Épisodes

  • Coming out in a faith-based community
    Mar 9 2026

    Fiona Hardie shares her experiences with Christianity and Paganism, and Amy talks about her experience as a Muslim. Both reflect on finding queer community within their faith. Amy also talks about her role in Hidayah, the UK's leading queer Muslim charity.

    Find out more about Hidayah: https://hidayahlgbt.co.uk/

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    40 min
  • Coming out in the workplace
    Mar 2 2026

    Ross talks to Sarah Cosgriff (she/they), a science communicator and asexuality campaigner, and Lucy Vickers (she/her), a schoolteacher. Both Sarah and Lucy talk about how their LGBTQ+ identities shape their work and lead to new opportunities for them in their careers.

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    38 min
  • Coming out at school and uni
    Feb 23 2026

    Harry Faint (he/they) and Mark Plant (he/him) talk to Ross about their experiences coming out in school. Harry, now a teacher and film-maker, talks about the importance of representation in queer media, including touching on their short film, King Henry, based on their experiences. Mark tells his story of coming out through the school yearbook!

    Watch King Henry: https://www.itgetsbetter.org.uk/king-henry

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    34 min
  • Coming out to family
    Feb 16 2026

    Kate Doak-Keszler (she/they) and Dhiren Doshi-Smith (he/they) both came out to family at a time when they were already in a queer relationship. Kate shares their experience of different responses from each parent, while Dhiren talks about how, as a therapist, they use their training to reflect on the variety of emotions associated with coming out.

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    23 min
  • Coming out to friends
    Feb 9 2026

    In episode 2, Ross talks to Riddy Sonsomsuk and Phoebe Constantine both in their 20s, about their experiences coming out to friends. Riddy shares experiences as a trans man in Thailand and the UK, and Phoebe talks about the joy of finding her people.


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    29 min
  • How do we feel about coming out?
    Feb 9 2026

    To start the series, our host Ross talks to Daniel Balfour (he/him) and Mark Plant (he/him) about what it means to come out. Is coming out still important? Is coming out a celebration, a burden, or something in between? Do we ever stop coming out?

    We hope you enjoy listening.

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    24 min
  • Podcast Trailer
    Jan 28 2026

    It Gets Better UK is a lived-experience-led charity sharing stories and messages of hope by and for the LGBTQ+ community. In this new 7-part series, members of our volunteer community talk about their experiences with coming out.


    Here is the trailer - episodes 1 and 2 arrive on 9th February.

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    2 min