https://youtu.be/2MSc-diu0io Michelle identifies as a member of the LGBTQIA+ family as intersex. In this podcast she shares her story of finding out that she is intersex at 15 and how her family navigated this time. After the death of her young son she realized that...
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Podcast Season 3
Coming Out & Beyond LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 3 Episode 8 | Mary’s Story
Mary is a transformational travel junkie and explorer of inner and outer landscapes. She loves to discover what lights people up and help move them in that direction. As a connector, reflector, motivator and reverent passenger of this planet, Mary builds adventure...
Coming Out & Beyond LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 3 Episode 6 | Rebecca’s Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Esta0Plwg Listen to Rebecca's inspiring story, coming out while practicing Judaism.
Coming Out & Beyond LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 3 Episode 5 | Suzette’s Story
https://youtu.be/vBC7rKavWnQ Suzette Mullen is an author, retreat leader, and certified book coach who helps LGBTQ+ writers and allies start and finish nonfiction books they will be proud to share with the world. Her mission is to use her gifts and passion for justice...
Coming Out & Beyond LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 3 Episode 4 | Shannon’s Story
https://youtu.be/A87tqS0UuK8 Shannon Oury (she/her) – practiced law for 20 years before changing careers to follow her passion to provide affordable housing to low income families. She was appointed as the Executive Director of the Lawrence Housing Authority in...
Coming Out & Beyond LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 3 Episode 3 | Carla’s Story
https://youtu.be/nzcWq2TbOGc Carla Mullins is an adjunct instructor, mental health therapist, mother, wife, extreme introvert, friend of cats, lifelong pacific northwesterner, and increasingly fearless lesbian poet. Check out Carla's first published poem here:...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 3 Episode 2 | Barbara’s Story
https://youtu.be/1hnwOnp5lr8 Mother of two kids, a 21 year old transgender daughter, cisgender daughter. Writer, online content strategist and creator. From Barbara: If folks would like to follow my adventures in growing flowers they can connect with Queen Bee Flower...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 3 Episode 1 | Anne-Marie + Tonda’s Story
https://youtu.be/QdxSGDl1kCg Anne-Marie and Tonda share more about their love story, and how they created their wonderful life together as a lesbian couple after Anne-Marie came out later in life.
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