https://www.comingoutthepod.com/latest-news daily 0.75 2020-08-23 https://www.comingoutthepod.com/latest-news/my-anonymous-story monthly 0.5 2020-08-23 https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes daily 0.75 2020-11-10 https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes/episode-01 monthly 0.5 2020-09-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f29ca1a3541e714dedfc1e8/t/5f3ff6800368484eff729413/1598911172057/21C7E9E7-258A-4D16-889C-6C3A6244A53C.JPEG Episodes - EPISODE 01: Ed Connell It took me a long time to come to terms with the fact that I was gay. It wasn’t until I turned 30 that I had come to accept my sexuality. I then had to embark upon the difficult process of coming out to family and friends. I knew that my friends and family would be supportive of me but that didn’t make the procedure of coming out any easier. In this first episode of the season I talk about my coming out story and why I decided to create this podcast. There are contributions from my sister who was living with me in the time leading up to my coming out, my parents and my brother who whose background in the Royal Navy made my coming out to him a little more difficult. https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes/episode-02-peak-cbd-arz7p monthly 0.5 2020-09-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f29ca1a3541e714dedfc1e8/5f3fd9192246c53b72cc07a8/5f3fd91d4b3c331c4c514cfa/1598019949268/IMG_7678+2.JPG Episodes - Episode 02: James Wharton https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f29ca1a3541e714dedfc1e8/5f3fd9192246c53b72cc07a8/5f3fd91b732d4f156be1869d/1598019879416/IMG_7680.JPG Episodes - Episode 02: James Wharton https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f29ca1a3541e714dedfc1e8/5f3fd9192246c53b72cc07a8/5f3fd91a848b7178af5678db/1598019871553/IMG_7679.JPG Episodes - Episode 02: James Wharton https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes/6flxfxd2ygz80mdj3rqb5qao8295u0 monthly 0.5 2020-09-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f29ca1a3541e714dedfc1e8/t/5f5fea45f30c3b692c0e2425/1600121443104/IMG_7882.JPG Episodes - EPISODE 03: GEORGE COOPER George is a journalist with the Daily Telegraph. In this interview he not only tells how his coming out story is an example of how not to come out to your parents. He also talks about what its like to be a member of the LGBT community working in the heterosexual dominated world of sport’s journalism and the steps that employers can take to promote diversity. He talks about how he fell into the media’s familiar trap of trying to find and speak to professional gay football players when writing an article about homophobia and how he now regrets taking the approach he did. He also speaks very candidly about becoming addicted to online gambling, how telling his family about it was worse than his original coming out as gay and how he now campaigns to raise awareness about the problems of online gambling. https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes/episode-04-matthew-cain monthly 0.5 2020-09-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f29ca1a3541e714dedfc1e8/t/5f690dc74235ed6e94b39684/1600720630657/IMG_7918.JPG Episodes - episode 04: Matthew cain Having been educated in state schools in Bolton, Matthew then studied at Cambridge University. His started his career working in television at ITV on programmes such as the The South Bank Show. In 2010 he became Channel 4's first culture editor before becoming Editor in Chief of Attitude Magazine. In addition to that Matthew has found time to write articles for national newspapers as well as 4 books. His most recent "The Madonna of Bolton" is a semi autobiographical work for which there are plans for it to be made into a film. Next May he will release "The Secret Life of Albert Entwhistle" with the powerful message that it's never too late to come out. This interview was recorded via Zoom so apologies for some minor sound glitches. @MattCainWriter https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes/episode-05-dr-dan-ohare monthly 0.5 2020-09-29 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f29ca1a3541e714dedfc1e8/t/5f7272da50082d6ceeef915d/1601336032850/PHOTO-2020-08-26-20-40-19.jpg Episodes - episode 05: Dr. Dan o’hare Dan is an educational psychologist who splits his time between working for the local authority and lecturing students at the University of Bristol. In this episode his shares his experience of growing up in South East London and finally coming to terms with his sexuality in his first year of university. He talks about he came out to his parents after he experienced his first broken heart. He also provides his invaluable professional insight into what needs to be improved in order to make the world of education more welcoming to the LGBT student. @edpsydan https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes/episode-06-dr-sophie-cook monthly 0.5 2020-10-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f29ca1a3541e714dedfc1e8/t/5f7bae765bae9344c2979ac3/1601941125247/89VLF5yH_400x400.jpg Episodes - episode 06: dr. sophie cook Sophie has had an extraordinary life. She started her career as a jet engine technician in the RAF. After several years abroad, she returned to the UK and in 2000 began transitioning but stopped when her son was born with health problems. She began working as a photographer ending up as the official AFC Bournemouth photographer in the season where they reached the premiership. She transitioned during the summer and the club were a model of how to deal with a trans employee. Life has not been without its difficulties and she talks in her first book about her lifelong battles with mental health. Sophie recently stood as a Labour candidate in the general election. She is currently writing her second balk and is a motivational speaker @sophiecooktalks