Eli McCann, an attorney, writer, and Salt Lake Tribune humor columnist, discusses growing up gay in the LDS Church in a new Mormon Stories episode. McCann describes spending his life trying to find his way in a religion that never seemed to have space for him.

The episode, posted Sunday, has drawn more than 4,400 views in eight hours. McCann is also a podcaster and has written about the experience of LGBTQ Latter-day Saints navigating church teachings and personal identity.