You’re married or partnered, maybe have children, a career and your identity is heterosexual, but then you’re single again and unexpectedly you fall in love with a woman. How does that work?
Guided by the host, Beth Armstrong, three bold, funny and wise women speak together anonymously to share their stories of coming out later in life and how it has affected their lives.
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Topics include:
- coming out
- blended families
- gay marriage
- identity
- religion
- online dating/ one night stands
- love
- heteronormative privilege
- single mother
- identifying words and pronouns
- sex / intimacy
- lesbian films and television
- symbols
- discrimination
- references to violence towards the gay community
- self-acceptance
- IVF
- Community
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10/15/21 • 46 min
Curveball – The Club you didn't want to be part of - Later Life Lesbians - Part 1
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Beth Armstrong (00 : 00)
Warning. This episode includes a discussion that some may find triggering or distressing. If you need support, please contact Beyond Blue on 1300 Double 24636 or Lifeline on 13 Double 114. Hi, Welcome to Curveball, the club you didn't want to be part of. I'm Beth Armstrong. Sometimes in life, something comes out of left field and we're knocked sideways, be it cancer, miscarriage or divorce. How do we change for the better or worse by these experiences and how do
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