Michael Skinner shares his story with Rayanne about coming to a place where he realized that he is Pansexual, where attraction is not bound by gender or what society determines to be right or good.
• Societal Norms make is easy to make incorrect assumptions
• "Just because someone looks one way doesn't mean you know their story."
• The changes that happen when one comes out.
• Being Empowered by the Truth
• The personal change: "I do not feel like a pretender."
• People are more than their labels.
• "We only notice the labels different than our own"
• Being a resource for those in their own personal journeys
• This is who I am
RESOURCES:
READ / LISTEN to Dan Savage, "He always comes from a place of understanding and acceptance."
< https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040550752/dan-savage-on-celebrating-30-years-of-savage-love-with-a-new-book >
WATCH: "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
< https://a24films.com/films/everything-everywhere-all-at-once >
You can message Michael on LinkedIn:
< https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-skinner-66a985174/ >