561: Living Through The Twists of Life To Be Yourself – Adele Bertei

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From troubled upbringing with her mother who suffered from undiagnosed schizophrenia, to foster homes and reform schools, then finding her groove in her own band The Bloods, it’s not surprising that this former backup singer for the likes of Culture Club, and Whitney Houston, final made her move to live her queer identity. Three time…

547: Making the Most of Your Queer Advantage – Andrew Gelwicks

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What is the advantage of being queer? Andrew Gelwicks, explores  the answer to this question, through a collection of incisive, deeply personal conversations with LGBTQ+ trailblazers about how they leveraged the challenges and insights they had as relative outsiders to succeed in the worlds of business, tech, politics, Hollywood, sports and beyond. In his book,…

533: Embracing The LGBTQ You, You See – Danny Freeman

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Growing up LGBTQ can be very confusing. Your heart feels it before your head. You try to assimilate into hetero norms, but can’t. Then once you accept who you are do you really take time to grieve the you that once was for the you that you’ve always been? Exploring all these types of thoughts…

529: Uncloseting Fun In Your Life and Work – Mike Rucker

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FUN. Something many of us have let disappear from our lives. Whether it is because of COVID, political strife, human rights, or simply because we keep letting life get in the way, FUN is a commodity that is worth fighting for to bring joy into our lives. Guiding us to uncloset fun and make it…

494: Write Your Stories Your Way – Gregory L. Norris

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We all have our story. We live our story daily. And, some of us take our stories, and the stories in our heads and turn them into our passion purpose…as a an author, with thousands of pages of articles and books. Gregory L. Norris is that person, a gay author who writes the stories that…

470 – Raising LGTBQ Allies – Chris Tompkins

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What started from his own experiences on the playground and in his familial unit, has led to those moment. A moment where sexuality and gender identity need to be viewed as sacred space for each and everyone of us and human beings. A moment where we can all be eased into a healthy sense of…

428: A Different Kind of Transgender Story – Meredith Talusan

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What little boy doesn’t wish to grow up as an albino, Phillipino girl trapped in a male body? And what Phillipino woman, wants to transition into her truth only to battle white privilege, from her own trans community? The answer is no one, and no one. Yet, these factors are only the beginning of Meredith…