"Stories of LGBT+ Adventists and their families have caught the attention of major news organizations, pointing both to the power of the stories and their uniqueness as accounts from within the faith community. Two stories in particular—one about an Adventist pastor who came out as bisexual and another about the Adventist parents of a transgender daughter—have received national media coverage.
Johnston’s video went viral on social media, and after coverage in Spectrum, the story was picked up by Religion News Service, NBC News and other major outlets.
Teen Vogue, Refinery29, and LGBTQ Nation were among the outlets that covered the Widmers' “Outspoken” story. That the stories of Alicia Johnston and the Widmer
family hit national media was no accident. Eliel Cruz, an LGBT activist, faith organizer and Andrews University alum, used extensive connections with religion reporters and LGBTQ reporters to help the stories spread.
“Realistically, mainstream media doesn't care about Adventist stories. They don't pay attention to it,” Cruz said. He attributed the oversight to Adventism’s insularity and its relative foreignness to most North American media. However, Cruz noted that journalists have picked up stories he pitched them both because they are “really interesting stories” and because he can contextualize Adventist stories in ways reporters unfamiliar with Adventism might not be able to." CVV
......and the enemy who sowed them is the devil,...
Matthew 13:39
Johnston’s video went viral on social media, and after coverage in Spectrum, the story was picked up by Religion News Service, NBC News and other major outlets.
Teen Vogue, Refinery29, and LGBTQ Nation were among the outlets that covered the Widmers' “Outspoken” story. That the stories of Alicia Johnston and the Widmer
“Realistically, mainstream media doesn't care about Adventist stories. They don't pay attention to it,” Cruz said. He attributed the oversight to Adventism’s insularity and its relative foreignness to most North American media. However, Cruz noted that journalists have picked up stories he pitched them both because they are “really interesting stories” and because he can contextualize Adventist stories in ways reporters unfamiliar with Adventism might not be able to." CVV
......and the enemy who sowed them is the devil,...
Matthew 13:39
