Assumptions make an ass out of you and me. Or so that’s what they say. And, in the case of today’s guest, that is what has happened more often than not. The moment he’s labeled as an adult film star and producer, he gets dropped into a proverbial category of…however you the listener perceive what…
Episode 206: Uncloseted Riffs & Rants – Coming Out As An Empty Nester – Rick Clemons
The last one is leaving the nest. My youngest is off to college today, and my husband and I become empty nesters…that is provided she or her sister don’t move back home…fingers crossed…we love you…but it’s time for all of us to start new chapters in our lives. So who would have thought that coming…
Episode 205: Exploring The Dance Party Of Coming Out & Spirituality – Christopher Logan & Sam Coffie
Coming out. It can be a challenge but also a celebration. A celebration that makes you want to dance. But, for many of us, the moment we come out, we find ourselves trying to fit in. Fit in within our own community. We hit the bars, hang out at the clubs and before we know…
Episode 204: Uncloseted Riffs & Rants – Coming Out & Dancing With Your Emotions – Rick Clemons
Coming out is full of emotions. In fact, any journey of change and transformation is laden with baggage filled with emotions. But what if instead of trying to avoid the emotions you simply allowed yourself to dance with them? In fact, what if you just danced with the emotion that brought you to this point…
Episode 203: The Art of Being Gays With Kids – Brian Rosenberg
Parenting. It’s a labor of love and a love of labor. Now add to the mix, a twist of a same-sex household and all sorts of interesting things begin to happen. Especially when it’s a gay household with two Dads. There seems to be this expectation that two guys can’t do this together. Ok, maybe…
Episode 202: Uncloseted Riffs & Rants – Raw Honesty – Rick Clemons
I have to be honest. Being honest was one of the hardest things I ever learned to do. Ok, maybe I haven’t mastered the full art of it yet, but for the most part I’ve learned that raw honesty trumps (not to be confused with 45) fake honesty any day. Yet, one of the things…
Episode 201: Reverse The Beat & Thrive! – Dina Delicious
Isolation, loneliness, not fitting in. All are common feelings on the journey to coming out to be one’s self. In the darkest of moments, you may feel the need to give up or give in, yet the real kick ass triumph comes when you Reverse The Beat and thrive. Calling all of us back into…
Episode 200: Celebrating the Music & Milestones of our LGBTQ Life – Tony Moran
I’m 54, he’s 50 something. We’re celebrating 200 Episodes of The Coming Out Lounge. He’s celebrating 35 years in the music business rocking the dance music industry. All that is to say, you’re never too old to rock the world, your way. But it does beg the question, “How do you continue to bring yourself…
Episode 199: Never Let A Narcissist Keep You Closeted – Chris Hyde
So what is the difference between self-love and being an arrogant asshole. A lot! It’s just one small step to the right when you move from self-love to conceit and narcissist. From gas lighting to fake love, we’re exploring how narcissists have a deep effect on our coming out journey’s. In today’s episode we go…
Episode 198: Uncloseted Riffs & Rants – Paying Attention To All The Right Things – Rick Clemons
Attention. So hard to grab yet so valuable when you do. For the past six weeks I’ve been traveling and putting a real effort into trying to pay attention to things happening around me. It’s helped me learn stuff about myself as well as about my fellow habitants of the earth. This week I take…
