Life is a series of change and transitions. Yet, when we get most frustrated with change – coming out, losing relationships, navigating a career change, battling life threatening diseases – do we really take the time to pass through that change and honor, release, and welcome in the new way of being in our life....
We’ve all got our story and stories. Yet, in this day and age where books are being burned that inform young minds about LGBTQ+ people, it’s more apparent than ever that we need a hero. An author hero. That hero is author Greg Howard who lovingly and bravely puts pen to paper, or in this...
Coming out late in life has its moments. In this case it started with a graveside moment that made him realize, “It’s time to be me.” He called himself out of hiding and shares his story in his book “Leather and Lace: a gay man, lost love, and a road trip with his dead sister,”...
We’re all creating stories and doing sales jobs in our lives – all day long. From coming out to getting a new job, to finding the right relationship, to closing your next big client. There’s always a story we tell ourselves and a sales job that leads to us finding our next level of happiness...
This is not where you anticipate being but yet here you are. Ever had one of those moments? Maybe when you finally decided to come out? Or, maybe it was when you took that next big career move, or wrote that song you thought would never hit the airwaves? Regardless of where you are, here...
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...
Imagine being gay, and being institutionalized. Imagine being gay and being jailed for being gay. Nothing to imagine, this is reality. The reality of being gay in the 1950’s, just a little over 70 years ago, this was our LGBTQ reality. Robert C. Steele, captures Jim Foshee story in the book he authored, Banned From...
Diversity and inclusion isn’t just a once a year endeavor to be brought out of the closet and then shoved back into the closet. It is a daily practice of learning to stand in other peoples stories. Taking us into the diversity zone, Don Reed – master storyteller and entertainer – guides us to step...
From South Africa to New York City, you never know when you are going on your journey or where you will find yourself to finally be yourself. Speaking straight from a very purposeful heart, Yumna Aysen – aka Yumi – helps people find themselves so they can be the best version of themselves. Funny, insightful...
You need to make more space. Get a storage unit for the crap in your life so you can make space for more PEACE in your life. Why? Without PEACE, it’s a pretty miserable existence here on the good old planet earth. To help us get there, I’ve found an awesome guest – Diana Cutaia...
Imagine, growing up in a cult, being married to a female-to-male transgender individual for 10 years, and through all of that, plus life’s other twists and turns, you find your calling to help others come out of their subconscious closets to live their fullest life! Today, Dr. Frances Yahia, tells her story and guides us...
Religious trauma. Seems to be the norm for a majority of LGBTQ people that you encoutner. “You’re damned to hell!” or “You’re a sinner!” Of course most those people hurling those words for get that they’re divorced (a sin), have committed adultery (a sin), have eaten pig (a sin), worn woven fabrics (a sin), but...
In 2014 when my friend Leah Jantzen approached me to take over her radio show – I scoffed and said, “Not my thing!” Well, it’s very much my thing and here we are at the 500th Episode of Life (UN)Closeted. What started as an Internet radio show known as The Coming Out Lounge, has now...
Imagine, being told by your Commander In Chief – “You don’t matter, you don’t count, and you’re a danger to our military!” The reality is, he got fired and she’s still there, serving the US Space Force and living her best transgender life. Bree Fram, a woman of courage and perseverance, continues to pass the...
Whether you’re stripping your clothes off or coming out of the closet, it’s all about the big reveal. But, what happens when you are terrified to let people see the real you, the you that you’re meant to be? Do you freeze, and get scared of exposing your true self to the world? It’s time...