We’ve all got coming out stories. That’s what I preach, that’s what I teach, and that’s what I help people do is come out with their truth. But as a man, I’d have to admit, if it were true that my boner was broken, I’d have a hard time swallowing my pride (no pun intended)…
Episode 126: Coming Out To Be A Bad Ass Rocker Chic – Ali Handal
You never stop coming out. And, that isn’t just a mantra for the LGBTQ community. It’s a mantra for life. So for a moment imagine being on a path, doing the thing you think you’re supposed to be doing, and then someone tells you the only way to get where you’re going is to “suck!”…
Episode 125: B-Out, B-You, Shift Your Coming Out Script – Mark Willett
One of the things we all need as we come out to be our true selves – regardless of our sexual orientation – is a safe, welcoming space. Often that comes in the form of a community of like-minded individuals. But too often, even in our own communities, we find that we don’t fit in…
Episode 124: Man-To-Man. Gay Dad to Gay Dad. Our Lives Post Presidential Election – Jay Forte
It’s no secret that America’s recent Presidential Election sent got a lot of us scratching our heads, saying, “What the FUCK just happened?” And for others it sent a cry of jubilation across the country because they feel like their voices finally got heard. Regardless of which camp you stand in, at least for now,…
Episode 123: Coming Out & Dating Safe – Mike Domitrz
The song lyrics say, “A kiss is just a kiss.” But how true is that? What if that kiss is unwanted? Suddenly, a sense of danger or helplessness rears its ugly head and things could suddenly go awry, in much the same way many of us feel helplessness and danger in our coming out journeys…
Episode 122: Coming Out Of Drugs, Alcohol, and A Near Death Experience – Ed Devitt II
No one coming out story is alike. The pain, the fears, the truth, are all individual. Each with its own heart wrenching story, and heartwarming lessons to be learned. Yet, often times, what ignites the coming out story, is often tragedy…fatal tragedies. In 1999, Ed Devitt II was a young teen trying to find himself…
Episode 121: Mommie Smearest…Please, Please, Please help me come out to be Me – L. LeSeuer
Imagine. Joan Crawford, of Mommie Dearest fame, being your mother and you announcing to her…”Mommie, mommie I’m gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender…” what might happen. Then imagine the real message she want’s you to hear is to go out there and be brash, be bold, and just be you. In her new book, Mommie Smearest: See…
Episode 120: Truthtini – LGBTQ In America – Where Do We Go From Here? – Rick Clemons
Change is inevitable. Suffering is optional. In a week where fear, angst, and worry are all top of mind for LGBTQ individuals as well as women, Muslims, African Americans, Hispanics, and the list goes on…the one comfort we can lean into is our strength in numbers. We can also lean into our trust in humanity.…
Episode 119: Saying What We Need & Desire, Beyond Coming Out – Natalie Vartanian
There’s a saying that women should be seen but not heard. Well, that’s ridiculous, archaic, and downright infuriating. It’s also that type of attitude that keeps women from saying what they desire and need, which also then creates a trickle down affect that impacts generations to come. So let’s change the dialogue. Let’s give not…
Episode 118: The Sexy Side of Coming Out & Being You – Andrew Christian
Yes, being LGBTQ is all about sex. Wrong! It’s about being the real you, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be sexy, and love yourself, your whole self and that means even loving the way you fit your cheeky booty and package into a nice fitting pair of undies. In fact, I’d encourage you to…
