OUTspoken
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OUTspoken
S1E1 - Michael on Building Community when Living with a Stigmatised Cancer
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Today, we hear Michael’s story. Michael (he/him) is a gay man from the North of England, who is living with anal cancer and small cell lung cancer.
This episode we discuss:
🌈 Building community, when you can’t find it
🌈 Overcoming stigma
🌈 Sex after cancer treatment
And much more!
Content notices
This episode contains discussion of:
Cancer
Death (including death from cancer)
Homophobia (including one extreme instance)
PTSD
Sex
Sexual coercion
Infertility
Glossary
Anal cancer - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/anal-cancer/
Small cell lung cancer - https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/lung-cancer/small-cell-lung-cancer
Glossary of LGBTIQ+ terms - https://outpatients.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/V2-Provider-Pack-OP.pdf (Page 4)
Episode resources
Bottom Line - https://bottomlinecharity.com/
Sex and Cancer Info Hub, OUTpatients - https://outpatients.org.uk/sex/
The store that Michael was referred to happily still exists online! - Sh! - https://sh-womenstore.com/
Support
If you’ve been affected by any of the issues mentioned in this week’s episode, please find some links to support below:
Support for LGBTIQ+ people affected by cancer - https://outpatients.org.uk/support/
Maggie’s - https://www.maggies.org/
Macmillan support line - https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/get-help/macmillan-support-line
Switchboard - https://switchboard.lgbt/
Credits
Created and produced by OUTpatients UK.
Edited by @CRTaudiotech.
Cover art by @SorrelMilne.
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