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Coming Out Stories — 161 episodes

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Dying Out Loud: From Kansas To Coming Out With Courage

2

Finding Her Voice: A Lesbian Poet’s Journey

3

From West Virginia Secrets To Self-Love: Bobby Jean’s Journey

4

"The girl in the mirror was finally looking back at me" One trans woman's journey.

5

Finding Pride in Barbados: Patrick's Journey Through Sexuality, Gender, and Dementia

6

Born This Way: A Life Reclaimed After 60 Years of Silence

7

We're back! Season six is on the way!

8

Staying True: Kuchenga Shenjé's Journey of Identity, Resilience, and Creative Expression

9

How to *not* come out (and still live authentically!) Meet the YA author who has had his books banned

10

Dean Atta: The Challenges of Growing Up Queer

11

Jordan Gonsalves: Growing Up LGBTQ+ in Conservative Texas

12

Kevin: The Transformative Power of Coming Out Later in Life

13

Love, Literature, and Living Authentically with Robert Tregoning

14

From Silence to Advocacy A Trans Story of Resilience and Change

15

Jenny's Voyage of Authenticity: From Woking to Manchester via the Comedy Stage

16

Fostering Belonging: Anna DeShawn’s Journey Through Queer Identity and Media

17

Michael: From Summer Camp to Corporate Change, a journey of self-acceptance in the Big Apple.

18

Kirsty: Embracing Queerness on a Manchester Council Estate

19

Moe: Finding love, acceptance and dating as a trans, non-binary bisexual!

20

Blazing Trails: Arthur's Journey and the Formation of the World's First All-Trans Masculine Football Team

21

Living Out Loud: Annie Wallace on Pioneering Trans Visibility in Television

22

Gary: I felt jealous when my son came out to me. It took me 40 years to have the courage to do the same.

23

Braving the Past, Embracing the Future: Ann's Journey of Identity, Activism and Advocacy for other lesbian mothers.

24

Verity: I knew I was a boy but didn't know how to say that! The struggles and triumphs of a transgender athlete.

25

The Power of Acceptance: Luma Mufleh's Struggle and Triumph

26

The Journey of a Happy, Holy Homosexual: Reverend Jide's Story

27

The Undying Spirit of Juno Roche: Conquering Adversity in the Trans World

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Coming Out Stories: A New Season of Resilience, Hope, and Love from the LGBTQ+ Community

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Kit: I never understood why all my friends were obsessed with boys! Then I came out, fell in love with women and lost my mind!

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Valentino: My family simply didn't know how to raise a gay child

31

Dharma: The teacher told me to play with the other boys, but I knew I wasn't a boy. It was a secret I kept for a long time.

32

Clifford: My dad suggested conversion therapy and I let him sit with that idea, I was literally the first gay person he knew.

33

Special Episode: Queer We Are with Coming Out Stories' Emma Goswell and Sam Walker

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Brad: For more than 30 years I convinced myself "I can't be gay. I will change someday"

35

EJ: I’ve had quite the internal war about how I identify. I don’t want to use the labels that society gives us!

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Andrew: I told myself that being bisexual was just a phase. It was not!

37

Grady: For forty years, I prayed for God to "fix me" Then I realised there was nothing to fix.

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Lucy Lou: The moment I put that dress on, I thought "I'm here!"

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Day: It took me all night to garner the courage but at sunrise, I came out to her

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Mark: I was so nervous, I had to leave the room, and came out to my mom from the kitchen.

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Yo Yo: I grew up where it was illegal to be gay. I had to write love letters to my girlfriend in code

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Andrew: I don't want to be hemmed into a box. I've done that for so many years.

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Jennie: "So many people knew they were gay from a young age, but that's just not my story""

44

Jaxon: Walking back into work as a trans man was the most frightening thing I've ever done, but I've seen so many people change their mindset."

45

Rob: “I tried so hard to change who I was. I changed the way I dressed, the way I spoke and even the way I walked. I didn’t feel safe being myself.”

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Serena: When I came out to my 9 year old son, he said “Mammy, that’s very brave of you!"

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A National Coming Out Day special!

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Paris: From the time I was a young kid, I always felt really connected to being both male and female

49

Oh! Hello season four!

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Oskar: “Identity is an internal thing, not how you look to other people”

51

Divina de Campo “If ever there was a little queerdo kid – it was me”

52

Angela and Lucia: “We painted “Lesbians are everywhere!” on the sides of buildings!”

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Jacob: So many people say I am the only non-binary person they know and I think “Really?!”

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Asad: When I told my dad, I had a friend waiting outside with my suitcases.

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JJ: I didn't think my wife would stay with me, but I had to tell her my secret.

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Dean McCullough on growing up in Northern Ireland as "Gay Dean"

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Tracey: “His dad still asks him: “When are you going to find a girl to marry?””

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Des: Now I go to Pride, even if my sons can't make it!

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Sarah: When my child told me they were trans, I didn't know what to say

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Aruna

61

Marilyn

62

Bruce

63

Jackie

64

Annie

65

Stevie

66

Stephen

67

Marie

68

Alex

69

David

70

Faz

71

Lorelei

72

Melissa: The moment she kissed me, I felt an enormous sense of relief

73

Aidy

74

Lee

75

Val

76

Sam

77

Ray

78

Raga

79

Jamie

80

Rhian

81

Kestral

82

Leighton

83

Claire

84

"Coming Out Stories" X "The Euro Trip"!

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Eleanor Crewes

86

We're Back!

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Coming Out Stories the book is.....Coming Out!

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Michael

89

Tim

90

Donnya

91

Divina de Campo

92

Phil

93

Rachel

94

Owain Wyn Evans

95

Kayden

96

Jessie

97

Patrick

98

Tim Sigsworth MBE

99

Asifa Lahore

100

Iain Dale

101

Ed

102

Jackie

103

Oskar

104

Kate McCabe

105

Naomi

106

Lev

107

Yvy

108

Matthew Shaffer

109

JJ

110

Matthew

111

Lil King Cat

112

James

113

Joe Lycett

114

Katey

115

Jose

116

GJ

117

Christine

118

Asad

119

Mark

120

Saski

121

Martin - A Stonewall Riots veteran.

122

Nadia

123

Eric Marcus

124

Chris Bear Strong

125

Lucia

126

Stephen Bailey

127

Sophie

128

Lucy Lush

129

Marta

130

Louise

131

Gia Gunn

132

Bill

133

Charli

134

Doug

135

Matthew Todd

136

Heather Peace

137

Carlton

138

The Queen of the Bronx

139

Lucy Spraggan

140

Jacob

141

Lucas Rush

142

Daisy

143

Enoch

144

Liran

145

Morgan McMichaels

146

Mikey

147

Angela

148

JP

149

Richard

150

Kerry

151

Mzz Kimberley

152

Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil

153

Angela and Luchia

154

Carl Austin-Behan

155

Alfie

156

Matt Cain

157

Ellen

158

Olivia

159

Dean

160

Emma

161

They're coming!