I'm Coming Out

#2 Jen Brister on how she struggled to come out in the nineties and why LGBTQ+ rights should never be up for debate

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Jen is a stand-up comic and writer from London. She has written and performed five solo shows around the world including at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and of course the Edinburgh Festival. She will be there again in August with her latest show ‘Underprivileged’. 

Jen has been a guest on Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and regularly supports him on tour. She has presented on BBC6 radio and appeared on the Guilty Feminist Podcast. Her book The Other Mother, a Wickedly Honest Parenting Tale for Every Kind of Family is set to be released by Penguin in September. She also did an incredible TedX talk last year entitled ‘changing the way we bring up our boys’. 

I met up with Jen really early on a Saturday morning and we talked about;

  • why there are so few lesbian dedicated spaces, why she came out as bisexual first, 
  • how she reacted when a girl in her class wrote her a love letter, 
  • how it took her some time to accept her sexuality 
  • first ever lesbian kiss on British TV (on Brookside of course!!!). 
  • we also talked about why referendums and debates on equal rights anger her 
  • and her experiences of being part of a gay couple with children.

    • ** Apologies I veered away from the mic on this one and we recorded in a room with really high ceilings- sound quality will be much improved for season 2**

    To pre-order a copy of Jen’s book ‘The Other Mother’ - https://amzn.to/328HtXA

    For touring schedule - http://www.jenbrister.co.uk

    twitter @jenbrister

    instagram @jenbristercomedy

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