Graying Rainbows Coming Out LGBT+ Later in Life
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
GR 56 Three Year Anniversary Episode
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Graying Rainbows launched in November 2018. It's been an eventful three years, so this episode is a little different. It contains some advice for new ...
GR 55 Review of "All In" by Billie Jean King
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Graying Rainbows is a review of Billie Jean King's new autobiography "All In." I highly recommend the audio version because it is read...
Rae McDaniel: Gender Transitions Coach
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Graying Rainbows features Gender Transition Coach Rae McDaniel. She shares her own story and her passion for helping clients of all ag...
GR 53 Army Veteran Andre Barnhardt
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's episode of Graying Rainbows Army veteran Andre Barnhardt shares his struggle to embrace his identity as a gay man. He reminds us that ...
GR 52 Asexuality with Julie Sondra Decker
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview with Julie Sondra Decker, author of "The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality." Most people acknowledge t...
GR 51 Dr. Larry Millhoffer shares his experiences from the early days of AIDS
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Larry Millhoffer is a retired physician who is grateful to have been with his husband for 45 years. Over that time the meaning of "coming out" has...
GR 50 Brig. General David Cotton
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Retired Air Force Brig. General David Cotton shares his story of coming out LGBT+ after leaving his military career. He struggled with depression and ...
GR 49 Quinn Cromm (Corrected Version)
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Graying Rainbows features Quinn Cromm who shares their experience of being non-binary in a world of rapidly changing ideas. If you dow...
GR 48 Carren Strock Returns
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's episode of Graying Rainbows we talk with writer Carren Strock about the 3rd edition of "Married Women Who Love Women, and More." Despi...
GR 47 Former Minister Nathan Hall Shares His Journey
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Graying Rainbows former minister Nathan Hall shares what happened when he was outed without warning. It is an inspiring story of st...
GR 46 Jane Fleishman author of "The Stonewall Generation"
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This month's episode of Graying Rainbows features Jane Fleishman, author of "The Stonewall Generation: LGBTQ Elders on Sex, Activism, and Aging." Link...
GR 45 Nick McKenney from the Gay Coaches Alliance
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This month's episode of Graying Rainbows features Nick McKenney from the Gay Coaches Alliance. Nick came out 10 years ago when he was 63 years old and...
GR 44 Dr. Tony Kaye
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This month's episode of Graying Rainbows features retired UK physician Tony Kaye. He shares his journey including some of the new challenges created b...
GR 43 Angela Williams
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Graying Rainbows features Angela Williams who shares her story of breaking free from toxic religious teachings. Her story also reminds...
GR 42 Lou Poulain
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's episode of Graying Rainbows listener Lou Poulain shares his story of coming out in his sixties. Books and Episodes Mentioned: GR 31 ...
GR 41 Lorena de Idiáquez Bakula: A story of Transition
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Graying Rainbows features my friend and fellow physician Lorena de Idiáquez Bakula. Lorena shares her story of growing up as a boy in...
GR 40 Michael Crumpler
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This month's episode of Graying Rainbows features Reverend Michael Crumpler who is the Director for LGBTQ and Multicultural Programs for the Unitarian...
GR 39 Jenn Grace from Publish Your Purpose Press
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This extra episode of Graying Rainbows is an interview with author and entrepreneur Jenn T Grace. Jenn is the founder of Publish Your Purpose Press an...
GR 38 Tress Ahles shares "The Messy Middle"
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
GR 38 features educator Tress Ahles who courageously shares her ongoing coming out journey, including the tension between the joys of embracing her tr...
GR 037 William Smith explores "Gay Life After 40"
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This month's guest William Smith founded the long-running website gaylifeafter40.com and several related groups on Facebook. We go beyond his personal...
Newsletter Announcement
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It is now possible to get episode show notes automatically via our new free newsletter. In the future I will also send out occasional announcement...
GR 36: Rosemary Cianfarani
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when you love your spouse, but you discover that you are gay? In this episode of Graying Rainbows Rosemary Cianfarani shares how after ...
GR 35 Brian Gorman: The Power of Helping Others
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's episode of Graying Rainbows transformation coach Brian Gorman share the story of how he helped a younger man come out under very diffi...
Moving Group from Facebook to MeWe
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since Graying Rainbows launched in 2018 we have had concerns about people's privacy (and safety) on Facebook. I recently changed the Group from P...
GR 33 Writer Ronni Sanlo shares her story
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I discovered Ronni Sanlo through her long running blog series about LGBT history and I am excited to have her as a guest on Graying Rainbows. Ronni wa...
GR 32 Eric Kearsley talks about Gay Married Men
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk with retired Navy captain Eric Kearsley about his personal journey and the unique way he and his wife dealt with the fact that...
GR 31 Kristin Kalbli from the Straight Spouse Network Podcast
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This month we have an unusual guest, Kristin Kalbli from the Straight Spouse Network Podcast (now OurPath). Kristin shares her own personal story and...
GR 30 JAX Wheatley: A story of Coming Out Twice
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview with Jax Wheatley from Portland, OR. Jax shares their double coming out story, which included coming out as Lesbian in th...
GR 29 Shelly Johnson from "Latter Day Lesbians"
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Graying Rainbows is an interview with Shelly Johnson of the podcast Latter Day Lesbians. In her podcast she shares her story and helps...
