Full Disclosure with Karen O'Leary: Recent Episodes
Full Disclosure
Some very brave and very brilliant gay and bisexual Kiwis share their coming out stories with Karen O’Leary. There’s no right or wrong way to come out and no rule book on how to do it. It’s uncharted terrain for everyone who breaks the news to their whānau, friends, and the world at large.
Tune in to hear how Tom Sainsbury, Ali Mau, Ryan Bridge, Grant Robertson, Eli Mathewson, Cassie Roma (and many more) navigated their journey. Our guests divulge all sorts of very personal insights – the deep, the dark, and the downright funny. Who they told first and why, how their news affected their relationships with whānau and friends, and the most important lessons they’ve learned along the way.
The best thing is, you don’t need to be part of the rainbow community to listen to this podcast. Everyone is welcome, even straight people. It’s the very definition of inclusive! Because, hey, who doesn’t love a good coming out story?
Created & produced by Kate Langdon and sponsored by Spark Health.
Love a good coming-out story? Full Disclosure is back for Season 2 with more brilliant and brave Kiwis and their coming-out stories. You won't want to miss it. Make sure you're following Full Disclosure to get the latest episodes as soon as they're out.
An incredible bunch of humans share the sofa and their coming out stories with Karen live at Big Gay Out 2023. Plus Hon Grant Robertson and Cassie Roma swing by for a kōrero.
- 0:30 Hon Grant Robertson reflects on the importance of Big Gay Out
- 3:00 Cassie Roma on why we need to fight for our rights
- 6:00 Big Gay Out attendees share their coming out journeys with Karen..
-Tony Sriamporn, reflects on coming out as a teenager
-John Dold, proud to be Māori and queer
-Seraph Blackshield, transgender, moved to Aotearoa to transition
-Bhenjamin Goodsir (Auckland Pride Board) talks the merits of banning intersex surgery
-Isaac Winstanley, on what it’s like to be 15-year-old trans gay male
-Riki Hollings talks being queer, gay, takatāpui
-Jacquie Cooney, on being 17 and pansexual
-Rob Grieve, reflects on coming out gay to his whānau
-Ash Brownie, 22, on being gender f*cked
-Toni Dewar, 25, on being non-binary and pansexual
-Claire Black, Chief Executive, OutLine
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Full Disclosure host, Karen O’Leary, and creator and producer, Kate Langdon, turn the spotlight on themselves and share their own coming out journeys with each other.
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Comedian Eli Mathewson broke boundaries when he appeared as one half of the first ever same-sex couple on Dancing With The Stars. Eli shares his experience of growing up gay in a Christian home and learning to be comfortable with his sexuality.
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Phil Jamieson shares his experience of being an openly gay young man working in the building industry in Aotearoa, the power of hiding who you are, and how he was encouraged to leave high school due to his sexuality.
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Journalist and broadcaster Ali Mau was publicly outed by print media in 2010. She shares the traumatic impact this had on herself, her partner, and her whānau, and her thoughts on the stigma and harassment often faced by bisexual people in society.
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Founder and CEO of global gaming development company Rocketwerkz, Dean Hall shares his experiences of being out while serving in both the Royal NZ Air Force and the NZ Army, and reveals what it’s like being an openly gay CEO in Aotearoa.
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Hon Grant Robertson shares his experiences of coming out as a teenager in Dunedin in the late 1980s, the challenges he sees still facing young gay and trans people today, and why we need to abolish sexual and gender identity stigmatisation and embrace difference.
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Actress, voice performer and mother Jodie Rimmer shares her experience of living as a bisexual woman, busts some myths surrounding bisexuality, and discusses the importance of living with authenticity and creating a safer world for young queer people.
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Poet Laureate and Chinese New Zealander Chris Tse shares his story of coming out as an Asian man, the challenges he faced with an absence of role models, and how he feared bringing shame on his family.
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Comedian Tom Sainsbury shares his personal story of coming out. He explains why he identifies as “75% gay”, why he felt embarrassed coming out to his friends, and why he’s always had a thing for He-Man.
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Host of TV3's the 'AM Show,' Ryan Bridge shares his unique coming out story. Hear about the 'escape route' he planned before telling his parents, the moment he was outed on live TV, and the difficulty he faced in telling his father.
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The Apprentice Aotearoa's Boss Lady, Celebrity Treasure Island contestant, and social media and brand guru, Cassie Roma, opens up about her journey from being hetero married with a child to coming out in her thirties, marrying her wife, and living her truth.
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