Episodes

  • Hello Gay, Goodbye Life with Ryan Bridge

    Hello Gay, Goodbye Life with Ryan Bridge
    Jan 17 2023
    Host of Three's AM show, Ryan Bridge, shares his unique coming out story. Hear about the 'escape route' he planned before telling his parents, the particularly tricky conversation with his dad and the moment he was outed on live TV.
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    21 mins
  • Coming Out Laughing with Tom Sainsbury

    Coming Out Laughing with Tom Sainsbury
    Jan 18 2023
    Comedian Tom Sainsbury shares his personal story of coming out. He explains why he identifies as “75% gay”, why he felt embarrassed coming out to his friends and why he’s always had a thing for He-Man.
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    21 mins
  • Living Your Truth with Cassie Roma

    Living Your Truth with Cassie Roma
    Jan 19 2023
    The Apprentice Aotearoa's boss lady, Celebrity Treasure Island contestant and social media/brand guru opens up about her journey from being hetero and married with a child to coming out in her thirties, marrying her wife and living her truth.
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    26 mins
  • Navigating Coming Out And Culture with Chris Tse

    Navigating Coming Out And Culture with Chris Tse
    Jan 24 2023
    Poet Laureate and Chinese New Zealander Chris Tse shares his story of coming out as an Asian man, the challenges he faced with an absence of role models and how he feared bringing shame on his family. 
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    23 mins
  • Why Bisexuality Gets A Bad Rap with Jodie Rimmer

    Why Bisexuality Gets A Bad Rap with Jodie Rimmer
    Jan 31 2023
    Actress, voice performer and mother Jodie Rimmer shares her experience of living as a bisexual woman, busts some myths surrounding bisexuality, and discusses the importance of living with authenticity and creating a safer world for young queer people.
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    19 mins
  • The Politics Of Sexuality with Grant Robertson

    The Politics Of Sexuality with Grant Robertson
    Feb 7 2023
    Hon Grant Robertson shares his experiences of coming out as a teenager in Dunedin in the late 1980s, the challenges still facing young gay and trans people and why we need to abolish sexual and gender identity stigmatisation and embrace difference.
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    19 mins
  • Blasting Barriers And Stereotypes with Dean Hall

    Blasting Barriers And Stereotypes with Dean Hall
    Feb 14 2023
    The founder and boss of global gaming development company Rocketwerkz shares his experiences of being out while serving in both the Royal NZ Air Force and NZ Army, and reveals what it’s like being an openly gay CEO in Aotearoa.
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    22 mins
  • Being Outed But Staying Proud with Ali Mau

    Being Outed But Staying Proud with Ali Mau
    Feb 21 2023
    Journalist and broadcaster Ali Mau was publicly outed by print media in 2010. She shares the traumatic impact this had on herself, her partner and her whānau, and her thoughts on the stigma and harassment often faced by bisexual people in society.
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    24 mins