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Video: How Noah Hepler found “reawakening” in Queer Eye

Noah Hepler, pastor of Evangelical Lutheran Church of Atonement in Philadelphia, is the featured “hero” in the premiere of the new season of Netflix’s Queer Eye series. What did he learn about himself and his ministry in making the episode?

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