In the prolonged, often contentious battle for marriage equality in the United States, it can truly be said that Linda and Gloria Bailey-Davies are pioneers. Together now for over 50 years, the happily married Cape Cod couple, both former therapists, were among the seven couples who were litigants in the Massachusetts same-sex marriage case (Goodrich vs Department of Public Health) that led to the landmark legalization of same-sex marriage in the Bay State in 2004. Victory in that case helped create momentum for the eventual legalization of same-sex marriage throughout the U.S. in June of 2015. In this moving and wide-ranging interview with PFLAG Cape Cod’s Rick Koonce, recorded just before the 2024 presidential election, Linda and Gloria, who never imagined they’d become social activists, describe how they got involved as key players in one of the most important social movements of the last 50 years. On a personal level, they also describe how they found each other, the role ping-pong played in their early relationship, what their journey toward committing themselves to one another has been like, and what they see as the secrets to anyone forming and sustaining a healthy and loving long-term relationship. Please click the button to subscribe so you don't miss any episodes and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you! For more information, visit the PFLAG Cape Cod website: <a href= "https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html</a> © 2020 - 2024 PFLAG Cape Cod

<description>&lt;p&gt;In the prolonged, often contentious battle for marriage equality in the United States, it can truly be said that Linda and Gloria Bailey-Davies are pioneers.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Together now for over 50 years, the happily married Cape Cod couple, both former therapists, were among the seven couples who were litigants in the Massachusetts same-sex marriage case (Goodrich vs Department of Public Health) that led to the landmark legalization of same-sex marriage in the Bay State in 2004. Victory in that case helped create momentum for the eventual legalization of same-sex marriage throughout the U.S. in June of 2015.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; In this moving and wide-ranging interview with PFLAG Cape Cod’s Rick Koonce, recorded just before the 2024 presidential election, Linda and Gloria, who never imagined they’d become social activists, describe how they got involved as key players in one of the most important social movements of the last 50 years.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; On a personal level, they also describe how they found each other, the role ping-pong played in their early relationship, what their journey toward committing themselves to one another has been like, and what they see as the secrets to anyone forming and sustaining a healthy and loving long-term relationship.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Please click the button to subscribe so you don't miss any episodes and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; For more information, visit the PFLAG Cape Cod website: &lt;a href= "https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; © 2020 - 2024 PFLAG Cape Cod&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In the prolonged, often contentious battle for marriage equality in the United States, it can truly be said that Linda and Gloria Bailey-Davies are pioneers.  Together now for over 50 years, the happily married Cape Cod couple, both former therapists,...

Interview with Linda & Gloria Bailey-Davies | Ep #40

Sarah Messeck and Avery Condon are a young couple very much in love. The two met at a Cape Cod Pride event in June 2022 and soon afterwards began dating. Eventually they plan to marry. Sarah, an animal welfare advocate and horse riding enthusiast, identifies as a cisgender woman and uses the pronouns she and her. In the past, she had relationships with people of different genders. Avery, who’s passionate about environmental and social justice issues, and was previously married to a woman, today identifies as transgender and non-binary and uses they and them pronouns. In this fascinating interview with PFLAG Cape Cod’s Rick Koonce, Sarah and Avery talk in depth about their relationship – how they met, and the basis of their attraction to one another on many levels… They offer illuminating insights into how the dynamics of physical and emotional attraction, gender identity, and gender presentation operate for them in the context of a non-traditional relationship… But that relationship is traditional in at least one sense, as the two plan to tie the marriage knot – most likely in the fall of 2025 - with both their families and friends lovingly looking on. Please click the button to subscribe so you don't miss any episodes and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you! For more information, visit the PFLAG Cape Cod website: <a href= "https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html</a> © 2020 - 2024 PFLAG Cape Cod

