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Marking Transgender Awareness Week, we reshare Rotary Club chair Monica Mulholland's story. Monica Mulholland was the first trans chair person of Rotary New Zealand's Inner Wheel Club. Monica grew up in 1960s Catholic Ireland and came out as trans in her fifties after decades of hiding her true identity.
Topics discussed:
Being transgender and growing up in 1960s Catholic Ireland
Coming out as trans later in life
Leading the way in LGBTQ+ rights and representation in the conservative Rotary Club community
Links mentioned in this episode:
http://outcastpod.com
https://www.mindfood.com/article/brand-new-me/
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
Marking Transgender Awareness Week, we reshare Australian influencer AJ Clementine's story. AJ tells Rosie her coming out story and discusses why positive trans representation on screen and elsewhere in the media is so crucial.
Topics discussed:
Coming out as transgender.
Gender dismorphia.
Gender confirmation surgery.
Trans representation on screen.
Social media and activism.
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://outcastpod.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2P3v6-gW5aMDGQA2EOFXQ
https://www.minus18.org.au/
https://www.murdochbooks.com.au/browse/books/biography-memoir/memoirs/Girl-Transcending-AJ-Clementine-9781922351609
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
Marking Transgender Awareness Week, we reshare transgender priest Sarah Jones's coming out story, in which she discusses the Anglican church’s approach to LGBTQ+ rights, and shares the issues facing the trans community today.
Topics discussed:
Experiencing life as a trans person from the 60s to now
Being outed as trans after ordination in the Church of England
The concept of God as non-binary
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://outcastpod.com/
https://attitude.co.uk/article/god-is-beautifully-non-binary-the-transgender-church-of-england-priest-outed-by-a-national-newspaper-1/25157/
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
Rosie has a fascinating conversation with Sydney’s ‘chaotic socialite’, Chrissy Flanagan, who discusses coming out on TikTok in her 40s, being diagnosed with autism and ADHD around the same time, her new life as a baby queer and how’s she’s tackling the last taboo – saying you want to make some new friends.
Topics discussed:
Coming out after two long term relationships with people of the opposite sex.
Navigating life under the "baby queer" label (and do we even like the label?).
Being diagnosed with autism and ADHD later in life, and how that intersects with the queer experience.
Chrissy's "after school club for adults", Chaotic Social.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Chrissy's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chaoticsocialite
Chaotic Social: https://www.chaoticsocial.com/
Vivid Sydney neurodiversity panel: https://www.vividsydney.com/event/ideas/neurodivergence-diagnosis-normal
OUTcast Podcast: https://outcastpod.com
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
BONUS EPISODE: Special re-release of retired singer-songwriter, charity worker and radio presenter Libby Pentreath – AKA Rosie's second cousin's – coming out story.
Rosie catches up with her distant cousin, singer-songwriter, charity worker and radio presenter Libby Pentreath, and they disciuss Libby’s experience of being a gay in 1980s Surrey and starting a family.
Topics discussed:
Loving guys and girls in the 1980s onwards
Coming out in a religious family
Having a child as part of a same-sex couple in the 1990s
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://sites.google.com/site/oneandallaid/home
https://libbypentreath.bandcamp.com/
Links mentioned in this episode:
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http://second-example.com
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
Special re-release of opera singer, composer, playwright and educator Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO's coming out story.
Opera singer, composer, playwright and educator Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO describes herself as a 21st-century urban woman who is Yorta Yorta by birth, stolen generation by government policy, soprano by diligence, composer by necessity, and lesbian by practice. She shares her story of discovering her true identity as a member of Australian's 'Stolen Generation' of indigenous people taken from their families, and discusses how that intersects with her experience of being a lesbian.
Topics discussed:
Being an adopted aboriginal child
Coming out as a lesbian
Australia's forced removal of indigenous babies and children, known as the 'Stolen Generation'
Deborah's contribution to classical music and opportunities for indigenous musicians in Australia
Sydney World Pride 2023
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://outcastpod.com
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
Special re-release of Australian entrepreneur Zara Cooper's coming out story.
In this episode, Rosie meets Zara Cooper, an entrepreneur from Melbourne who came out as gay after the birth of her third child, and finds out how she navigated coming out amidst family life, her Jewish community and as part of juggling a busy career.
Topics discussed:
Coming out as gay after being in a heterosexual marriage for 20+ years
Coming out in the Jewish community
Sydney World Pride
How Zara's shoe business connected her with the love of her life
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://outcastpod.com
https://www.paperkrane.com.au/
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
Special re-release of British comedian and writer Rosie Wilby's coming out story.
British stand up comedian, writer and podcaster Rosie Wilby tells her coming out story. Off the back of her podcast and new book, ‘The Breakup Monologues’, she discusses monogamy, the paradox of progress, and navigating long-term relationships as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
Topics discussed:
Coming out in Thatcher's Britain under Section 28
Monogamy and navigating long-terms relationships in the LGBTQ+ ommunity
The paradox of progress
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://outcastpod.com/
https://www.instagram.com/breakupmonologues/
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This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
Special re-release of clarinettist, music teacher and BBC contributor Jessie Grimes's coming out story.
Jessie Grimes is an Irish clarinettist and BBC contributor, who’s currently on the journey to becoming a mother with her wife. She talks about being queer in classical music, and the challenges of having children with a same-sex partner.
This week, Irish clarinettist Jessie Grimes reveals what it’s like being gay growing up in Ireland, how the classical music industry approaches LGBTQ+ representation, and what it’s like for same-sex couples starting a family.
