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What It's Like Coming Out as LGBTQ+
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In this week's episode of the Bloki Podcast, David Williams tells his story of how he came out to his highly religious family at the age of 13. David talks about the ups, the downs, the easy parts and the most challenging parts but most importantly he explains how he got to be comfortable in his own skin.
00:00 Intro
01:52 Why come on the podcast?
04:02 Was coming out staggered, easier or harder than it would’ve been to come out all at once?
04:40 What were everyone’s reactions like?
06:00 Did you ever get bullied?
06:53 How do you experiment without people knowing?
08:00 The emotional connection
09:46 Coming out to friends and family
13:09 Are you okay with it being a thing in the background?
13:41 Were you ever scared you’d lose friends a family over it?
14:41 Was there more of a struggle with being big or being gay?
15:28 Why was that the right time?
17:00 Do you think it held you back during school?
17:29 What changed from being scared to come to then the decision of coming out?
19:29 Have you had any negative experiences?
20:52 How did the bullying affect your mental health?
22:09 Are gay jokes acceptable?
23:25 Wow do you feel the LGBTQ community has advanced?
25:33 What are your thoughts on companies hiring LGBTQ people over everyone else?
26:50 Did you come out as gay or Bi first?
34:06 Outro
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[Videographer] - @oliverlstening
[Guest] - @its._.me._.david
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