Not long after Bird felt strongly compelled to return to BYU, deciding to get his master’s in a social work program. “I remember saying something along the lines of like, well you know there’s not a roadmap for someone like me so the best I can do is pray about it and cross that bridge when I get there.” “I heard that question and it caught me completely off guard,” said Bird. He recalled how blindsided he felt when one of the guests, who has a gay son of her own, asked what happens when you fall in love. The topic was prompted by a question asked to him at a fireside Q&A, not long after Bird came out. A post shared by Ben Schilaty the most recent episode of the podcast, Bird and Schilaty talked about what happens when queer people fall in love when they’re part of the Church of Jesus Christ/LDS.
