507: The Dangerous Closet of Secrets – Elaine Pasqua

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We all have secrets. We all keep Secrets. And, all those secrets cause pain and trauma. Sharing her own secret, as an LGBTQ ally, Elaine Pasqua takes us on a journey of a family secret that took her own Mother and Step Father that led her to turn to one community, that helped her find…

420: Uncloseting The Stigma of HIV & AIDS – Charles Sanchez

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It’s January 2020. HIV and AIDS have now been in our world since 1983. We’ve gone from pandemic panic to people living productive, healthy lives. Yet, there is still stigma, and lack of education, and no one giving a light-hearted look at life with HIV and AIDS. But why would we? That would be blasphemous.…

042: Being Your Badass Self – Lou Bortone

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He went from introvert to being his own version of a badass. So what caused the change? He realized that being fully expressed was more important than hiding behind a shadow of pleasing everyone else, just to not attract attention. Lou Bortone, the “Godfather of Video Marketing,” joins me with a candid talk about not…

041: He Said, She Said – Jackie MacDougall

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He said, she said. It’s a part of life, and a part of this podcast as my sister – Jackie MacDougall – from another show – Forty Thrive – joins me in a true “He said, she said” moment. Well actually more than a few moments as we compare notes about what men and women…

Why being a PREP whore is a good thing – Damon L. Jacobs

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He’s a WHORE, for PREP. A wonderful human offering responsible education about the use of PREP to prevent transmission of the HIV virus. He’s not afraid to talk about it, the use of it, nor to talk about why he uses it. He’s owning his sexual truth, sexual practices, and why feels freedom to be…

332: A Daughter’s Bold Truth – Stephanie Cenedella

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Imagine coming into the world, just as your Father made a major life detour. His detour, one of shame in the world, was unbeknownst to you until the age of 13. By then, you’ve been socialized to believe that everything you now discovered your Father is, cannot be talked about in your conservative, church-going Iowa…