Rue grew up in Southwest Missouri and was raised in evangelical churches and faith communities that shaped their understanding of themselves and what their relationship with the Divine meant. The faith spaces Rue grew up in were filled with condition, shame, and control — isolating themselves from their Queer and Trans identities. It was these feelings of shame and isolation that ultimately led them to seek more loving and affirming faith communities, which helped them deconstruct the painful and incomplete messages about God and Christ. Being a part of the Flipped Table Collective allows Rue to give back to LGBTQIA+ people and others who are in the midst of deconstructing the harmful narratives they’ve been taught about who they are in relation to the Divine. Professionally, Rue has worked closely with people in poverty, Queer and neurodiverse youth, and families in the foster care system. Their experience comes from their jobs as a case worker and Associate Pastor, and through their time earning a Bachelor’s of Science in Community and Behavioral Health from Drury University.