Rick Bartl and Franchesca Peña
Recorded
February 9, 2024
Archived
February 9, 2024
17:33 minutes
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mbd000009
Description
Rick Bartl (62) speaks with conversation partner Franchesca Peña (28) on his childhood, coming out as gay to his parents, and uncovering a family secret that changed his life.Subject Log / Time Code
Rick speaks about his upbringing, his parents, and his childhood.
Rick speaks about being adopted and being questioned about it growing up.
Rick speaks about being gay and "coming out" to his parents. Rick speaks about learning a family secret during this process.
Rick speaks about the aftermath of learning of this secret, and how the secret lasted so long within his family.
Franchesca asks Rick about how he felt inside learning about the secret and the reaction of other family members to this secret.
Rick speaks about the meaningful relationships in his life and his takeaways regarding secrets.
Participants
- Rick Bartl
- Franchesca Peña