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Coming Out Stories

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Eric Marcus

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21 minutes | Monday, 10 June 2019
LGBT historian and author of the book Making Gay History talks to us about his televised coming out story, in an epsiode recorded outside The Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 Ins...
25 minutes | Monday, 27 May 2019
The first relationship Chris McNaghten had ended up with him being blackmailed.  He talks frankly about his struggles with mental health and tackling homophobia in his sport head on.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 Instagra...
22 minutes | Monday, 13 May 2019
Mum and children's entertainer Lucia was giving her mum a lift when she came out.  She didn't expect the response she got...The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 Ou...
19 minutes | Monday, 6 May 2019
Comedian and TV presenter Stephen Bailey tells us his no-nonsense Coming Out stories, including snogging at school parties and never telling his parents "I'm gay"  The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 @ComingOutS...
26 minutes | Monday, 29 April 2019
Sophie came out as gay at 17.  Her mum really couldn’t cope and threatened to divorce Sophie’s dad. This, however, is a real story of eventual understanding and the realisation that things do, nearly always, get better.  The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 ...
24 minutes | Monday, 22 April 2019
Lucy came out in the 1980s in Cumbria, was bullied both at school and home and was even given electric shock treatment for being gay.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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...
16 minutes | Monday, 15 April 2019
Marta is Polish and identifies as a lesbian and she spent years trying to come to terms with her sexuality after having a secret long term relationship with her best friend.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 @Coming...
31 minutes | Monday, 8 April 2019
Poet, playwright and performer Louise Wallwein came out to a social worker, whilst being raised by nuns in a care home.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 av...
10 minutes | Monday, 1 April 2019
The star of Ru Paul's Drag Race on her journey to becoming the woman she is today.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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! ...
16 minutes | Monday, 25 March 2019
Bill grew up in a children's home in Southport and came out, aged just 13 to a local priest, who proved to be a huge support to him.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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...
17 minutes | Monday, 18 March 2019
Charli first came out as bisexual, but now identifies as pansexual, which she says a lot of people don't understand. She is now married but also in a polyamorous relationship.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 ...
11 minutes | Monday, 11 March 2019
Californian Doug realised he was gay when he had sex with his best friend, the day after he slept with his girlfriend. He was also outed against his will by someone bent on revenge.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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...
26 minutes | Monday, 4 March 2019
Former editor of Attitude magazine reveals the unique way he came out to his mum and the impact it had on their relationship. He also discusses his book Straight Jacket, which looks at mental health within the LGBT+ community.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/Presented by Emma Goswell Produced by Sam Walker We'd love to hear YOUR story. Please get in touch www.comingoutstoriespodcast.com or find ...
17 minutes | Monday, 25 February 2019
Actor, singer and lesbian icon Heather Peace talks about sexuality, homophobia, mental health and being driven home by a close friend to come out to her parents.  The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 @ComingOutStories...
8 minutes | Monday, 18 February 2019
Coming out in the 1970s at just 14 years old wasn't alwasy easy for Carlton, but his passion for celebrating his sexuality and refusing to apologise for who he is massively inspiring!The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 In...
15 minutes | Monday, 11 February 2019
Fabulous drag queen Appollonia Cruz AKA The Queen of the Bronx talks up growing up as a pansexual Puerto Rican immigrant in New York City and performing on the drag scene in Miami.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 ...
17 minutes | Monday, 4 February 2019
Singer songwriter Lucy Spraggan candidly and often hilariously, talks about her identity (as a boy, called Max until she was a teenager) her coming out and how she handled homophobia.  The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 Insta...
19 minutes | Monday, 28 January 2019
In a beautifully honest interview Jacob talks about coming out to themselves and then to their family, just four weeks before this interview.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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! Co...
22 minutes | Monday, 21 January 2019
Musical theatre star Lucas discusses coming out .... to close friend Newton Faulkner, whilst in a Green Day covers band....!The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 ...
14 minutes | Monday, 14 January 2019
Star of the first ever bisexual dating show on UK TV, The BiLife, Daisy had no concern about coming out to her family, but struggled as her brother was bullied becuase of her sexuality.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 Insta...
14 minutes | Monday, 7 January 2019
Enoch's story is one which should have no place in the 21st century.  It's a story which involves gay conversion therapy. It's also the story of a man who overcame intense prejudice and found his own family.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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...
17 minutes | Monday, 17 December 2018
Liran is originally from Israel and grew up knowing just one other lesbian who was seen as the 'outcast' at school. When she finally did come out - so did her sister!The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 @Com...
11 minutes | Monday, 10 December 2018
Recorded backstage at Mickey's in West Hollywood, hear from the inimitable Morgan McMichaels, star of Rupaul's Drag Race Season 2 and AllStars! THE QUEEN OF SCOTLAND! Warning:  Contains VERY strong language!The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 twit...
26 minutes | Monday, 3 December 2018
Mikey Worrall, the wonderful host of our brilliant sister podcast Backstage With... shares his heartfelt coming out story and some great advice too.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 b...
13 minutes | Monday, 26 November 2018
Featuring possibly the greatest excuse ever when you're caught in bed with another woman. Funny, heartfelt and honest, nurse Angela's story of coming out as a lesbian to her family and friends.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 @ComeOutSt...
17 minutes | Monday, 19 November 2018
Born and raised in a traditional Latino household in LA, JP shares his often hilarious stories of coming out to himself, his friends and his family.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 b...
22 minutes | Monday, 12 November 2018
In an ultimately uplifting and positive story, black British muslim Richard shares his experience of how his sexuality seriously challenged his relationship with both his parents and God.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 Ins...
12 minutes | Monday, 5 November 2018
Imagine being in heterosexual relationships your whole life before realising you were actually gay. How will friends and family react when you tell them?  The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 h...
15 minutes | Monday, 29 October 2018
Sometimes, you have to come out more than once to the people you love, sometimes you may chose not to come out at all. The amazing Kim Tatum aka Miss Kimberley has done both.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/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 @Comin...
14 minutes | Monday, 22 October 2018
We were thrilled to talk to the ONLY out gay Prince in the world! Listen to the astonishing story of Prince Manvendra as he discusses growing up in a country where it was illegal to be gay, the public riots that ensued when he came out and gay deities! Prince Manvendra runs the amazing Lakshya Trust, which works with the LGBT community.The Radio Workshop podcast tells real stories about young Africans. Forget the Africa you think you know. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.https://radioworkshop.org/podcast/Presented by Emma Goswell Produce...
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Eric Marcus
Coming Out Stories

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