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Religion, Queerness, and Finding Your True Voice in Hollywood with Paul Cram

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What happens when the people who should love you unconditionally make that love contingent on denying your authentic self? Actor Paul Cram takes us behind the curtain of his life journey - from growing up in a large Pentecostal family in the Midwest to finding his voice as an artist and openly queer man.
The conversation explores Paul's acting career, including work with Woody Harrelson and Cillian Murphy, while drawing poignant parallels between performing on screen and performing heteronormativity to survive. Paul shares how religious trauma manifested in his life - from internalized shame to suicidal ideation - and the gradual process of liberation through therapy, community, and intellectual curiosity.

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Chapters

1. Religion, Queerness, and Finding Your True Voice in Hollywood with Paul Cram (00:00:00)

2. Introducing Actor Paul Cramp (00:01:29)

3. The Exhausting Reality of Acting (00:03:04)

4. Path to Acting and Family Dynamics (00:05:38)

5. Acting Roles and Representation (00:12:16)

6. Religious Upbringing and Homophobia (00:17:10)

7. Breaking Free from Religious Trauma (00:26:39)

8. Finding Self-Acceptance and Community (00:35:52)

9. Men Who Read Book Club (00:37:52)

80 episodes

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What happens when the people who should love you unconditionally make that love contingent on denying your authentic self? Actor Paul Cram takes us behind the curtain of his life journey - from growing up in a large Pentecostal family in the Midwest to finding his voice as an artist and openly queer man.
The conversation explores Paul's acting career, including work with Woody Harrelson and Cillian Murphy, while drawing poignant parallels between performing on screen and performing heteronormativity to survive. Paul shares how religious trauma manifested in his life - from internalized shame to suicidal ideation - and the gradual process of liberation through therapy, community, and intellectual curiosity.

https://paulcramactor.com/

Contact the hosts of A Queer Understanding

Like, subscribe, & follow

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Religion, Queerness, and Finding Your True Voice in Hollywood with Paul Cram (00:00:00)

2. Introducing Actor Paul Cramp (00:01:29)

3. The Exhausting Reality of Acting (00:03:04)

4. Path to Acting and Family Dynamics (00:05:38)

5. Acting Roles and Representation (00:12:16)

6. Religious Upbringing and Homophobia (00:17:10)

7. Breaking Free from Religious Trauma (00:26:39)

8. Finding Self-Acceptance and Community (00:35:52)

9. Men Who Read Book Club (00:37:52)

80 episodes

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