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August 4, 2023 41 mins

Grant Chemidlin is a queer poet who realized the power of writing as a teenager and now uses his own vulnerability to help others live their best gay lives. In this episode he shares his reasons for writing, how difficult it was to come out, and advice for how people in the LGBTQA+ community can deal with the hatred we’re experiencing in America today.

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