Gracie Sledge on Chosen Family, Minneapolis & Sibling Chaos | Slightly Unhinged

Gracie Sledge came all the way from Minneapolis, and that's only the beginning. This week on Slightly Unhinged, Justin sits down with his sister-in-law, longtime supporter, and Minneapolis correspondent for an episode that starts with reality TV, friendship, getting older, and being in your “fuck it” era, then opens into a much deeper conversation about community, advocacy, chosen family, and what it means to keep caring when the world feels completely unwell. Gracie talks about growing up in Minneapolis, living in Nashville for grad school, working in nonprofits, and finding purpose in her role with the ACLU of Minnesota. She shares what Pride means to her, why Twin Cities Pride has become such an important part of her work, and how the queer community in Minneapolis continues to show up for each other in ways people outside the city do not always get to see. They also talk about entering your 30s, outgrowing friendships, rebuilding your circle, protecting your peace, loving reality TV like it is cinema, and learning that not everyone gets to come with you into the next version of your life. And then Daniel Pavis joins the episode, because one Pavis was not enough. The family web gets explained, sibling chaos takes over, and we find out who was the favorite child, who traumatized the parents, who would survive reality TV, and why there may or may not still be photos of a full childhood Britney Spears performance somewhere. It is heartfelt. It is messy. It is very family. It is very Season 2. About Gracie Sledge Gracie Sledge is a Minneapolis native, nonprofit professional, and Development Operations Specialist at the ACLU of Minnesota. She has a graduate degree in nonprofit leadership and works in events and community engagement, including helping plan the ACLU of Minnesota’s participation in Twin Cities Pride. She joins Slightly Unhinged as Justin’s guest, sister-in-law, longtime supporter, and full family-chaos correspondent. In this episode, Gracie brings heart, humor, reality TV references, Minneapolis pride, nonprofit brain, and a very clear “fuck it” era. Mentioned in This Episode ACLU of Minnesota https://www.aclu-mn.org/ Twin Cities Pride https://tcpride.org/ Pride Cultural Arts Center https://tcpride.org/pride-cultural-arts-center/ Rainbow Wardrobe https://tcpride.org/rainbow-wardrobe/ Haven Watch https://havenwatch.org/ The Smitten Kitten https://smittenkittenonline.com/ In This Episode Gracie Sledge comes to Portland from Minneapolis Season 2 family chaos continues Gracie’s Minneapolis roots and Nashville grad school era working in nonprofits and supporting the ACLU of Minnesota Twin Cities Pride and very efficient parade logistics reclaiming the things you loved as a kid entering your 30s and caring a lot less reality TV as actual cinema outgrowing friendships and protecting your peace chosen family, birthday trips, and intentional community Minneapolis after 2020 George Floyd Square, mutual aid, and community care the queer and arts community in Minneapolis Rainbow Wardrobe and gender-affirming support Daniel Pavis joins for sibling chaos the family web, bonus siblings, and leftover DNA who traumatized the parents who would survive reality TV and a childhood Britney Spears performance that deserves archival recovery Production Credit Produced by Action Jackson Productions, the team that keeps saying “sure, let’s make this episode bigger” and then has to figure out how to fit family trauma, Minneapolis civic grief, reality TV, and a sibling death match into one edit. Season 2 remains better lit and emotionally unsafe in the most entertaining way. Follow Slightly Unhinged Instagram https://www.instagram.com/slightlyunhingedthepodcast/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@SlightlyUnhingedPodcastJP Watch the full episode, subscribe, and stay Slightly Unhinged.