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Coming Out Stories — 160 episodes

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Finding Her Voice: A Lesbian Poet’s Journey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Dean Atta: The Challenges of Growing Up Queer

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Jordan Gonsalves: Growing Up LGBTQ+ in Conservative Texas

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Kevin: The Transformative Power of Coming Out Later in Life

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Love, Literature, and Living Authentically with Robert Tregoning

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From Silence to Advocacy A Trans Story of Resilience and Change

14

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

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

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

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Kirsty: Embracing Queerness on a Manchester Council Estate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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.

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

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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"

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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!

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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""

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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."

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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

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Oh! Hello season four!

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

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

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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

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Marilyn

61

Bruce

62

Jackie

63

Annie

64

Stevie

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Stephen

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Marie

67

Alex

68

David

69

Faz

70

Lorelei

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

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Aidy

73

Lee

74

Val

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Sam

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Ray

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Raga

78

Jamie

79

Rhian

80

Kestral

81

Leighton

82

Claire

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

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Eleanor Crewes

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We're Back!

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

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Michael

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Tim

89

Donnya

90

Divina de Campo

91

Phil

92

Rachel

93

Owain Wyn Evans

94

Kayden

95

Jessie

96

Patrick

97

Tim Sigsworth MBE

98

Asifa Lahore

99

Iain Dale

100

Ed

101

Jackie

102

Oskar

103

Kate McCabe

104

Naomi

105

Lev

106

Yvy

107

Matthew Shaffer

108

JJ

109

Matthew

110

Lil King Cat

111

James

112

Joe Lycett

113

Katey

114

Jose

115

GJ

116

Christine

117

Asad

118

Mark

119

Saski

120

Martin - A Stonewall Riots veteran.

121

Nadia

122

Eric Marcus

123

Chris Bear Strong

124

Lucia

125

Stephen Bailey

126

Sophie

127

Lucy Lush

128

Marta

129

Louise

130

Gia Gunn

131

Bill

132

Charli

133

Doug

134

Matthew Todd

135

Heather Peace

136

Carlton

137

The Queen of the Bronx

138

Lucy Spraggan

139

Jacob

140

Lucas Rush

141

Daisy

142

Enoch

143

Liran

144

Morgan McMichaels

145

Mikey

146

Angela

147

JP

148

Richard

149

Kerry

150

Mzz Kimberley

151

Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil

152

Angela and Luchia

153

Carl Austin-Behan

154

Alfie

155

Matt Cain

156

Ellen

157

Olivia

158

Dean

159

Emma

160

They're coming!