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Coming Out as Ceremony: Reimagining Pride as a Rite of Passage (Epi 63)

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Coming Out as Ceremony: Reimagining Pride as a Rite of Passage

Aired June 19

What if coming out was honored not just as a personal revelation, but as a sacred rite of passage?

In this powerful Pride Month episode of The Mindfully Gay Podcast, hosts John Cottrell and Jerry Buie explore a bold and meaningful question: How can we reimagine Pride and the coming out process as something ceremonial, communal, healing, and deeply affirming?

Too often, coming out is treated as a private struggle followed by a public declaration. But for many LGBTQ+ people, the journey is much more…

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