{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F66711a40-5467-4c9e-a9ed-e256625362de","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 084: Too Gay To Be Straight & Vice Versa \u2013 Joleen Emery","description":"Ever feel like you don\u2019t fit the mold? Wonder how you\u2019re going to fit into that box the world\u2019s told you to step into? Yeah\u2026it sucks. Doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re not gay enough or too gay. Not man enough or woman enough. You just can\u2019t seem to find your place to say\u2026\u201dAh, I fit in!\u201d Well that\u2019s all about to change as my guest Joleen Emery, mother of a gay son and LGBTQ advocate helps us sort out our own closet stories to just be content with who we are, in our own way, regardless of whether we\u2019re to gay or not gay enough.\r\nShow Highlights\r\n\r\n* When her own son came out as being gay, she saw uniqueness & possibilities\r\n* Her son didn\u2019t ask to be gay \u2013 it was chosen for him\r\n* She\u2019s now a VOCAL, not silent, advocate\u00a0for\u00a0the LGBTQ community\r\n* Let\u2019s talk acceptance, not just tolerance\u2026\r\n* Coming out stories are important, and need to be heard!\r\n\r\nConnect with Joleen Emery\r\nJoleen has been an LGBTQ advocate and ally since she was a dorm advisor in 1989 and planned her first diversity event, Lesbians in the Lounge. \u00a0Since that time, Joleen has presented LGBTQ diversity workshops for higher education, corporate conferences, and private business. \u00a0She is the author of the soon-to-be released book, Too Gay to Be Straight, Too Straight to Be Gay: Raising My Child Who Doesn\u2019t Fit the Stereotype. Joleen is the creator and host of The Closet Stories Podcast, a unique new show that serves as a platform for members of the LGBTQ community to share their coming-out stories. Joleen\u2019s hope is that these stories reach those who could benefit most from hearing them, especially when they are alone in their quiet spaces and might find comfort from a story, a voice, and a commonality that speaks directly to their heart.\r\nWebsite\r\nTwitter\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4b9b6c41-474a-4fd0-a374-cbb2a7aa23a4/1400x1400_uncloseted_artwork-01-573.jpg"}