Hon Grant Robertson shares his experiences of coming out as a teenager in Dunedin in the late 1980s, the challenges he sees still facing young gay and trans people today, and why we need to abolish sexual and gender identity stigmatisation and embrace difference.

Hon Grant Robertson shares his experiences of coming out as a teenager in Dunedin in the late 1980s, the challenges he sees still facing young gay and trans people today, and why we need to abolish sexual and gender identity stigmatisation and embrace difference.

Some very brave and very brilliant gay and bisexual Kiwis share their coming out stories with Karen O’Leary. There’s no right or wrong way to come out and no rule book on how to do it. It’s uncharted terrain for everyone who breaks the news to their whānau, friends, and the world at large.

Tune in to hear how Tom Sainsbury, Ali Mau, Ryan Bridge, Grant Robertson, Eli Mathewson, Cassie Roma (and many more) navigated their journey. Our guests divulge all sorts of very personal insights – the deep, the dark, and the downright funny. Who they told first and why, how their news affected their relationships with whānau and friends, and the most important lessons they’ve learned along the way. 

The best thing is, you don’t need to be part of the rainbow community to listen to this podcast. Everyone is welcome, even straight people. It’s the very definition of inclusive! Because, hey, who doesn’t love a good coming out story?

Created & produced by Kate Langdon and sponsored by Spark Health. 

Some very brave and very brilliant gay and bisexual Kiwis share their coming out stories with Karen O’Leary. There’s no right or wrong way to come out and no rule book on how to do it. It’s uncharted terrain for everyone who breaks the news to their whānau, friends, and the world at large.
Tune in to hear how Tom Sainsbury, Ali Mau, Ryan Bridge, Grant Robertson, Eli Mathewson, Cassie Roma (and many more) navigated their journey. Our guests divulge all sorts of very personal insights – the deep, the dark, and the downright funny. Who they told first and why, how their news affected their relationships with whānau and friends, and the most important lessons they’ve learned along the way. 
The best thing is, you don’t need to be part of the rainbow community to listen to this podcast. Everyone is welcome, even straight people. It’s the very definition of inclusive! Because, hey, who doesn’t love a good coming out story?
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Created &amp; produced by Kate Langdon and sponsored by Spark Health.

Full Disclosure with Karen O'Leary

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The Politics of Sexuality with Grant Robertson

An incredible bunch of humans share the sofa and their coming out stories with Karen live at Big Gay Out 2023. Plus Hon Grant Robertson and Cassie Roma swing by for a kōrero.
0:30 Hon Grant Robertson reflects on the importance of Big Gay Out
3:00 Cassie Roma on why we need to fight for our rights
6:00 Big Gay Out attendees share their coming out journeys with Karen..

-Tony Sriamporn, reflects on coming out as a teenager

-John Dold, proud to be Māori and queer

-Seraph Blackshield, transgender, moved to Aotearoa to transition

-Bhenjamin Goodsir (Auckland Pride Board) talks the merits of banning intersex surgery

-Isaac Winstanley, on what it’s like to be 15-year-old trans gay male

-Riki Hollings talks being queer, gay, takatāpui

-Jacquie Cooney, on being 17 and pansexual

-Rob Grieve, reflects on coming out gay to his whānau

-Ash Brownie, 22, on being gender f*cked

-Toni Dewar, 25, on being non-binary and pansexual

-Claire Black, Chief Executive, OutLine

An incredible bunch of humans share the sofa and their coming out stories with Karen live at Big Gay Out 2023. Plus Hon Grant Robertson and Cassie Roma swing by for a kōrero.
<ul>
<li>0:30 Hon Grant Robertson reflects on the importance of Big Gay Out</li>
<li>3:00 Cassie Roma on why we need to fight for our rights</li>
<li>6:00 Big Gay Out attendees share their coming out journeys with Karen..</li>
</ul>
-Tony Sriamporn, reflects on coming out as a teenager
-John Dold, proud to be Māori and queer
-Seraph Blackshield, transgender, moved to Aotearoa to transition
-Bhenjamin Goodsir (Auckland Pride Board) talks the merits of banning intersex surgery
-Isaac Winstanley, on what it’s like to be 15-year-old trans gay male
-Riki Hollings talks being queer, gay, takatāpui
-Jacquie Cooney, on being 17 and pansexual
-Rob Grieve, reflects on coming out gay to his whānau
-Ash Brownie, 22, on being gender f*cked
-Toni Dewar, 25, on being non-binary and pansexual
-Claire Black, Chief Executive, OutLine

Bonus: Talking the big stuff at Big Gay Out 2023

Full Disclosure host, Karen O’Leary, and creator and producer, Kate Langdon, turn the spotlight on themselves and share their own coming out journeys with each other.

Full Disclosure host, Karen O’Leary, and creator and producer, Kate Langdon, turn the spotlight on themselves and share their own coming out journeys with each other.

Bonus: Personal Disclosure with Karen O’Leary and Kate Langdon

Comedian Eli Mathewson broke boundaries when he appeared as one half of the first ever same-sex couple on Dancing With The Stars. Eli shares his experience of growing up gay in a Christian home and learning to be comfortable with his sexuality.

Comedian Eli Mathewson broke boundaries when he appeared as one half of the first ever same-sex couple on Dancing With The Stars. Eli shares his experience of growing up gay in a Christian home and learning to be comfortable with his sexuality.

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