Graying Rainbows Coming Out LGBT+ Later in Life – Details, episodes & analysis

Graying Rainbows launched in November 2018. It's been an eventful three years, so this episode is a little different. It contains some advice for new listeners, reflections on lessons learned, and a brief look toward the future.

Now that there are over 50 episodes I have done some re-organizing to make it easier to find certain content.

The About page at grayingrainbows.com contains a partial list of episodes based on the following categories:

• Twitter: @GrayingR
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• Email Dr. Campbell for an invitation to our private group on MeWe.

This episode of Graying Rainbows is a review of Billie Jean King's new autobiography "All In." I highly recommend the audio version because it is read by King and her emotions come through. King's story includes "coming out later in life." She describes the toll that the delay took on her health and happiness, as well as the new sense of freedom she discovered when she was finally out to herself and the world.

Announcements:

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• Public MeWe page: https://mewe.com/p/grayingrainbowscomingoutlgbtlaterinlife
• Email Dr. Campbell for an invitation to our new group on MeWe.

This month's episode of Graying Rainbows features Jane Fleishman, author of "The Stonewall Generation: LGBTQ Elders on Sex, Activism, and Aging."

Links and References:

• The Stonewall Generation: LGBTQ Elders on Sex, Activism, and Aging by Jane Fleishman
• Jane Fleishman's website: janefleishman.com
• Jane's TED talk on YouTube
• Miss Major Griffin-Gracey
  • movie: Miss Major
• David Bermudez
  • Stonewall Veterans Association
• National LGBTQ Task Force: Creating Change
• Susan Stryker (featured in episode 12)

Announcements:

• Sign up for the FREE Graying Rainbows Newsletter
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• Send email to grayingrainbows@gmail.com 
• You can now support Graying Rainbows via Patreon at http://patreon.com/grayingrainbows

Connect on Social Media:

• Twitter: @GrayingR
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• Public MeWe page: https://mewe.com/p/grayingrainbowscomingoutlgbtlaterinlife
• Email Dr. Campbell for an invitation to our new group on MeWe.

This month's episode of Graying Rainbows features Nick McKenney from the Gay Coaches Alliance. Nick came out 10 years ago when he was 63 years old and his first words for those of you who are struggling is that "it will get better."

Email Dr. Campbell at grayingrainbows@gmail.com if you want to learn more about Nick's coaching.

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• Send email to grayingrainbows@gmail.com or post voice feedback at http://speakpipe.com/docartemis.
• You can now support Graying Rainbows via Patreon at http://patreon.com/grayingrainbows
• Buy Dr. Campbell's book Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty from your favorite online bookseller

Connect on Social Media:

• Twitter: @GrayingR
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• Public MeWe page: https://mewe.com/p/grayingrainbowscomingoutlgbtlaterinlife
• Email Dr. Campbell for an invitation to our new group on MeWe.

This month's episode of Graying Rainbows features retired UK physician Tony Kaye. He shares his journey including some of the new challenges created by the COVID 19 pandemic.

Announcements:

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• Send email to grayingrainbows@gmail.com or post voice feedback at http://speakpipe.com/docartemis.
• You can now support Graying Rainbows via Patreon at http://patreon.com/grayingrainbows
• Dr. Campbell's book Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty is now available both as paperback and ebook.

Connect on Social Media:

• Twitter: @GrayingR
• Facebook page: https://fb.me/grayingrainbows
• Public MeWe page: https://mewe.com/p/grayingrainbowscomingoutlgbtlaterinlife
• Email Dr. Campbell for an invitation to our new group on MeWe.

This episode of Graying Rainbows features Angela Williams who shares her story of breaking free from toxic religious teachings. Her story also reminds us that coming out LGBT+ later in life is about much more than sex.

Links and References:

• Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free by Linda Kay Klein

Announcements:

• Mark your calendar for November 17, 2020: I will be hosting a webinar entitled Embracing Uncertainty: How to Thrive in Uncertain Times. Email me to learn more.
• Send email to grayingrainbows@gmail.com or post voice feedback at http://speakpipe.com/docartemis.
• You can now support Graying Rainbows via Patreon at http://patreon.com/grayingrainbows

Connect on Social Media:

• Twitter: @GrayingR
• Facebook page: https://fb.me/grayingrainbows
• Public MeWe page: https://mewe.com/p/grayingrainbowscomingoutlgbtlaterinlife
• Email Dr. Campbell for an invitation to our new group on MeWe.

In this month's episode of Graying Rainbows listener Lou Poulain shares his story of coming out in his sixties.