<description>&lt;p&gt;Sarah Messeck and Avery Condon are a young couple very much in love. The two met at a Cape Cod Pride event in June 2022 and soon afterwards began dating. Eventually they plan to marry.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Sarah, an animal welfare advocate and horse riding enthusiast, identifies as a cisgender woman and uses the pronouns she and her. In the past, she had relationships with people of different genders.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Avery, who’s passionate about environmental and social justice issues, and was previously married to a woman, today identifies as transgender and non-binary and uses they and them pronouns.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; In this fascinating interview with PFLAG Cape Cod’s Rick Koonce, Sarah and Avery talk in depth about their relationship – how they met, and the basis of their attraction to one another on many levels…&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; They offer illuminating insights into how the dynamics of physical and emotional attraction, gender identity, and gender presentation operate for them in the context of a non-traditional relationship…&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; But that relationship is traditional in at least one sense, as the two plan to tie the marriage knot – most likely in the fall of 2025 - with both their families and friends lovingly looking on.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Please click the button to subscribe so you don't miss any episodes and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; For more information, visit the PFLAG Cape Cod website: &lt;a href= "https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; © 2020 - 2024 PFLAG Cape Cod&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Sarah Messeck and Avery Condon are a young couple very much in love. The two met at a Cape Cod Pride event in June 2022 and soon afterwards began dating. Eventually they plan to marry.  Sarah, an animal welfare advocate and horse riding enthusiast,...

Interview with Avery & Sarah | Ep #39

Dr. Jane Fleishman is an accomplished sexuality educator, writer, program developer, and researcher. In 2016, at the age of 62, she received her doctorate in Human Sexuality from the Widener University Center for Human Sexuality Studies after a successful career as a consultant for a large public mental health system. In this fascinating interview with PFLAG Cape Cod’s Rick Koonce, Fleishman delves deeply into the challenges LGBTQ+ seniors face as they navigate the passages of advancing age, and must deal with issues of health and wellness, self-esteem, companionship and intimacy, and continued sexual vitality and identity. Fleishman has long believed that it’s important for members of the LGBTQ+ community to redefine their ideas of sexual vitality, beauty, and desirability, and to debunk old but enduring myths about sexuality and aging. “Wrinkles and gray hair are as beautiful as a face without wrinkles,” she says, adding, “I’m a campaign to invite people to love their aging queer bodies and to upend the narrative that the only kind of beauty is associated with youth.”  "That," she says, "is a binary way of looking at the world that doesn’t serve you, me or anybody else in the LGBTQ+ community.” Please click the button to subscribe so you don't miss any episodes and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you! For more information, visit the PFLAG Cape Cod website: <a href= "https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html</a> © 2020 - 2024 PFLAG Cape Cod

<description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Jane Fleishman is an accomplished sexuality educator, writer, program developer, and researcher. In 2016, at the age of 62, she received her doctorate in Human Sexuality from the Widener University Center for Human Sexuality Studies after a successful career as a consultant for a large public mental health system.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; In this fascinating interview with PFLAG Cape Cod’s Rick Koonce, Fleishman delves deeply into the challenges LGBTQ+ seniors face as they navigate the passages of advancing age, and must deal with issues of health and wellness, self-esteem, companionship and intimacy, and continued sexual vitality and identity.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Fleishman has long believed that it’s important for members of the LGBTQ+ community to redefine their ideas of sexual vitality, beauty, and desirability, and to debunk old but enduring myths about sexuality and aging.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; “Wrinkles and gray hair are as beautiful as a face without wrinkles,” she says, adding, “I’m a campaign to invite people to love their aging queer bodies and to upend the narrative that the only kind of beauty is associated with youth.”  "That," she says, "is a binary way of looking at the world that doesn’t serve you, me or anybody else in the LGBTQ+ community.”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Please click the button to subscribe so you don't miss any episodes and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; For more information, visit the PFLAG Cape Cod website: &lt;a href= "https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; © 2020 - 2024 PFLAG Cape Cod&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Dr. Jane Fleishman is an accomplished sexuality educator, writer, program developer, and researcher. In 2016, at the age of 62, she received her doctorate in Human Sexuality from the Widener University Center for Human Sexuality Studies after a...

Interview with Dr. Jane Fleishman | Ep #38

Brett Smiley is the married, gay mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, the first in the city's 400-year history. Elected to office in 2022 on his second try for the job, Smiley got his start in Rhode Island politics years before, serving as Chief Operating Officer for Providence and Director of Administration for the Ocean State, as well as Chief of Staff to former Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo. In this revealing interview with PFLAG Cape Cod’s Rick Koonce, Brett talks about coming out as a gay man, and about being a political science and public policy nerd, even as a teenager, who developed an early passion for politics. He talks, too, about the mark he hopes to make on Providence as mayor, and about the high school teacher and coach who helped him believe in himself. Finally, he talks about being an uncle to his nephews, his love of running, his recovery from alcoholism in his early 20’s, and about meeting his husband, Jim, a prominent real estate agent in Rhode Island, and now the first First Gentleman of Providence. Please click the button to subscribe so you don't miss any episodes and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you! For more information, visit the PFLAG Cape Cod website: <a href= "https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html</a> © 2020 - 2024 PFLAG Cape Cod

