Blake Mundell

“So much of my journey with not just my sexuality, but my spirituality, has been returning to a childlike version of myself.” WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS REFERENCES TO SUICIDE. Blake Mundell speaks about his highly personal journey through Faith and the clash with his Queer identity. He discusses his fear of coming out as an NFL employee, a shame that drew him to attempt suicide, and the emergence of the empathetic musician we see today. Links: Episode https://www.dropbox.com/s/77n3l4klhz43le9/KQ_0104m_Blake_Mundell.pdf?dl=0 (transcription) Blake’s https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1uWMYjwWrBjzBKdqW4tRzn?si=SxNhf2A1SaGrOIiLgeDJyQ (Spotify playlist) featuring his songs from this episode and his five tracks to save from Armageddon. Blake’s http://therealcourier.com/ (forever home) online. Blake (as Courier) and his video in which “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okGDwxRfnJY&t=100s (a black man can go out for a jog and make it home)”. https://www.casino.org/blog/top-10-gay-nfl-players/ (Inspirational gay NFL players) at Casino.org. Galop https://www.galop.org.uk/blackmail/ (help and advice) for someone who is being blackmailed at work. History Channel discusses https://www.history.com/news/blackmail-gay-extortion-britain-lavender-scare (blackmail used as a tool) against the Queer community. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/mar/30/blackmail-prejudice-persecution-gay-rights-nigeria (Blackmail and persecution in Nigeria), from The Guardian. Lucan Presbyterian Church’s Zoom chat on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jV6f2aC3p4 (Stigmas in the Church: Being Gay and Being Christian). USA Today reports Presbyterian Church https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYUE9oZ4AIA (approving gay marriage). Runner’s World short documentary on the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrHC4URtgJE (Running While Black) movement. NPR’s excellent Code Switch on the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw8oz-ynaP4 (challenges faced by runners of colour). BBC report on https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-3