The Gay Podcast for Everyone
When I came out to my family, I was essentially asking them to come on this new journey with me. They were now the family of an LGBTQ+ person, and it was new to all of us.
In this podcast, I chat with parents who chose unconditional love over fear and whose supportive conversations are helping to keep the closet door open. I also chat with folx in my LGBTQ+ community, who share their stories so that parents, families, and friends can listen in and understand the journey more.
You don't have to understand the journey to choose unconditional love, and unconditional love doesn't mean you don't have questions, concerns, or fears. It just means we have to help each other through that conversation. Let's talk about it!
The Gay Podcast for Everyone
27. Why a supportive family makes all the difference, with Surviving podcast host, David Keck
David's family told him these words: we cannot fully love you if we don't know all of you.
Talk about unconditional love.
Today's guest, David Keck (host of Surviving podcast), quite literally came out with the help of his family. Just as he was grappling with his religion and his sexuality, yet going through the motions of life (girlfriends, breakups, etc), his family sat him down and talked to him about the importance of accepting himself rather than trying to be someone he wasn't.
David also experienced a life-altering moment when he was the victim of a hate crime.
Significant moments, to say the least.
In this episode, we talk about how his relationship with God has been challenged over the years and how, from day one, his family helped him love and accept himself.
David reminds us of the importance of a strong foundation of family and friends or friends who are family.
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mentioned in this episode:
- Episode 4, Just a Different Journey (with guest, Louise Lynch)
- Watch Us Thrive podcast (Host, Lianne Torres). Episode 103. Surviving a Hate Crime, featuring David Keck.
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