<description>&lt;p&gt;Brett Smiley is the married, gay mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, the first in the city's 400-year history. Elected to office in 2022 on his second try for the job, Smiley got his start in Rhode Island politics years before, serving as Chief Operating Officer for Providence and Director of Administration for the Ocean State, as well as Chief of Staff to former Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; In this revealing interview with PFLAG Cape Cod’s Rick Koonce, Brett talks about coming out as a gay man, and about being a political science and public policy nerd, even as a teenager, who developed an early passion for politics.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; He talks, too, about the mark he hopes to make on Providence as mayor, and about the high school teacher and coach who helped him believe in himself.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Finally, he talks about being an uncle to his nephews, his love of running, his recovery from alcoholism in his early 20’s, and about meeting his husband, Jim, a prominent real estate agent in Rhode Island, and now the first First Gentleman of Providence.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Please click the button to subscribe so you don't miss any episodes and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; For more information, visit the PFLAG Cape Cod website: &lt;a href= "https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; © 2020 - 2024 PFLAG Cape Cod&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Brett Smiley is the married, gay mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, the first in the city's 400-year history. Elected to office in 2022 on his second try for the job, Smiley got his start in Rhode Island politics years before, serving as Chief...

Interview with Mayor Brett Smiley | Ep #37

Rick Miller is a psychotherapist who works extensively with gay men. Gay himself, he has pioneered the use of mind-body experiential therapy to assist gay men, and other members of the LGBTQ+ community, in dealing with early life trauma. Through doing such work, Rick has helped many in the community discover inner strength, build personal resiliency, embrace self-love, and build strong and healthy relationships with others. In this thought-provoking interview with PFLAG Cape Cod’s Rick Koonce, Rick talks about where his motivation to do this work comes from ... about the challenges gay men still face in today’s world ... And, how therapy can help anyone to overcome pain and find happiness and self-empowerment in the process. Please click the button to subscribe so you don't miss any episodes and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you! For more information, visit the PFLAG Cape Cod website: <a href= "https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html</a> © 2020 - 2024 PFLAG Cape Cod

<description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Miller is a psychotherapist who works extensively with gay men. Gay himself, he has pioneered the use of mind-body experiential therapy to assist gay men, and other members of the LGBTQ+ community, in dealing with early life trauma.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Through doing such work, Rick has helped many in the community discover inner strength, build personal resiliency, embrace self-love, and build strong and healthy relationships with others.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; In this thought-provoking interview with PFLAG Cape Cod’s Rick Koonce, Rick talks about where his motivation to do this work comes from ... about the challenges gay men still face in today’s world ...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; And, how therapy can help anyone to overcome pain and find happiness and self-empowerment in the process.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Please click the button to subscribe so you don't miss any episodes and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; For more information, visit the PFLAG Cape Cod website: &lt;a href= "https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; © 2020 - 2024 PFLAG Cape Cod&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Rick Miller is a psychotherapist who works extensively with gay men. Gay himself, he has pioneered the use of mind-body experiential therapy to assist gay men, and other members of the LGBTQ+ community, in dealing with early life trauma.  Through...

Interview with Rick Miller | Ep #36

This podcast program, produced by Huntington Northstar Productions of Hyannis, Massachusetts, in collaboration with PFLAG Cape Cod, explores the lives of PFLAG Cape Cod members, including members of the LGBTQ+ community and their families, who have dealt with issues of sexual identity/orientation, gender transition, and social acceptance.   

Many episodes offer moving and intimate portraits of individuals wrestling with their sexual/gender identity, and the path they have taken toward wholeness and healthy self-acceptance. Other episodes profile the parents, family members, and allies of LGBTQ+ individuals on their own journeys toward understanding and acceptance of loved ones. 

Profiles in LGBTQ+ Courage is intended both to educate listeners about the challenges facing those who identify as LGBTQ+, and to help anyone struggling with issues of orientation and sexual/gender identity to find the resources and social support they need to lead happy, fulfilling lives.

Rick Koonce (Host, Interviewer and Producer) is a former print and broadcast journalist and author or co-author of seven books.  A board member of PFLAG Cape Cod, he was a commentator on Public Radio’s popular business program, “Marketplace” for five years, and has conducted hundreds of interviews with people from every walk of life over the course of a 25-plus year long career in business and print and broadcast journalism.

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