Helena

12/30/19 • 20 min

Attitudes have changed about a lot of things over the lifetime of the Baby Boom Generation. The red-blooded, all American family of the 1950s was thought to consist of a mom, a dad and multiple biological children. But society must have forgotten to tell Helena because she had a very different take on what makes a family perfect. And, Helena she had no qualms about making her feelings known as the proud, only daughter of the equally as proud parents who adopted her.

Visit beentheredonethatpodcast.com for more information about the show, host Jo Ann Allen, producer Rae Solomon and how to get in contact.

Visit beentheredonethatpodcast.com for more information about the show, host Jo Ann Allen, producer Rae Solomon and how to get in contact.

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Ann Marie

Back in the day, many LGBTQ Baby Boomers thought long and hard about the right time to reveal themselves to family and friends. It took Ann Marie a bit longer than she would have liked to take that all-important step. But when she did, the reaction to her revelation is unique in the annals of coming out stories.

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As the trial of Donald Trump captures the country’s attention, BTDT goes back to the months leading up to the re-election of Richard Milhous Nixon, the first president in recent times to face possible removal from office and the only chief executive to resign. Jane recalls what it was like to work for the Committee for the Re-Election of the President, or CREEP, before the Watergate scandal broke open.

Visit beentheredonethatpodcast.com for more information about the show, host Jo Ann Allen, producer Rae Solomon and how to get in contact.