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Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice for living out and proud!

Rick Clemons - LGBTQ+ Expert

Stop it! No more mediocre living and hiding your LGBTQ+ truth. Start dreaming, doing, and living your life without apologies. Host Rick Clemons – bold move badass and LGBTQ+ expert – sez “Live Life Uncloseted dammit!” Each episode he takes you on a brash, fun, in your face, provocative storytelling ride to escape your crazy making thoughts, explore your fears, and unabashedly elevate your self-expression so you can live your LIFE (UN)CLOSETED as an LGBTQ+ proud member of society.

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47:39

507: The Dangerous Closet of Secrets – Elaine Pasqua

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2022/03/02

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 solace, while that community was having the world turn their backs on them. About Elaine A 6’5″ 250-pound man once looked at Elaine Pasqua standing at 5’3″ and said: “You are the biggest little thing I’ve ever seen!”

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42:04

506: Gay and Banned From California – Robert C. Steele

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2022/02/23

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 California - of what it was like to grow up as an out gay man, in the '50s being banned from family and life, just because he was gay. We're exploring this true story that truly shows why

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52:18

505: Diversity and Inclusion: Being in someone else’s...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2022/02/16

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 into other peoples world so we can be better humans for all. About Don Don Reed (NPR Storyteller/Tonight Show with Jay Leno/Co-Headed NBC Advertising & Promotion Voice Over/Radio Division) is a

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46:38

504: Finding Yourself. Finding Your Way. - Yumna Aysen

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2022/02/09

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 and full of energy, Yumi joins us today with tips on how to be you regardless of where you land on the planet. About Yumna Yumna Aysen is a success coach & a motivational speaker who has a

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46:20

503: Creating A Space For Care, Belonging, and Peace...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2022/02/02

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 - who is witty, funny, and GASP a lesbian who coaches people and team to bring more PEACE into their lives and work places. About Diana Diana Cutaia founded Coaching Peace in 2012, a company focused on using the power of

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44:20

502: Blowing Up Your LIfe, To Uncloset Your Life –...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2022/01/26

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 to uncover the one impure thought we have about ourselves that '"we closet" repeatedly in our lives that gets threaded into every single problem or story we tell (or don't) about

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49:29

501: Jesus Loves You, Yes He Does You Little LGBTQ...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2022/01/19

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 all of that is forgivable, but you just can’t be a man and lay with another man, or a woman and lay with another woman – well women that’s ok because men find that pleasing to their naughty

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43:48

500: Celebrating Living A No Excuses, No Fears, No...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2022/01/12

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 become one of my greatest joys. A place where guiding and inspiring people to come out of the closets of their lives, fills my soul with joy. Today, I want to celebrate by taking you on a journey, of how you, yes you,

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41:08

499: Flying High, Serving Your Country, and Living...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2022/01/05

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 test with honor and integrity. Today we explore her story and her book aptly entitled, With Honor and Integrity: Transgender Troops In Their Own Words. About Bree BREE FRAM is a lieutenant

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48:25

498: Uncloseting Your Inner Vixen – Cat LaCohie

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2021/12/29

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 to be confident and stop concerning yourself with what others think and unleash your inner vixen on the world. Actor, award-winning International Burlesque performer, and Speaker Cat LaCohie helps us strip down to

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497: Don’t Forget Yourself This Holiday Season – Rick...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2021/12/22

It's really easy to get uptight, and lost in the holiday shuffle. Especially when you are part of the LGBTQ+ community, and you may not have fond experiences surrounding the holiday. Yet, in the words of RuPaul - "If you can't love yourself, then how the hell you going to learn to love anyone elses!" To that I say, if you can't give yourself some gifts this season to make you appreciate you, then your Schrooged! Give yourself the gift of a listen to this pre-Christmas holiday episode, because if you

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39:03

496: Managing loss of life, and being with your gay...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2021/12/15

You're parents are aging, you're settled in your gay life, and all of that gives you plenty of material to come out of the closet as a comedian...until you do. Then life throws you curve balls, and then the comedy comes to you not on stage, but through the words of your book, addressing the challenges of funerals, caring for parents, and managing your gay relationship. So let's dive in and explore - Four Funerals, No Marriage with gay author Mike Keren. About Mike Mike Keren is a clinical

