Becoming Wilkinson
When I started this podcast, I thought it would be the story of my journey from married man with three sons, involved in ministry in the NW, to my current life as a gay man in Palm Springs, CA. I'd weave in interesting interviews with amazing people whom I've met along the way. But as the podcast has evolved, I realized that interacting and hearing other people's stories has changed me. The Universe always sends me just the right person at just the right time to guide me along my own journey of "Becoming". Join me as I have conversations with these fascinating people and share this journey with you.
Becoming Wilkinson
What do you do when you're a married man with kids, you donate blood and then the clinic calls you in and tells you that you're HIV positive? Bob Blackford discusses what happened to him and how he negotiated his life - bringing him to where he is today.
Bob Blackford discusses how he felt after donating blood, only to have the clinic subsequently call him in to discuss some "irregularities" that the testing had revealed.... then informing him that he was HIV positive. This was when he was in the ministry, was married with kids and it was prior to meds being developed. He basically heard a death sentence. He had to not only tell his wife that he was HIV positive, but also that he had had some gay sexual experiences. He describes how they negotiated that, managed to raise two daughters, wrote a book and then share the mic with his wife in telling their joint story to an International audience. And he tells how feels to be in Palm Springs, living his authentic life today as a gay man.
Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2022
Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.
To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com