Under the Umbrella

On this episode of Under the Umbrella, Tiffany and I speak about Happiness being very Personal.

“…Your happiness truly is just a very personal thing with yourself.  It has nothing to do with your spouse, it has nothing to do with your family, your children, your friends, your neighbors, your coworkers, strangers on the street, it has nothing to do with anyone else, it’s solely your responsibility to make yourself happy and if you’re fortunate enough to have a spouse, they aid in it…”

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On this episode of Under the Umbrella, I express my gratitude for everyone’s love and support!

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On this episode of Under the Umbrella, I answer an Ask Angel question that reads:

“Did you find it hard navigating your relationship with men when you came into your sexuality?”

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On this episode of Under the Umbrella, I speak with Eion Cashman about Transgender Understanding.

“…My experience is steeped in privilege.  I am white and that’s opened a lot of doors.  I also am the son of immigrants…my transition projected me into the highest level of privilege there is, where not only do I pass or rather assumed as a man everywhere I go; as a cisgender man…people look at me and they don’t think trans, they just think man…so people assume that I am like top shelf, straight, white man, power of privilege and that opens up a ton of doors...”

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On this episode of Under the Umbrella, I speak with Vanessa Parish about Mental Health.

“…I got diagnosed with Bipolar 1…I also got misdiagnosed a couple of years ago with Borderline Personality Disorder, which is BP|D.  I was getting treatment.  I was taking medications for the wrong diagnoses for a long time.  So I just recently in the last year or two got rediagnosed with Bipolar, which made much more sense…”

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On this episode of Under the Umbrella, I speak with my sweet wife, Tiffany about Our Experience enduring discrimination.

“…It started out with me contacting a designer for something for Angel to wear to our wedding…"

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On this episode of Under the Umbrella, I speak about Queers in Business.

“…If there any companies out there, whether they’re black owned…if there are any small companies out there, or large companies who provide services for the LGBTQ community for bachelor parties, bachelorette parties, weddings, any venues, whatever services, if you all are out there and you want to have a platform to talk about the services you provide…”

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On this episode of Under the Umbrella, I will be speaking with Brittany Philip about “Coming Out” as in coming out of the closet.

“…According to dictionary.com, the phrase, “Coming Out” is defined as, publicly announcing a belief or preference that one has kept hidden, especially one's sexual preference.  (I HATE THIS PHRASE, PREFERENCE)…I  used to spend a lot of my life being controversial and in this place in my life where I didn’t truly know who I was or how to accept certain things about me, from skin tone to weight to sexual orientation, it was just a lot going on in this time in my life and then I just got comfortable in my own lane.  I stopped condemning myself to hell for living my life.  I stopped worrying about what people would say…”

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In this episode of Under the Umbrella, I will be speaking with Kamina Ballard with Planned Parenthood about LGBTQ and Healthcare.

“…Please tell us about the services Planned Parenthood provides…birth control…annual exams…breast exams…telehealth…it’s for people who may be underinsured or no insurance whatsoever…will you please talk about the importance of safe sex…” 

Planned Parenthood Services:

www.PlannedParenthood.org

 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Statistics:

www.CDC.gov

Health coverage guide (can be used for anyone):

https://transequality.org/health-coverage-guide

Transgender Center in St. Louis:

https://www.stlouischildrens.org/conditions-treatments/transgender-center

Hospitals in St. Louis and resources:

https://www.barnesjewish.org/About-Us/LGBTQ-Health-Care

Sex Hot Sheet Tips (re: Coronavirus)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lO2rqGoxx6h5PTE2a_6mGpLX_lAboD4n/view?usp=sharing

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In this episode of Under the Umbrella, I will be speaking with Mars about living a Polyamory Lifestyle.   

“…According to verywellmind.com,” to be polyamorous means to have open sexual or romantic relationships with more than one person at a time.  People who are polyamorous can be heterosexual, lesbian, gay, or bisexual, and relationships between polyamorous people can include combinations of people of different sexual orientations…it is definitely not just a gay thing or anything like that…Polyamory, Married and Dating tv show…it gave me a better understanding…my polyamorous lifestyle probably started in high school…”

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