https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes/episode-07-sam-schofield monthly 0.5 2020-10-13 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f29ca1a3541e714dedfc1e8/t/5f84ef16c4442034cc37acbf/1602547857487/IMG_8093.JPG Episodes - EPISODE 07: SAM SCHOFIELD Sam is a teacher and head of cricket at Trinity School, a private school in South London with an impressive sporting alumnae. In this episode Sam talks about life as a teacher during the pandemic and also about how when rumours began circulating amongst the students about his sexuality, he "took ownership" by leading assemblies for the students in which he talked about being gay and LGBT issues which has no part played a significant role in his school having a LGBT society and openly gay students. Sam talks about how he first came out to a friend whilst watching cricket at the Oval and how his father suddenly died before he had begun telling his family about his sexuality. Sam is a keen sportsman. He plays football for London Titans FC and as well as playing cricket, Sam is involved in coaching the England physical disability team. @sschoey https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes/ntabpltlsi2txhrhyqyv3pzihg24le monthly 0.5 2020-10-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f29ca1a3541e714dedfc1e8/t/5f8e03e81d98162c9df8f3de/1603142792026/VSaW0jsY_400x400.jpg Episodes - episode 08: rob rinder Rob Rinder qualified as a barrister after leaving university but after several years at the bar he took up the role of Judge Rinder on ITV’s afternoon show. In this episode he talks about his coming out to friends and family but also about his experience of growing up “asphyxiated by the cloak of shame” and without any LGBT representation in the media. He also talks about his appearance on the show ‘Who do you think you are’ where he explored his Jewish heritage, his appearance on Strictly Come Dancing and how same sex dance partners are a vehicle for good. He also talks about diverse matters such as his university dissertation on gay porn and the issue of diversity in the legal profession. @RobbieRinder https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes/397tshry5ogw0kfd9y6tnlol58lr36 monthly 0.5 2020-10-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f29ca1a3541e714dedfc1e8/t/5f975693806a782544a9b9d7/1603753626958/ElR7dfRWkAAH4XI.jpeg Episodes - epsiode 09: rob graham - Rob and I met over a decade ago when he was playing for Yorkshire Terriers and I was playing for London Titans. The hospitality offered to visiting clubs was legendary and we had many drunken nights together. Rob’s coming out story has many similarities with other guests in the series; struggling growing up as gay in a world where there was no talk of same sex relationships in school, no LGBT representation in the media and as a consequence feeling isolated and wishing he was straight. Rob also talks about the difficulties he has had with alcohol and how his partner helped him address what had become a problem. https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes/episode-10-zach-brookes monthly 0.5 2020-11-10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f29ca1a3541e714dedfc1e8/t/5fa9e9511cc23f3fa8b23311/1604970842715/EjwZJonX0AEh6l1.jpeg Episodes - Episode 10: zach brookes Zach first came to my attention when I saw a video of him on twitter that had gone viral. It was of Zach opening his gender recognition certificate. For those of you who follow Zach on twitter, you’ll know already that he talks very openly about his trans journey. In this podcast he talks about his early diagnosis of autism and realising from a young age that he was trans. Although his delayed transition left him angry and isolated, Zach is now a proud trans man and he talks about how becoming a member of the Stonewall trans advisory group was the best experience of his life. @ZachBrookes57 https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes/category/Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes/category/Episode monthly 0.5 https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes/category/Relationships monthly 0.5 https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes/category/Health monthly 0.5 https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes/category/Culture monthly 0.5 https://www.comingoutthepod.com/episodes/category/Sports monthly 0.5 https://www.comingoutthepod.com/your-stories daily 0.75 2020-08-23 https://www.comingoutthepod.com/your-stories/blog-post-title-one-6x5m8 monthly 0.5 2020-08-23 https://www.comingoutthepod.com/home daily 1.0 2020-08-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f29ca1a3541e714dedfc1e8/t/5f429a6126f6c17cdf0c3783/1598201580165/6ED970F7-A7AE-40DC-B918-6B3A7333DF7F.PNG Home A Podcast where members of the LGBTQ+ community share their coming out stories https://www.comingoutthepod.com/about daily 0.75 2020-08-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f29ca1a3541e714dedfc1e8/t/5f429b3bef576864da071aab/1598200647923/IMG_7364.jpg About - I have had the privilege of hearing many people’s coming out stories and one thing which is unique to all of them is how difficult the experience was for the individual. Coming out is without doubt one of the most traumatic experiences of my life even though I knew deep down that my family and friends would not have an issue with it. I hope that by hearing other people’s experiences and words of wisdom that I can make someone else’s coming out experience just a little bit easier. Ed Connell is a lawyer. For 10 years he was the manager of London Titans FC, a LGBTQ+ football team. He was also Chair of the GFSN which runs the world’s only national LGBTQ+ league and campaigns against homophobia in football. He has made many media appearances speaking about issues of diversity and prejudice in sport. https://www.comingoutthepod.com/useful-links daily 0.75 2020-08-25