Coming Out Stories

By What Goes On Media

Real people. Unique Stories.Coming Out Stories will take you to one the most important moments in many people’s lives. It will perch you on sofas in suburban sitting rooms, stand you in front of ... more

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How many episodes does Coming Out Stories have?

The podcast currently has 158 episodes available.

Coming Out Stories episodes:

April 06, 2023 Brad: For more than 30 years I convinced myself "I can't be gay. I will change someday"
Brad: For more than 30 years I convinced myself "I can't be gay. I will change someday"
In this episode, we're back in the United States, to the Californian desert to meet Brad.
Brad didn’t come out until his 30s, by which stage he had married a woman and had had a child.
Brad also came out in a way that we've never spoken about on this podcast before...

Find out more about Brad and his podcast Queer We Are

You can find out more about The Trevor Project here
Presented by Emma Goswell

Produced by Sam Walker

We'd love to hear YOUR story. Please get in touch www.comingoutstoriespodcast.com or find us on twitter @ComeOutStories and on Instagram @ComingOutStoriesPod

We have a book! Coming Out Stories is available at all major shops now!

JKP.com | Queerlit | Waterstones | Amazon

Coming Out Stories is a What Goes On Media Production
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33min
March 23, 2023 EJ: I’ve had quite the internal war about how I identify. I don’t want to use the labels that society gives us!
EJ: I’ve had quite the internal war about how I identify. I don’t want to use the labels that society gives us!
EJ is a young person who lives in a small town in Ohio, USA.
They identify as a gender queer masc lesbian.
Presented by Emma Goswell

Produced by Sam Walker

We'd love to hear YOUR story. Please get in touch www.comingoutstoriespodcast.com or find us on twitter @ComeOutStories and on Instagram @ComingOutStoriesPod

We have a book! Coming Out Stories is available at all major shops now!

JKP.com | Queerlit | Waterstones | Amazon

Coming Out Stories is a What Goes On Media Production
...more
28min
March 08, 2023 Andrew: I told myself that being bisexual was just a phase. It was not!
Andrew: I told myself that being bisexual was just a phase. It was not!
Andrew identifies as bisexual.

He hails from Scotland and is behind the LGBTQ+ sports website Pride of the Terraces.

Although he is now very open about his sexuality, it was a big decision for him to come out in a newspaper.
Presented by Emma Goswell

Produced by Sam Walker

We'd love to hear YOUR story. Please get in touch www.comingoutstoriespodcast.com or find us on twitter @ComeOutStories and on Instagram @ComingOutStoriesPod

We have a book! Coming Out Stories is available at all major shops now!

JKP.com | Queerlit | Waterstones | Amazon

Coming Out Stories is a What Goes On Media Production
...more
36min
February 22, 2023 Grady: For forty years, I prayed for God to "fix me" Then I realised there was nothing to fix.
Grady

Grady Throneberry is the first openly gay police chief in Kentucky.

He didn't come out until his sixties and what a story he has to tell!

Married to a woman, with grown up daughters, he lived in his words as a "straight, conservative man" until 2018. Until he was outed, very publicly, which led to him being called into the Mayor's office for a meeting...

Find out more about Grady and his book My Journey to the Rainbow on his website gayandgray.net
Presented by Emma Goswell

Produced by Sam Walker

We'd love to hear YOUR story. Please get in touch www.comingoutstoriespodcast.com or find us on twitter @ComeOutStories and on Instagram @ComingOutStoriesPod

We have a book! Coming Out Stories is available at all major shops now!

JKP.com | Queerlit | Waterstones | Amazon

Coming Out Stories is a What Goes On Media Production
...more
33min
February 08, 2023 Lucy Lou: The moment I put that dress on, I thought "I'm here!"
Lucy Lou

The moment I put that dress on, I thought "I'm here!"

Lucy Lou is a trans woman who waited nearly 40 years to become the person she always was.
Presented by Emma Goswell

Produced by Sam Walker

We'd love to hear YOUR story. Please get in touch www.comingoutstoriespodcast.com or find us on twitter @ComeOutStories and on Instagram @ComingOutStoriesPod

We have a book! Coming Out Stories is available at all major shops now!

