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Graying Rainbows is a podcast devoted to those who are coming out LGBT+ Later in Life. It was launched in November 2018 by Dr. Ginger Campbell.

Coming Out is not a one-time event, it is a life-long process, but coming out later in life presents its own unique challenges. Unfortunately there are few books and other resources devoted to this topic. One goal of Graying Rainbows is to fill this gap by providing useful information and a place where people from diverse backgrounds can share their stories.

While the Graying Rainbows podcast is the cornerstone of this effort, one of our primary missions is to create a community where people can also connect with one another. We have a public Fan pages on  Facebook and MeWe.  Because of privacy concerns on Facebook we are moving our private Group to MeWe.com. This is the best place to interact with other listeners. If you are interested in joining this group email Dr. Campbell at grayingrainbows@gmail.com to request an invite. You must be at least 30 years old to join the group.

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Graying Rainbows has evolved from an early emphasis on interviewing authors and sharing resources to a focus on personal stories. Hopefully you will enjoy listening to all the episodes, but here is a break down of some of the key themes with a list of episodes fitting each theme:

(A) Author Interviews
(B) Book reviews
(F) Faith related stories
(POC) People of Color
(T) Transgender
(V) Veterans
 
(A) Author Interviews
GR 1: Historian Lillian Faderman discusses The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
GR 2: Loren A Olson, MD, author of Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight
GR 9: Rhodes Perry, author of Belonging At Work: Everyday Actions You Can Take to Cultivate an Inclusive Organization
GR 10: Carren Strock, author of Married Women Who Love Women
GR 12: Susan Stryker, author of Transgender History: The Roots of Today’s Revolution
GR 14: Lillian Faderman, author of Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death
GR 17: Eric Marcus from Making Gay History (podcast based on a book)
GR 23: Mark David Gibson, author of Served in Silence: The Struggle to Live Authentically
GR 27: Arlene Stein, author of Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity
GR 39: Jenn Grace from Publish Your Purpose Press
GR 46: Jane Fleishman, author of The Stonewall Generation: LGBTQ Elders on Sex, Activism, and Aging
GR 48: Carren Strock returned to discuss the 3rd edition of Married Women Who Love Women, and More
GR 52: Julie Sondra Decker, author of The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality
 
(B) Book reviews
GR 28: Review of Lesbian Epiphanies: Women Coming Out in Later Life by Karol L. Jensen
GR 55: Review of autobiography: All In by Billie Jean King
 
(F) Faith related stories
GR 19: Anne-Marie Zanzel- ordained minister and coming out coach
GR 21: Midge Noble shares her struggle to reconcile her faith with being gay
GR 29: Shelly Johnson from Latter Day Lesbians (podcast)
GR 34: Elana Knopp: coming out in a Orthodox Jewish community
GR 40: Michael Crumpler entered the ministry AFTER coming out
GR 42: Lou Poulain came out in his 60’s
GR 47: Nathan Hall: a minister recovers from being rejected
 
(POC) People of Color
GR 20: Cassandra Contave and Aisha Bonner-Cozad from AARP
GR 24: Dr. Ikeranda Smith
GR 40: Michael Crumpler entered the ministry AFTER coming out
GR 53: Army Veteran Andre Barnhardt
 
(T) Transgender/ Non-binary
GR 3: Erica Anderson talks about transitioning in her 50’s
GR 9: Rhodes Perry, author of Belonging At Work: Everyday Actions You Can Take to Cultivate an Inclusive Organization
GR 12: Susan Stryker, author of Transgender History: The Roots of Today’s Revolution
GR 27: Arlene Stein, author of Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity
GR 30: Jax Wheatley came out as lesbian in her forties and then transitioned to male in her 50’s
GR 41: Dr. Lorena de Idiáquez Bakula shares her story of transition
GR 49: Quinn Cromm shares the challenges of being “non-binary”
GR 54: Rae McDaniel: Gender Transitions Coach
 
(V) Veterans
GR 22: Veteran Deb Fowler from History Unerased, (teaching LGBTQ history in school)
GR 23: Mark David Gibson, author of Served in Silence: The Struggle to Live Authentically
GR 50: Brig. General David Cotton explores life after the Air Force
GR 53: Army Veteran Andre Barnhardt