Hailing from the tropical isle of Jamaica, Akil Campbell, Raleigh, North Carolina resident, Chair for Shades of Pride, and Advisory Member for the National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment (NVEEE), brings a heart felt perspective to being Gay and African American to the Coming Out Lounge. Masterful in his endeavors to consistently give back…

Long before Snookie and the Jersey Shore we’re a hit, Scott Backman spent his summers making his own waves with his two brothers, Jeremy his twin, and Jonathan his younger twin, at the shore. Not sure if it was the brotherly head butts or his infatuation with Nickelodeon’s “You Can’t Do That On Television,” Scott…

Denise LaFrance, coach, mother, Portland, Maine resident, joins Coming Out Coach Rick as they go coach-to-coach and head-to-head, so to speak. (I think this is okay because it could mean we’re putting our heads together. But don’t worry; no blood will be shed here because it’s all in the name of understanding and supporting you…

It takes a village, to create the passion, that launches a movement…plus a powerful entertainment exec that’s living her life out and proud as the CEO and Founder of FREE2LUV. Enter Tonya Sandis. Entertainment industry veteran, executive producer of award-winning entertainment properties, and brand developer extraordinaire, Sandis has brought her experience and passion for cause…

Kicking off the debut show of the Coming Out Lounge, Coming Out Coach Rick Clemons dives right in with a provocative hour, exploring the “Art of Being Gratefully Gay.” Catapulting well beyond cliché appreciation – “I’m thankful I’m gay so I don’t have to have sex with someone of the opposite sex” – we’ll explore…