What's the point of grandmothers?
In this week's Panel for the Ages, president of the National Union of Students, Zoe Ranganathan, says university students have it tougher than previous generations. Wendy McCarthy, board member and author, explains the value of grandparents. Comedian, Naomi Mourra, would like to see confidence per…
Leap: She was a devout Jehovah’s Witness. Then she stepped into a gay bar
Naomi Mourra was raised to believe that being queer was evil. Then she realised she was a lesbian.
Naomi Mourra - Comedian
“The minute you leave school and become an adult, points of difference are what you spend your life trying to find because it’s what sets you apart and you’re able to achieve that much more if you know what your point of difference is.”
- Naomi Mourra
On this week's #show, the #comedian, #imp…
She was a devout Jehovah’s Witness. Then she stepped into a gay bar
Naomi Mourra was raised to believe that any day Armageddon was coming, and that when it did, the entire human race would be violently wiped out except those, like her family, who lived according to the strict doctrine laid out in Jehovah's Witness literature.
Then, as a teenager, Naomi realised th…
Making a big change in your beliefs
As a teenager, Naomi Mourra realised there was something intrinsic to her identity that meant living by the guidelines she'd been raised with would be impossible. How did Naomi navigate the choice that lay ahead of her, which she says was a matter of life or death?
Plus, what led Peter Singer to f…
From the Vault: #74 Naomi Mourra
Leaving the Jehovah Witness church is always difficult, but even more so when you're a Lebanese Lesbian. Stand-up Naomi Mourra has taken her challenging life experiences and turned them into comedy, as revealed in her thoughtful Five Of My Life Choices.
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Greatest Hits: 'I'd Never Seen Any Lesbians... And Then I Saw ALL The Lesbians...' -with comedian Naomi Mourra
Greatest hits episode! This conversation was first shared in 2023, and this is what I had to say about it:
So, you know I love me a story about someone running away to figure out who they are. And, this week we have a doozy. Naomi Mourra, who is Sydney’s only Lebanese, lesbian, ex-Jehovah’s Witn…
From child preacher to wicked defector: leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Naomi Mourra grew up as a door-knocking Jehovah's Witness and closeted lesbian. At 21, she realised Doomsday was not upon her, and left the religion for good
Taking the first step to end family estrangement, and drama over splitting the bill
In a conversation on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast, Madonna opened up about making peace with her brother Christopher Ciccone before he died in 2024. The pair had been estranged for many years. So, how can you reconnect with estranged family? And how do you know if it's the right decision for yo…
From child preacher to wicked defector — leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Naomi Mourra grew up as a door-knocking Jehovah's Witness but at 21, she realised Doomsday was not upon her, and left the religion for good.
As a child, Naomi thought she was going to live forever.
She was told the end of the world was coming, but she would survive the apocalypse and live in para…
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