Books and Episodes Mentioned:

• GR 31 with Kristin Kalbli of the Straight Spouses Network
• The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle  by Lillian Faderman (2016).
  • Faderman was interviewed in GR 1.
• Right Side of History: 100 Years of LGBTQI Activism by Adrian Brooks  (2015).
• The Stonewall Reader by the New York Public Library (2019).
• When We Rise: My Life in the Movement  by Cleve Jones (2016).
• Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death by Lillian Faderman (2019).
  • Discussed with Faderman in GR 14.

Additional Links:

• Dan Savage's Podcast
• OK 2 Be LGBT-- check your podcasting app
• Milk  starring Sean Penn (2009).
• The Life and Times of Harvey Milk (documentary) 1984.

Announcements:

• On October 17, 2020 Dr. Campbell will be speaking at the online event Centering the Margins 2020: A Summit for LGBTQ Nontheists sponsored by the LGBTQ Humanist Alliance. Click here to register.
• Send email to grayingrainbows@gmail.com or post voice feedback at http://speakpipe.com/docartemis.
• You can now support Graying Rainbows via Patreon at http://patreon.com/grayingrainbows

Connect on Social Media:

• Twitter: @GrayingR
• Facebook page: https://fb.me/grayingrainbows
• Public MeWe page: https://mewe.com/p/grayingrainbowscomingoutlgbtlaterinlife
• Email Dr. Campbell for an invitation to our new group on MeWe.

This episode of Graying Rainbows features my friend and fellow physician Lorena de Idiáquez Bakula. Lorena shares her story of growing up as a boy in Puru, where she attended university and medical school before moving to the United States to complete her training. It was not until she had been a successful physician for several years that she was able to transition and embrace her identity as a woman. She explains that despite the challenges she feels her life has changed for the better.

Announcements:

• Sign up for the FREE Graying Rainbows Newsletter
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• Send email to grayingrainbows@gmail.com or post voice feedback at http://speakpipe.com/docartemis.
• You can now support Graying Rainbows via Patreon at http://patreon.com/grayingrainbows
• Please check out my book Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty. It is intended for readers of all backgrounds and it available for many online sellers. Click here to buy an autographed copy.

Connect on Social Media:

• Twitter: @GrayingR
• Facebook page: https://fb.me/grayingrainbows
• Public MeWe page: https://mewe.com/p/grayingrainbowscomingoutlgbtlaterinlife
• Email Dr. Campbell for an invitation to our new group on MeWe.

This month's episode of Graying Rainbows features Reverend Michael Crumpler who is the Director for LGBTQ and Multicultural Programs for the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). He shares the story of how he was able to realize his dream of being a Christian minister AFTER coming out as LGBT+. We also discuss some of the unique challenges he faced as a black man, who happens to be Gay.

Links and References:

• Michael Crumpler
  • Michael's UUA Blog
•  Moonlight: a movie about a young African American male coming of age
• Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty by Virginia "Ginger" Campbell, MD

Announcements:

• Sign up for the FREE Graying Rainbows Newsletter
  • Or text GRAYINGRAINBOWS to 33777
• Send email to grayingrainbows@gmail.com or post voice feedback at http://speakpipe.com/docartemis.
• You can now support Graying Rainbows via Patreon at http://patreon.com/grayingrainbows

Connect on Social Media:

• Twitter: @GrayingR
• Facebook page: https://fb.me/grayingrainbows
• Public MeWe page: https://mewe.com/p/grayingrainbowscomingoutlgbtlaterinlife
• Email Dr. Campbell for an invitation to our new group on MeWe.

This extra episode of Graying Rainbows is an interview with author and entrepreneur Jenn T Grace. Jenn is the founder of Publish Your Purpose Press and her latest book is called "House on Fire: Finding Resilience, Hope, and Purpose in the Ashes." If you have ever wanted to write a book, you won't want to miss this episode.

Links and References:

• Jenn T Grace: https://jenntgrace.com
• Publish Your Purpose Press: many free resources
• House on Fire: Finding Resilience, Hope, and Purpose in the Ashes by Jenn T. Grace
• Cracked Open - Never Broken: A Memoir by Iman Gatti
• Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty
  by Virginia "Ginger" Campbell

Announcements:

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• Please support Graying Rainbows via Patreon at http://patreon.com/grayingrainbows

Connect on Social Media:

• Twitter: @GrayingR
• Facebook page: https://fb.me/grayingrainbows
• Public MeWe page: https://mewe.com/p/grayingrainbowscomingoutlgbtlaterinlife
• Email Dr. Campbell for an invitation to our new group on MeWe.