I came out as a lesbian in 2016, after ten years of struggling with my sexual identity. I was married for a quarter of a century, mom of four kids, ordained minister, and firmly established in my career as a hospital chaplain. During that time did I think of my...
Tonda McKay is a long time out lesbian, photographer and blogger who write about lesbian culture and history. I find it amusing that the “toaster oven” reference is still around after twenty-four years. It was a casual reference in a sitcom called Ellen, for the...
There is the assumption that is made by society as a whole that all of us are straight unless proven otherwise. There are even words for this including “heteronormativity” or more strongly “compulsory heterosexuality.” Heteronormativity is based on the...
Several years ago I was desperate, I was in my third attempt to come out into the LGBTQIA+ community. I was fifty, married, mother of four, and a minister. I had struggled with my sexual orientation for most of my life, as glimpses of it would pop up like...
WHAT IS LATER IN LIFE? That is totally self-defined and I have worked with people as young as 25 and well over 70. BEFORE For some of us acknowledging our sexuality is a very difficult thing to do. Although I knew I was attracted to...
I am a coming out coach. What is that, you may ask? I work with people who are coming out later in life to the LGBTQIA+ community. I began coaching individuals after several years of running mutual support groups for this community. Some of...
https://youtu.be/2FlkLKku7s4 In this very special Part 1 episode of Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal speaks with identical twins Ronda Landers and Jonda Valentine, both later-in-life lesbians and founders of Nashville's iconic bar, The...
https://youtu.be/_y2fQS0URnY Therapist Dr. Andreya Jones and sex and relationship coach Angie Zimmerman are kink-aware practitioners whose work is centered on helping individuals have more rewarding relationships and fulfilling sex lives. Deconstructing from...
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I came out as a lesbian in 2016, after ten years of struggling with my sexual identity. I was married for a quarter of a century, mom of four kids, ordained minister, and firmly established in my career as a hospital chaplain. During that time did I think of my...
Tonda McKay is a long time out lesbian, photographer and blogger who write about lesbian culture and history. I find it amusing that the “toaster oven” reference is still around after twenty-four years. It was a casual reference in a sitcom called Ellen, for the...
There is the assumption that is made by society as a whole that all of us are straight unless proven otherwise. There are even words for this including “heteronormativity” or more strongly “compulsory heterosexuality.” Heteronormativity is based on the...
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