato-bird.tumblr.com/post/187420902706/the-wanderer-2019-by-taylor-leong-an
 
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Theme music: Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4148-nowhere-land
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license