JKP.com | Queerlit | Waterstones | Amazon

Coming Out Stories is a What Goes On Media Production
...more
32min
January 25, 2023 Day: It took me all night to garner the courage but at sunrise, I came out to her
Day

It took me all night to garner the courage but at sunrise, I came out to her

Day is an artist and writer from California.

He identifies as a gay man and is passionate about the power of rituals.

You can find out more about Day here and more about his book Hello, goodbye. 75 rituals for times of loss, celebration and change.
Presented by Emma Goswell

Produced by Sam Walker

We'd love to hear YOUR story. Please get in touch www.comingoutstoriespodcast.com or find us on twitter @ComeOutStories and on Instagram @ComingOutStoriesPod

We have a book! Coming Out Stories is available at all major shops now!

JKP.com | Queerlit | Waterstones | Amazon

Coming Out Stories is a What Goes On Media Production
...more
34min
January 11, 2023 Mark: I was so nervous, I had to leave the room, and came out to my mom from the kitchen.
Mark

Because I only heard the term in the playground, I used to think "gay" meant someone who was bad at sports.

Mark Chesnut is an award-winning travel writer based in New York City.
He is also the author of the memoir Prepare for Departure: Notes on a Single Mother, a Misfit Son, Inevitable Mortality and the Enduring Allure of Frequent Flyer Miles
Presented by Emma Goswell

Produced by Sam Walker

We'd love to hear YOUR story. Please get in touch www.comingoutstoriespodcast.com or find us on twitter @ComeOutStories and on Instagram @ComingOutStoriesPod

We have a book! Coming Out Stories is available at all major shops now!

JKP.com | Queerlit | Waterstones | Amazon

Coming Out Stories is a What Goes On Media Production
...more
34min
December 28, 2022 Yo Yo: I grew up where it was illegal to be gay. I had to write love letters to my girlfriend in code
Yo Yo

I grew up where it was illegal to be gay. I had to write love letters to my girlfriend in code

Meet Yo Yo, a lesbian from Malaysia, where it's illegal to be gay. She nearly got caught when a love letter she wrote to her girlfriend was opened.
Presented by Emma Goswell

Produced by Sam Walker

We'd love to hear YOUR story. Please get in touch www.comingoutstoriespodcast.com or find us on twitter @ComeOutStories and on Instagram @ComingOutStoriesPod

We have a book! Coming Out Stories is available at all major shops now!

JKP.com | Queerlit | Waterstones | Amazon

Coming Out Stories is a What Goes On Media Production
...more
29min
December 14, 2022 Andrew: I don't want to be hemmed into a box. I've done that for so many years.
Andrew
I don't want to be hemmed into a box. I've done that for so many years.
Meet Andrew from Brighton, who once considered himself a "gay man" and now identifies as a "queer person".

Presented by Emma Goswell

Produced by Sam Walker

We'd love to hear YOUR story. Please get in touch www.comingoutstoriespodcast.com or find us on twitter @ComeOutStories and on Instagram @ComingOutStoriesPod

We have a book! Coming Out Stories is available at all major shops now!

JKP.com | Queerlit | Waterstones | Amazon

Coming Out Stories is a What Goes On Media Production
...more
35min
November 30, 2022 Jennie: "So many people knew they were gay from a young age, but that's just not my story""
Jennie
"So many people knew they were gay from a young age, but that's just not my story""
Jennie Guay is an author who had only ever dated men when she moved from Canada to England in her late 20s.

After deciding to explore her sexuality, she set her dating profile to "seeking women" and changed her life.

Jennie's book "Howie Blend: Playdate Adventures with Family and Friends" is available here and at all good bookshops.
Presented by Emma Goswell

Produced by Sam Walker

We'd love to hear YOUR story. Please get in touch www.comingoutstoriespodcast.com or find us on twitter @ComeOutStories and on Instagram @ComingOutStoriesPod

We have a book! Coming Out Stories is available at all major shops now!

JKP.com | Queerlit | Waterstones | Amazon

Coming Out Stories is a What Goes On Media Production
...more
28min

FAQs about Coming Out Stories:

How many episodes does Coming Out Stories have?

The podcast currently has 158 episodes available.

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