START HERE FIRST: Why I Wrote This Story
START HERE FIRST: Why I Wrote This Story
START HERE FIRST: Why I Wrote This Story
First, thanks for offering your time and support to listen to this story project.
Who Would Enjoy This Story Podcast?
- Allies, family, and friends of LGBTQ+ children
- LGBTQ+ kids and young adults who struggle with their gender identity or sexuality
- Anyone that has struggled with the regular challenges of growing up, and has experienced confusion, depression, disappointment that stem from the way you look and walk in this world, you will also find something in this story.
Disclaimer:
I have tried to recreate events, persons, locales, conversations from my memories of them. I may have changed some identifying characteristics and details such as physical properties and places of residences. In other places, I may have reordered timing of events and added fictional events as appropriate.
EPISODE 4 will be released on 15 Oct, the official release of the podcast!!
ALL NEW EPISODES will drop EVERY THURSDAY until the finale episode.
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From The Podcast
Crack This ShXt Open!
‘Crack This ShXt Open’ is a story about coming into who you are while accepting the things you can not change. Shay is a shy introvert who has spent years masking herself to adhere to gender norms. She’s often wished for non-binary-presenting body traits, to not be male or female. On a reflective, emotional journey through her past, Shay seeks answers to tough questions. How to avoid becoming beholden to one box and instead remain fluid while existing in between? Shay investigates experiences long ago stuffed inside the proverbial box. In running from her truth, she loses her anchor and struggles to define who she is. What she is. Her truth is muddled in the cacophony of loud expectations, bullying taunts, societal demands, and traditionalist dogma. To survive, she masters the juggling act of wearing the masks known to the Trinity—her parents, church, and community. Her act to uphold others’ expectations slowly disintegrates. The gig is up. Shay faces a very lonely choice—to stay or walk away. But first, she must become reacquainted with a long-hidden characteristic of herself: Sebastian.Join Podchaser to...
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