Today, we hear Michael’s story. Michael (he/him) is a gay man from the North of England, who is living with anal cancer and small cell lung cancer. 

This episode we discuss:

🌈 Building community, when you can’t find it

🌈 Overcoming stigma 

🌈 Sex after cancer treatment 

And much more! 

Content notices

This episode contains discussion of: 

Cancer

Death (including death from cancer)

Homophobia (including one extreme instance)

PTSD

Sex

Sexual coercion

Infertility

Glossary

Anal cancer - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/anal-cancer/ 

Small cell lung cancer - https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/lung-cancer/small-cell-lung-cancer 

Glossary of LGBTIQ+ terms - https://outpatients.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/V2-Provider-Pack-OP.pdf (Page 4)

Episode resources 

Bottom Line - https://bottomlinecharity.com/

Sex and Cancer Info Hub, OUTpatients - https://outpatients.org.uk/sex/ 

The store that Michael was referred to happily still exists online! - Sh! - https://sh-womenstore.com/ 

Support

If you’ve been affected by any of the issues mentioned in this week’s episode, please find some links to support below:

Support for LGBTIQ+ people affected by cancer - https://outpatients.org.uk/support/ 

Maggie’s - https://www.maggies.org/ 

Macmillan support line - https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/get-help/macmillan-support-line 

Switchboard - https://switchboard.lgbt/ 

Credits

Created and produced by OUTpatients UK.

Edited by @CRTaudiotech. 

Cover art by @SorrelMilne. 

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