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Life (UN)Closeted
Living A Bold Life with No Excuses. No Apologies.
No More Mediocre Living
You're done. Done just dreaming and not doing. Done apologizing for living life your way. Done shrinking your light for the comfort of others.
In Life (Un)Closeted, host Rick Clemons and his guests share bold, badass moves for coming out and owning your individuality. Each episode takes you on a brash, fun, and in-your-face storytelling ride to help you escape the crazy, limiting thoughts keeping you stuck and afraid.
No mater if you're LGBTQ, heteronormative, non-binary, or unsure... a closet is no place to hang out in.
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One of the most hotly debated topics when it comes to acceptance of LGBTQ individuals, is that “your lifestyle is a sin against God.” Really? That would mean that God screwed up majorly when he created the more than 4 million Americans that identify as LGBTQ. Did God really make individuals to be gay, lesbian,…
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There you stand. Looking in the mirror. Muffin top, balding head, creases just beginning to form under the eyes. Or maybe, now that you’re “out of the closet,” you start second-guessing “Am I really prepared to have sexual encounters with someone of the same sex?” Regardless of the vantage point, the first step is to…
None of us wants to face the unexpected. Especially after “coming out of the closet.” The last thing any LGBT individual wants is more hassle, worry, and heartache. That being the case (no pun intended), the question becomes, “What have you done or are you doing to protect yourself from the pitfalls of life that…
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“Human pain is inevitable. Human suffering is optional.” Embracing this mantra as a new truth, can be a challenge. Especially, in the face of a major life crisis – divorce, incurable illness, tragic loss of a friend or family member, receiving a pink slip on our birthday. Regardless of the challenge, it’s the DNA of…
It’s a long journey from the woods of Possom Trot Alabama, to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, but when your a lady who exudes ease, grace and style, anything’s possible…including a fab career in the entertainment industry. But little did Christopher Michael Graham realize as he ran as fast as he coud from the…