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Coming out as a gay individual & the impact good or bad

Life

Anne has a conversation with her 92 year-old mother, Megan, about her life journey with homosexuality and love.

Tim Havis (33) and his father David Havis (70) talk about when Tim came out as gay, reflecting on growth and openness in their family.

Lisa Greenhouse (59) shares a conversation with her neighbor, Scott Ancarrow (41), about how he became a pastor in Baltimore, his current church and congregation, and how his church adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A dad and his adult daughter talk about the happy moments early in his first marriage, overcoming shyness, and being bullied

Suzanne Morrill (50) and her daughter Katie Morrill (24) talk about their relationship, their favorite family memories and sing a family song.

Donna Lancaster, 78, is interviewed by friend Mindy Reed, 54. Dorothy was born without knee or hip joints and speaks about how her parents raised her to make her own choices and how she overcame the challenges she face in...

This is an interview for The Great Thanksgiving Listen 2018. Myself, Alia Yannone, interview my grandmother, Judy Smith in Brigantine, New Jersey on November 22, 2018. We discuss how my grandma grew up and what she has experienced over her...

My aunt, Michelle, talked about transformative life events and how they made her into who she is today.

John tells his wife, Amy, about growing up with a stutter.

Layla Jaime (14) interviews her “soon-to-be step-father,” Israel Encinosa (44). Israel discusses growing up in Miami, FL and his life, business, and family.

One Small Step conversation partners Derek Scheuerman (23) and Jay Russell (27) are acquaintances who learn more about each other discussing the commonalities and differences in their upbringings, hardships they've faced, religious identities, gender identities, and goals for the future.

Cherilyn Evans (63) tells facilitator Daniel Littlewood (32) about how she moved from Los Angeles to Ukiah, California.

Recorded on 11/20/18 at the New Haven Free Public Library as part of the Bread Breakers project.

the hardest part about immigrating was acceptance. Luckily, Bear moved to SF and got off a plane unlike many of his peers in school who he bonded with over their immigrant backgrounds.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Sonoma, California, Dani Grippi (14) interviews her mother Tina Grippi (56) about how being adopted affects her life. Tina has always known that she was adopted and is happy that things turned...

Recorded on 8/30/18 at Atticus Bookstore Cafe as part of the Bread Breakers project.

Growing up in LA during 70's-80's

One Small Step partners Stacie Williamson (39) and Adam Barlow-Thompson (38) share a conversation about their families, their faith, their communities, their political views, and about what guides their values and beliefs.

Rhoda Justice Garcia (72) talks with her friend Candyce Bennett (68) about childhood memories of growing up during the time of the NASA space program, living at Cocoa Beach, near Patrick's Airforce Base, and Satelite Beach.

"Memories of The Row"

Suzann Rodewald interviews Olga Zapolskyy to discuss her family’s transition to the United States. Friendship begins here.

Alyson Giardini, 41, and her spouse Jackie Stanfill, 51, talk about their relationship, Proposition 8 in California, and their children.

Jeff and I talking on the patio of our childhood home. He shares with me lessons he has learned about life.