Allegro Non Troppo

9 Feb 2010

The truth shall make you free. John (ch. VIII, v. 32)

Society & Culture

For all gay men and lesbians, coming out is both challenging and empowering.
That light-bulb moment when an individual awakens to a sense of freedom, unrestricted by the expectations of family, free of self-imposed sabotage and doubt and present to a new truth, is the moment we are free.
The freedom enables you to be the real you – true to yourself first and foremost and from that space all else follows.
My two guests have not met until today – yet, in many ways, their lives have taken remarkably similar paths.
For the purpose of this interview and on my insistence, I will only be using their first names – it’s their stories I want you to hear, not the details of their extended families.
Ron is 46 – was married for 17 years and has 3 children.
Matt is 24 – he was adopted at a young age and grew up with siblings in a loving family.
Both my guests were devout men of the Church – Ron is a Pastor with the Baptist Church and Matt was studying to become a Minister with The Assembly of God Church.
In the last couple of years, both men have come out as being gay. Together, we will explore the challenges of their new direction in life.
These are their stories.

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21 Jun 2010

THE FINAL EPISODE OF ALLEGRO NON TROPPO

Society & Culture

(This podcast includes audio grabs that were not aired during the live broadcast due to time constraints.) For 15 years ...

20 Jun 2010

THE FINAL EPISODE OF ALLEGRO NON TROPPO

Society & Culture

(This podcast includes audio grabs that were not aired during the live broadcast due to time constraints.) For 15 years Addam ...

10 Jun 2010

Allegro Non Troppo – Mark

Society & Culture

There are some experiences we all would prefer not to have had in our lives. There are some experiences that are ...