Topics discussed:
Coming out in Ireland in the 2000s
Being queer in classical music
Starting a family with a same-sex partner
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://www.homemadegardenjam.com/
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
Special re-release of Australian novelist and queer sex worker Tilly Lawless's coming out story.
Tilly Lawless is a Sydney-based novelist and queer sex worker who uses her platform to speak up for sex worker, LGBTQ+ and women’s rights. She shares her coming out story with Rosie Pentreath, and discusses what it's like being gay in her industry.
Topics discussed:
Coming out as gay
LGBTQ+ experiences and rights
Queer sex workers
Debut novel, ‘Nothing But My Body’
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://outcastpod.com/
https://archermagazine.com.au/2018/01/tilly-lawless-making-space/
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
Special re-release of British comedian, actor, writer and disability activist Rosie Jones's coming out story.
British comedian and writer Rosie Jones shares what it was like coming out as a lesbian after achieving fame with her comedy, and discusses why representation of people with disabilities is so vital for a better world.
Topics discussed:
Comedian Rosie Jones’s coming out story
Why ‘lesbian’ has become such a loaded word
How Rosie overcomes the voice of doubt in her head
Becoming a comedian and coming out
What it’s like coming out as gay with cerebral palsy
The Amazing Edie Eckhart
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://outcastpod.com
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
Special re-release of Dutch actor and ANNE+ star Hanna van Vliet's coming out story.
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ANNE+ star and co-creator Hanna van Vliet tells her coming out story, and discusses what it's like being an out LGBTQ+ television and film actor.
Topics discussed:
Coming out in Amsterdam
Being an LGBTQ+ actor
ANNE+ Dutch TV series and Netflix film
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://outcastpod.com
https://www.netflix.com/title/81337079
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
Opera singer, composer, playwright and educator Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO describes herself as a 21st-century urban woman who is Yorta Yorta by birth, stolen generation by government policy, soprano by diligence, composer by necessity, and lesbian by practice. She shares her story of discovering her true identity as a member of Australian's 'Stolen Generation' of indigenous people taken from their families, and discusses how that intersects with her experience of being a lesbian.
Topics discussed:
Being an adopted aboriginal child
Coming out as a lesbian
Australia's forced removal of indigenous babies and children, known as the 'Stolen Generation'
Deborah's contribution to classical music and opportunities for indigenous musicians in Australia
Sydney World Pride 2023
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://outcastpod.com
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
This week, Rosie meets Monica Mulholland, the first trans chair person of Rotary New Zealand's Inner Wheel Club. Monica grew up in 1960s Catholic Ireland and came out as trans in her fifties after decades of hiding her true identity.
Topics discussed:
Being transgender and growing up in 1960s Catholic Ireland
Coming out as trans later in life
Leading the way in LGBTQ+ rights and representation in the conservative Rotary Club community
Links mentioned in this episode:
http://outcastpod.com
https://www.mindfood.com/article/brand-new-me/
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
In this episode, Rosie meets Zara Cooper, an entrepreneur from Melbourne who came out as gay after the birth of her third child, and finds out how she navigated coming out amidst family life, her Jewish community and as part of juggling a busy career.
Topics discussed:
Coming out as gay after being in a heterosexual marriage for 20+ years
Coming out in the Jewish community
Sydney World Pride
How Zara's shoe business connected her with the love of her life
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://outcastpod.com
https://www.paperkrane.com.au/
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
In the first episode of a new season of OUTcast Podcast, Rosie meets Australian author Luke Rutledge, and they dive into his debut novel, 'A Man and his Pride', discuss the difference between coming out and finding your pride, and look forward to Sydney World Pride 2023.
Topics discussed:
Luke Rutledge's book, 'A Man and his Pride'
The difference between coming out and finding your pride
The experience and impact of Australia's 2017 marriage equlity plebiscite
What we're looking forward to with World Pride coming to Australia
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://outcastpod.com/
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
In the final episode of Season 2, British comedian and writer Rosie Jones shares what it was like coming out as a lesbian after achieving fame with her comedy, and discusses why representation of people with disabilities is so vital for a better world.
Topics discussed:
Comedian Rosie Jones’s coming out story
Why ‘lesbian’ has become such a loaded word
How Rosie overcomes the voice of doubt in her head
Becoming a comedian and coming out
What it’s like coming out as gay with cerebral palsy
The Amazing Edie Eckhart
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://outcastpod.com
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
This week, editor of OutNews Global, Rob Harkavy, shares his experience of being bisexual in the 70s and 80s, and being a leader in the LGBTQ+ travel and media industries.
Topics discussed:
Bisexuality
Being LGBTQ+ and Jewish
The LGBTQ+ travel industry
How the LGBTQ+ community is navigating social media
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://outcastpod.com
https://outnewsglobal.com
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
This week, ANNE+ star and co-creator Hanna van Vliet tells her coming out story, and discusses what it's like being an out LGBTQ+ television and film actor.
Topics discussed:
Coming out in Amsterdam
Being an LGBTQ+ actor
ANNE+ Dutch TV series and Netflix film
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://outcastpod.com
https://www.netflix.com/title/81337079
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
This week, British stand up comedian, writer and podcaster Rosie Wilby tells her coming out story. Off the back of her podcast and new book, ‘The Breakup Monologues’, she discusses monogamy, the paradox of progress, and navigating long-term relationships as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
Topics discussed:
Coming out in Thatcher's Britain under Section 28
Monogamy and navigating long-terms relationships in the LGBTQ+ ommunity
The paradox of progress
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://outcastpod.com/
https://www.instagram.com/breakupmonologues/
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.