Let's Talk About Coming Out
Let's Talk About Coming Out
James Brumpton
Welcome to Let's Talk About Coming Out! Join me, James Brumpton, as I sit down with members of the LGBT community and discuss their coming out stories. We talk about what it’s like to be out and the issues they face within the community.
Let's Talk About Coming Out - HIV
In this episode I speak with Nneka Nwokolo, a consultant from 56 Dean Street. 56 Dean Street is Europe's busiest sexual health clinic. We speak about what HIV is and what methods are available today that can prevent people from contracting the virus. We also talk about their campaign U = U.
Mar 6, 2019
14 min
S01E07 - Leng (Part 2)
This week I sit down and talk with Leng. Leng is a man who also happens to be trans. We talk about why having a beard doesn't always grant you privilege, the bathroom debate and how a random act of kindness from a stranger changed his life. This is the second of two parts of Leng's story. For anyone affected by some of the discussions in this podcast, The Samaritans are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please call 116 123. Thank you.
Nov 21, 2018
22 min
S01E07 - Leng (Part 1)
This week I sit down and talk with Leng. Leng is a man who also happens to be trans. We talk about why having a beard doesn't always grant you privilege, the bathroom debate and how a random act of kindness from a stranger changed his life. This is the first of two parts of Leng's story. For anyone affected by some of the discussions in this podcast, The Samaritans are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please call 116 123. Thank you.
Nov 21, 2018
20 min
S01E06 - My Mum & Dad
This week I go back home and speak to my mum & dad about how they felt when I came out to them a decade ago. We discuss how they feel about families abandoning their LGBT children, why my dad didn't want me having sex with men in the house and the less than conventional place we were in when I came out to my mum.
Nov 7, 2018
9 min
S01E05 - Jamie/Jagoda
This week I sit down and talk with Jamie. Originally born Jagoda in Poland, she moved to the UK 11 years ago. We talk about her having to hide her sexuality when living in Poland, what made her change her name and why she's still not out to her mum.
Oct 31, 2018
15 min
S01E04 - Alice
This week I sit down and talk with Alice. Alice is straight and an ally to the LGBT community. We discuss what it means to be an LGBT ally, how we can do more to call out discrimination and the importance of Pride. Special shout out to Juno Dawson's book - The Gender Games https://amzn.to/2CC7X9p For anyone affected by some of the discussions in this podcast, The Samaritans are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please call 116 123. Thank you.
Oct 23, 2018
18 min
S01E03 - Chloë
This week I sit down and talk with Chloë. Originally from London, Chloë talks to me about what it's like being a black bisexual woman, a mother and why she's focused on making the world a better place for her children.  
Oct 16, 2018
17 min
S01E02 - Luís
This week I sit down and talk with Luís. Originally from Portugal, Luís moved to the UK six years ago. We talk about what it was like growing up gay in Portugal, how he dealt with being brought up a strictly Catholic family and how his friends helped him get through the dark times.
Oct 10, 2018
15 min
S01E01 - Kris
This week I sit down and talk with Kris. Originally from Jamaica, Kris moved to the UK 17 years ago. We talk about what it's like to be a black gay man in today's society, the lack of representation on TV and why racism is still an issue in the LGBT community.
Oct 10, 2018
17 min