GR 28 "Lesbian Epiphanies"
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a discussion of Lesbian Epiphanies: Women Coming Out in Later Life by Karol L. Jensen. We explore the question of why so many women d...
GR 27 Arlene Stein, author of Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Graying Rainbows is an interview with sociologist Arlene Stein about her fascinating book Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking o...
GR 26 Dr Whitney Carlson shares a Daughter's Point of View
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Graying Rainbows is a little different because Dr. Loren Olson's daughter Dr. Whitney Carlson tells us about what it was like when he ...
GR 25 Andrea Hewitt founder of "Coming Out Better"
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In GR 25 I talk with Andrea Hewitt of the popular blog A Late in Life Lesbian Story. She share her personal story and how her blog led to a vibrant co...
GR 24 Dr. Ikeranda Smith
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
GR 24 is an in interview with Dr. Ikeranda Smith who teaches psychology at Atlanta Technical college and has a thriving practice as a professional coa...
GR 23 Mark David Gibson
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Graying Rainbows is an interview with Mark David Gibson, author of Served in Silence: The Struggle to Live Authentically. We discuss ...
GR 22 Deb Fowler from "History Unerased"
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In GR 22 Deb Fowler shares her story and tells us about her path to co-founding History Unerased, an education non-profit providing K-12 schools with ...
GR 21 Midge Noble shares her story
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Graying Rainbows, listener Midge Noble graciously shares her story of coming out later in life with an emphasis on the challenges o...
GR 20 Two Researchers from AARP (Cassandra Contave and Aisha Bonner-Cozad) Explore Advocacy for LGBT+ Elders
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Graying Rainbows I talk with Cassandra Contave and Aisha Bonner-Cozad, two researchers who are spearheading research into LGBT+ agi...
GR 19 Anne-Marie Zanzal
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview with Anne-Marie Zanzal. Anne-Marie is an ordained minister, experienced hospital and hospice chaplain, and a mother of fo...
GR 18 Sherrill Wayland from SAGE USA
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Graying Rainbows features Sherrill Wayland, Director of National Programs for SAGE USA, a key advocacy group that works to improve con...
GR 17 Eric Marcus from "Making Gay History"
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features writer and podcaster Eric Marcus from Making Gay History, which is a unique podcast because it features audio from original Marc...
GR 16 Jody Cole from Wild Rainbow African Safaris
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview with my friend Jody Cole, founder of Wild Rainbow African Safaris. We first met back in 2013 when a fan of my Brain Scien...
GR 15 Why come out NOW?
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr. Ginger Campbell explores the pros and cons of coming out LGBT+ at this particular moment in history. We consider the unique challe...
GR 14 Lillian Faderman talks about "Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death"
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In GR 14 historian Lillian Faderman shares some highlights from her latest book Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death. Milk was the first openly gay man e...
GR 13 Veteran Gay Activist: Warren Blumenfeld
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is an interview with Warren Blumenfeld, veteran of the early fight for LGBT rights and author of The What, the So What, and the Now What of Soci...
GR 12: Susan Stryker, author of "Transgender History"
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Graying Rainbows Episode 12 is an interview with respected LGBT+ historian Dr. Susan Stryker. Her book "Transgender History" is very highly regarded a...
GR 11: Wes Enos from The Generations Project
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 11 of Graying Rainbows is an interview with Wes Enos, founder and Executive Director of The Generations Project, a non-profit that nurtures co...
GR 10: Carren Strock, author of "Married Women Who Love Women"
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 10 of Graying Rainbows is an interview with Carren Strock author of Married Women Who Love Women. Since I actually read this book back in the ...
GR 09 Rhodes Perry on "Belonging at Work"
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Graying Rainbows is an interview with Rhodes Perry, author of Belonging At Work: Everyday Actions You Can Take to Cultivate an Inclus...
GR 08 Nicole Rennix
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 8 of Graying Rainbows I talk with Nicole Rennix, who is a therapist in Napa Valley, California. Her personal story reminds us that coming o...
Dr. Loren Olson on the challenges facing LGBT Elders
31 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 7 of Graying Rainbows is a discussion with the author of Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight. Loren A. Olson, MD shares more of his o...
GR 006 Ginger Campbell, MD shares her story
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 6 of Graying Rainbows, host Dr. Ginger Campbell shares her personal story of coming out at age 60. This occurred after the unexpected death...
GR 5 Bonnie Dye: Every Story has Twists and Turns
10 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Graying Rainbows was conceived as a podcast community where people can share their stories of coming out LGBT+ later in life. Up until now my guests h...
GR 004 Rick Clemons from "Life Uncloseted"
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest is Rick Clemons, host of the Life Uncloseted podcast. Rick is a life coach who works with gay men on their coming out journeys. Rece...
GR 3 Erica Anderson
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest Dr. Erica Anderson is an experienced psychologist who transitioned in her 50's and now helps transgender and non-binary youth in San...
GR 2 Loren A Olson, MD author of "Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight"
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When I first came at at age 60, one of the first books I read was Loren Olson's book Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight. It is a unique combi...
GR 1 Historian Lillian Faderman explores "The Gay Revolution"
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lillian Faderman's comprehensive history The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle takes us from 1948 through the US Supreme Court decision that l...
Introduction to Graying Rainbows
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is the introductory trailer for Graying Rainbows: the podcast community for Coming Out LGBT+ Later in Life. Host, Dr. Ginger Campbell, explains w...