Courage to Be Courageous

Abigail Batton married a gay man and traveled with him all over the world to serve the poor people in their ministry. When he came out as gay, they had three children and were serving the poor internationally in their church . I  wanted to do a podcast with an ex wife, who has gone through the pain and the struggles, and the resentment of being married to a gay man and how she was able to turn her...

Joan Robinette is an incredible supporter of her son who came out as gay at the age of 15 years. Not only did she support him but she became his ally. She established a website  www.societyofluckymothers.org . Joan felt that having a gay son was a gift that needed to be celebrated. This is an outstanding story of having a voice  and fighting for LGBTQ +rights. On her website under the "Queer Agend...

Christina DaCosta is the Chief Experience Officer for Sage USA . This organization formed in 1978  is dedicated to taking care of the LGBTQ plus community who are of senior age. Based out of New York City, they have expanded to other parts of the United States. Their motto is "We Refuse To Be Invisible ". This  is a powerful podcast, and she will outline a number of programs that they have institu...

Brad Davis is on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Front Runners  and Walkers Association. Brad served in the Air Force for five years, active and three years on reserve. He served as a "para rescue". He was what they called a PJ (parachute jumper) Their motto was "That Others May Live". They were Air Force Special Forces . Their job was to save lives on land , sea , and in the air. He came...

Coming out is gay is a major event in one's life and also coming out as gay to your family can be fearful and challenging. You're going to hear an incredible interview from Hilary Taylor when her dad Charlie came out as gay late in life ,  He was able to use courage to come out to Hilary and her brother. She had an incredible relationship with her dad, her whole life, she was his biggest fan, and...

Scott Williford has a powerful story ,coming out as gay and developing the importance of "community ". He developed the GLTA, which stands for gay lesbian tennis association which is now active in 70 cities across the United States, and is still growing strong. He also was instrumental in supporting the Diversionary theater on the board for many years, and served as president from 2017- 2022.  . D...

This is a dynamic podcast. Greg Harvey had "social anxiety" and was comfortable keeping to himself in his family and in his social community, therefore he didn't have to be noticed. He was able to walk through this fear and have the courage that transform his life. He joined the Front Runners and Walkers International group in Denver Colorado, and started running with them all over the world in Pa...

Nick was raised in an evangelical religion where his parents were active. Even though he was born a female ,he tried everything to be feminine. He knew he was a male, and suffered gender dysphoria, to where his body totally shut down suffering from Fibromyalgia, and other serious health problems. You will be inspired by the courage that he showed to accept who he was and the impact it had on his l...

Jay Warren joined  the Peace Corps and then went in the army for 20 years. He met his wife while he was in the army and they married and were together for 32 years. She died of cancer four years ago, and he mourn her loss because of his deep love for her. He was faithful to his wife for 32 years, even though he told her before they got married, he had been with men. He came out to his two boys who...

Tim R joined the Peace Corps when he was a young man and trained with them on the big island of Hawaii. He actually taught in Thailand as English was a foreign language. He loved it so well in Hawaii and loved teaching that he became a teacher, getting his masters' degree and later a PhD in linguistics. He also taught grade school students as well as teachers in linguistics. During this time he bu...

Richard Christopher Scuderi is an author of two memoirs, "The Lonely Boy" and  The Enlightened Man". Richard will show his struggles with ongoing depression, because of trauma in his life. He will show the struggles that he had with his family and also the massive physical trauma recovering from a brain, tumor and loss of eyesight. He will talk about life is a journey and heartbreak will be a part...

Vaughn Frisby is the Senior Philanthropy Officer for an international organization called The Trevor Project. This organization provides a 24/7 hotline for young LBGTQ who are struggling to the point of suicide for coming out. Some have been ousted from their homes because they came out. In the first nine months of 2023, Trevor received 350,000 calls, averaging 1800 per day. This is astounding! Va...

I had the opportunity to attend the Saint Judes Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee because I am a lifetime donor. I had not had the opportunity to tour their facility before, but when I did I was humbly overwhelmed. As many of you know, Saint Judes Research Hospital was founded by Danny Thomas in 1962 and they treat pediatric cancer from children all over the world. Any patient and family who...

Fascinating discussion with Jim Hoyt who was a deacon in the Catholic Church. Jim supported several nonprofit organizations and helped those including orphanages where he was able to assist  them especially those speaking Spanish. Jim struggled with his sexuality and married a beautiful women and  had children with her. Jim came out as gay to her and his children. Jim's wife was supportive of him...

Jeff Batton was raised in the south and has that southern charm! Jeff used his ministry after reading Isaiah 58:11 and would say" That the Lord will give you to continue if you serve the poor. To deny who he was with so much shame as a gay man, he  took  his wife and three children all over the world to serve the poor. He has a fascinating story of dealing with drug addicts, prostitutes and taking...

Mike Triggs was a highly respected Republican supporter of the governor of Iowa. In fact, he was a manager of the governor's campaign. When a republican opponent to the governor accused Mike of being gay along with many others, he was asked to leave the position as manager of the governor's campaign. You will find this interview funny, exciting, and powerful. Mike wrote a book called" You Can't  M...

Katie Hultquist is the Director of Leadership Giving for Outright International, an international organization that fights for the rights of LGBTQ people worldwide. She will talk about what's happening worldwide, discussing what is going on in Uganda, Ukraine, and other countries. You will find this a riveting interview. This is one of the organizations that I support through the purchase of my bo...

Landon J Napoleon is my co-author of my book "The Courage To Be Courageous." We worked together approximately year and a half to create my memoir. You will find that we experienced joy, tears, openness and vulnerability between each other In the creative process of writing my book.  You're also going to learn where Landon had the courage to leave his secure job at Motorola and become a creative wr...

Kenny L is a high school school teacher in the Phoenix Arizona area. Kenny came out as gay to his parents when he was 26 years old. Kenny will talk about using education addiction to bury who he was earning FIVE undergraduate degrees. By earning all these degrees he thought his résumé would look stellar and make him acceptable because he hated who he was. After seeking help from a professional the...

Brian came out and fought for gay rights in the 60s and 70s. With a degree in journalism and working for the Catholic Church who fired him after he came out as gay. This is an incredible episode where Brian has written many books and also travel all over the country to speak at college campuses and large general corporations where his life was even threatened. Brian is a true pioneer of LGBTQ righ...

My interview with Britt East will talk about coming out as gay in an unhealthy disfunctional family and how silence was used to isolate him from his family. He will talk about what the LGBTQ community needs to do to get "Real" with ourselves and  stop using addictions and keep  fighting for our rights because some of them could be taken away from us. He will also talk about his book "Gay Mans Guid...

My partner John Preston discusses his life in Michigan and then to Angeles California to be a lighting Director in the Hollywood movie business. What challenges he faced in coming out as gay and how his family accepted him. Also the importance of exercise and wellness in his life going on to get his masters degree in exercise science and  wellness at ASU and how that choice of physical exercise to...

A sneak peak of what's ahead...