Coming Out Stories

About Coming Out Stories

Real people. Unique Stories.Coming Out Stories will take you to one the most important moments in many people’s lives. It will perch you on sofas in suburban sitting rooms, stand you in front of officials' desks, put you at the centre of a crowd in a noisy classroom, everywhere where these conversations have happened. It doesn’t even matter if you haven’t had a conversation like this yourself, or indeed ever plan to. Everyone can recognise the innate human desire to love and be loved, and that’s what these stories are about.

Publisher

What Goes On Media

Category

health & fitness · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

12 Sept 2018

Latest episode

1 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 160 episodes have a transcript.

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   1 Jul 2026

   Dying Out Loud: From Kansas To Coming Out With Courage

   You can grow up surrounded by farmland and still feel like you’re living on another planet. Kris Saim joins us from Kansas City to talk about what it means to carry secrets for decades. Kris shares a raw coming out story shaped by childhood sexual abuse, the fear-driven silence it creates, and the deep imprint of Pentecostal teaching that labels gay people as sinful. Kris also grew up in the AIDS crisis era, when misinformation and panic made being a young gay person feel dangero...

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   11 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Finding Her Voice: A Lesbian Poet’s Journey

   We talk with Manchester-based poet Amy about growing up without queer role models, first love with a best friend, and learning to claim “lesbian” with joy. The chat ends with her live poem about a double coming out in Wetherspoons. • childhood in Grimsby with little queer visibility • legacy of Section 28 shaping silent classrooms • first crushes, confusion, and a secret relationship • telling mum and dad in small, human moments • TV and history as lifelines for representation • reclaiming l...

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   22 Oct 2025

   From West Virginia Secrets To Self-Love: Bobby Jean’s Journey

   A goodbye note found on a computer. A father who says, “I don’t understand, but I love you.” A marriage that proves joy can grow in places once ruled by fear. From rural West Virginia to an online audience that shows up for humour, makeup, and honesty, we sit with Bobby Jean Spears as he traces a path from secrecy to self-belief. If you’re weighing how and when to come out, you’ll find practical advice: start with a trusted friend, build a small circle, and save...

Inside a recent episode

Finding Her Voice: A Lesbian Poet’s Journey

Published 11 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I have tried I don't know how much she understands at this point but like I definitely have like been like oh this is my girlfriend and like I think she's I think maybe like if it had been maybe like five or ten years earlier she might have been a bit more sort of in tune with it but like she's pretty happy she's always like oh you look so beautiful and I'm like that's nice gran thank you Wonderful. So it sounds like you've had not too difficult a journey coming out, but I always ask people for advice towards the end. So would you have any advice for someone who's worried about coming out, particularly as a lesbian and just a bit unsure like you were as to what their identity might be? […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

33 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

74 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

44

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

92

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