The Ante Room: Ep. 1 Odd Fellow Interview of Lucas Hess

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Welcome to the first episode of The Ante Room! Brought to you by the fine folks over at Heart in Hand: the Modern Odd Fellows Guide.
On this episode: Ainslie Heilich interviews Lucas Hess, who is in the process of joining the Odd Fellows. He discusses his first impressions of the Odd Fellows, his reasons for wanting to join, and what he hopes to get out of the experience as a member of the LGBT community. Lucas offers a unique perspective and we hope to catch up with him after some time to see how things are going as a full member.
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So what is an “Ante Room”? It is the small waiting room that serves as a buffer between the Odd Fellows Lodge Room and the more public spaces in the building. Often they are fully enclosed with no windows to create an intimate cozy space of personal reflection before gaining entry into the larger wide open Lodge Room where members can mentally shed the woes of their daily lives before donning their ritual regalia. The door featured in the opening was shot in the Ante Room of Tuscola #316 in Tuscola, IL / tuscolaoddfellows

[@mamoo5495]

I just learned about them.

[@OurPolyAdventures]

Disclaimer 'Meant to say Historical Light Masonic Podcast' lol. Sorry Alex Powers!!!

[@travelingeast4304]

Great Show Brother Ainslie!

[@vintagekarma]

Thank you!

[@kevinacquah5517]

What is the difference between ioof and guoof

[@vintagekarma]

They are a separate Odd Fellows organization but we are from the same family tree. There was once over 20 Odd Fellows Orders and they were mostly absorbed under a “United/Unity” name. Many members are joining both and are being referred to as “Double Odds”

[@kenwebster5053]

Why are you talking about Masons? My research suggests that oddfellows was a guild of odd trades and though some individuals were members of both organisations, the two organisations are completely independent of each other.

[@vintagekarma]

You are correct. However both organizations share a common English guild ancestry and many members who belong to both as well. The individual being interviewed tried to join the Masons but was declined entry since they are a transgender male. The Odd Fellows welcomes members of all genders so they decided to consider joining us Odd Fellows instead. In FL&T ❤️✋️

[@StephanieRolfer]

Are you guys like freemasonry ? or Elks ? I am looking into a order .

[@vintagekarma]

Odd Fellows is a fraternal order much like Elks or Masons and have existed for over 200 years. We have an Initiation ritual and philosophy that we teach that we base our good works off of.