Graying Rainbows Coming Out LGBT+ Later in Life

This episode is an interview with my friend Jody Cole, founder of Wild Rainbow African Safaris. We first met back in 2013 when a fan of my Brain Science podcast invited me to go on safari in South Africa. Jody was the only American guide, but she also happened to be from my current home town of Birmingham, AL.

In this episodes she shares both her coming out story and how she became a certified safari guide. We learn how she made peace with her father after many years and what makes Wild Rainbow African Safaris a special company.

Links:

• Wild Rainbow African Safaris
  • website: https://wildrainbowsafaris.com
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildRainbowAfricanSafaris

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In this episode Dr. Ginger Campbell explores the pros and cons of coming out LGBT+ at this particular moment in history. We consider the unique challenges facing those who are coming out "Later in Life" along with the unique opportunities this choice represents. The decision to come out is both personal and political, but Dr. Campbell argues that coming out at this particular time includes taking a stand against hatred and bigotry.

Links and References:

• Visit the Graying Rainbows website: http://grayingrainbows.com
• Recommended podcast: Queerology: a podcast about Belief and Being with Matthias Roberts.

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In GR 14 historian Lillian Faderman shares some highlights from her latest book Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death. Milk was the first openly gay man elected to public office, but unfortunately he was assassinated in 1978, after less than a year in office. We discuss some of the highlights of his short career and explore why many consider him the Martin Luther King of the fight for LGBT Civil Rights.

Links and References:

• Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death by Lillian Faderman
• The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk Paperback (2008) by Randy Shilts

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This is an interview with Warren Blumenfeld, veteran of the early fight for LGBT rights and author of The What, the So What, and the Now What of Social Justice Education and other books about social justice.

Links and References:

• The What, the So What, and the Now What of Social Justice Education by Warren J Blumenfeld
• Mattachine Society
• Daughters of Bilitis
• Gay Liberation Front

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• Send email to [email protected] or post voice feedback at http://speakpipe.com/docartemis.
• To win an Amazon gift certificate: post a review of Graying Rainbows in iTunes and send me a screenshot.

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• Twitter: @GrayingR
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Graying Rainbows Episode 12 is an interview with respected LGBT+ historian Dr. Susan Stryker.

Her book "Transgender History" is very highly regarded and brings a valuable perspective to an aspect of LGBT+ history that has been largely invisible. Although she focuses on what happened in the United States after WW2, Stryker also reflects on how Transgender people have been treated by both Feminists and the larger LGBT+ community. The story is eye-opening and full of lessons for us all.

Links and References:

• Susan Stryker, PhD (University of Arizona)
• Transgender History: The Roots of Today's Revolution by Susan Stryker
• Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria, directed by Victor Silverman and Susan Stryker (Amazon Prime, DVD)

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• IMPORTANT: Graying Rainbows is going to every other Monday so the next episode will come out on February 18,
• To win an Amazon gift certificate: post a review of Graying Rainbows in iTunes and send me a screenshot.

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Episode 11 of Graying Rainbows is an interview with Wes Enos, founder and Executive Director of The Generations Project, a non-profit that nurtures community via LIVE intergenerational storytelling events.

Click here to learn more about The Generations Project.

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• To win an Amazon gift certificate: post a review of Graying Rainbows in iTunes and send me a screenshot.

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Episode 10 of Graying Rainbows is an interview with Carren Strock author of Married Women Who Love Women. Since I actually read this book back in the 90's I am looking forward to her publication of the 3rd edition. Strock shares her own journey and how it led her to write this very unusual book.

Links and References:

• Carren Strock's author page on Amazon
• Married Women Who Love Women (2nd Ed) by Carren Strock
• Tangled Ribbons by Carren Strock

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• To win an Amazon gift certificate: post a review of Graying Rainbows in iTunes and send me a screenshot.

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This episode of Graying Rainbows is an interview with Rhodes Perry, author of Belonging At Work: Everyday Actions You Can Take to Cultivate an Inclusive Organization. Human beings are wired to be social, which means feeling like we belong is actually essential to our physical and emotional health. In this interview we discuss some of the obstacles to "Belonging at Work" and practical steps toward improvement. Rhodes also shares the Platinum Rule: Treating others like THEY want to be treated, which I think should be applied in all aspects of our life.

Please join me for this thought provoking conversation and check out Rhodes' excellent podcast, The Out Entrepreneur.

Links and References:

• Belonging At Work: Everyday Actions You Can Take to Cultivate an Inclusive Organization by Rhodes Perry
• The Out Entrepreneur (one of my favorite podcasts)
• Project Implicit (free tests to uncover unconscious bias)
• Targeted Universalism

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In episode 8 of Graying Rainbows I talk with Nicole Rennix, who is a therapist in Napa Valley, California. Her personal story reminds us that coming out is always an ongoing process that begins with self-acceptance.

I also talk briefly about my long-running podcast Brain Science and reflect on the different challenge of trying to build a Graying Rainbows community.

I would love to hear what you think about this episode. Write to me at [email protected] or record voice feedback at http://speakpipe.com/docartemis.

Links and References:

• Nicole Rennix
• Gaylesta: the Psychotherapist Association for Gender and Sexual Diversity
• Pacific Center for Human Growth
• Married Women Who Love Women by Carren Strock (will be on Graying Rainbows soon.

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Episode 7 of Graying Rainbows is a discussion with the author of Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight. Loren A. Olson, MD shares more of his own story and we explore the significant challenges facing LGBT+. Some elders are going back into the closet in an effort to avoid discrimination in housing and healthcare.

It is a sobering look an issue that could affect everyone.

What do you think?

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Links and References:

• SageUSA.org
• The Boys of Boise: Furor, Vice and Folly in an American City by John G. Gerassi
• Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight by Loren A. Olson, MD
• Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
• Association of LGBTQ Psychiatrists

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