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37:23

495: Why there’s nothing wrong with still figuring...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2021/12/08

Nothing anyone did caused them to know they were different. But, they felt it and began exploring it and realized they were on the right path for them. Beyond addiction and into full recovery they found that their music, digital artistry and desire to explore more of who they are, led them to create “Knock Knock,” a psychedelic folk-rock sound recently launched by Baroque-pop singer-songwriter and LGBTQ+ advocate (Eli)zabeth Owens. Join us as we explore the dark side of their ego, confronting and

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44:28

494: Write Your Stories Your Way – Gregory L. Norris

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2021/12/01

We all have our story. We live our story daily. And, some of us take our stories, and the stories in our heads and turn them into our passion purpose...as a an author, with thousands of pages of articles and books. Gregory L. Norris is that person, a gay author who writes the stories that brings his life to life, even if many of those stories are fiction...because that is what brings him alive. Today we're exploring his new book, Ex Marks The Spot, and how the joy of coming out to be who he is has

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39:47

493: – Giving Thanks For Motherhood - However, You...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2021/11/24

You had a plan. Marriage - check. Children - check. Your own flesh and blood family - no check. But that didn’t stop you and you went full-in to become a parent - despite the odds, and challenges. Giving full gratitude this Thanksgiving Eve, my friend Liz Grubb and I uncover her route to non-traditional parenthood and why her forever children are just the right fit for her and her hubby. About Liz Liz Grubb is a higher education professional juggling serving students full time and parenting two

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38:21

492: Never forget our Transgender Brothers and...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2021/11/17

"This transgender walked into the bar..." Cringe. Or, "You can tell he's a man by the apple logged in his throat, no matter what dress he wears!" Cruel, cruel, cruel. These are the types of off-handed, transphobic remarks that can have a painful impact on the person in your office, in the cubicle right next to you that causes us to have to honor, those who are no longer with us on Transgender Day of Remembrance. To help us better understand how to be more accepting and supportive of our transgender

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491: Coming out of the AMAB Closet – Kat LaMar

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2021/11/10

You're a man, with a penis, but you enjoy dressing up as a woman. OMG, you must want to be transgender! Not exactly. Ok, so you want to do strange things to children in bathrooms by dressing up as a woman..HELL NO. Truth is, you are simply a man who likes men and women, and who one day you like presenting as a man, and the next day presenting as a woman, and you enjoy sex with both...Welcome to being gender fluid. Kat LaMar shares his, hers, their story on the life of being a genderfluid individual

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490: How To Not Let Addiction Rule Your LGBTQ Life...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2021/11/03

The holidays are upon us along with the fun, joy, and STRESS. So how do you not let the stress drive you into your potential addiction, or ratchet up that addiction? You take the necessary steps to say, I need help. You also realize as an LGBTQ inidivual that you are up to 10x's more likely to become an addict than our heterosexual counterparts on the planet. Helping us unravel the mysteries of addiction and offering up ways to combat it, Gregory Silva, Director of Operations at Living Longer

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44:36

489: Learning To Lovingly Say – It’s My Time – Joey...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2021/10/27

Sometimes you hit a big block wall life and realize "It's My Time!" Through heartache, a wake up call or even a simple moment when you realize you do need to put yourself in the driver's seat of your life, and that's ok, no matter what anyone else says. Singer, artist, and dancer Joey Salinas, a a latin gay man, channeled all that energy into his latest pop song "My Time / Too Much Goin On" to help him come out of the closet of making others more important than himself. This is his Life (UN)Closeted

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37:51

488: Kicking ass and taking names, even when...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2021/10/20

Sometimes life throws you a curveball, and before you know it, you find yourself in bed, and not for the funnest reasons. For many of us that would mean - THIS LIFE SUCKS! For others, it means kick yourself in the ass, even though your ass is the reason you're bedridden and transforming nearly overwhelming physical challenges and into your greatest superpowers. Inspirational is the best way to describe Andrea Mastrobattista who shares her journey out of the closet of a medical condition that bound

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