From Sparks to Light - Inspiring Stories for Challenging Times
From Sparks to Light is the podcast about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. These are the stories of people who are giving back in different ways. Learn what inspires them and what they learned along the way. We hope their stories inspire you to find your spark and encourage you to shine your own precious light in the world.
From Sparks to Light - Inspiring Stories for Challenging Times
A Prince of a Boy (Pt.2) - Brian McNaught
This is part two of a two part episode. If you haven't listened to part 1, go back and listen to that one first.
When Brian McNaught was in eighth grade, Sister Claire Marie, IHM, a nun at his school in Birmingham, Michigan, pulled his mother aside and proclaimed, “Your son is a prince of a boy.”
‘Did Sister Claire Marie say that because I was well behaved? Nice? Funny? Or did she see in me a vibration as the empathetic soul I aspired and imagined myself to be.” writes McNaught in his new memoir, A Prince of a Boy.
It was that vibration that led Brian McNaught towards a life of service, a renowned speaker, educator and leader in the field of gender advocacy, Brian spent 50 years as an educator on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer issues in colleges, government agencies, and corporations.
Born in Detroit in 1948, Brian McNaught was one of seven Irish Catholic children. He was a civil rights and anti-war activist and filed as a conscientious objector to the American war in Vietnam. Called by the New York Times “the godfather of Gay diversity training,” he’s the author of 15 books, and is featured in seven DVDs. He lives with Ray, his husband of 49 years. in Wilton Manors, FL.
You can learn more about Brian McNaught here.
You can purchase A Prince of a Boy here.
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