Mr Brake Down is a drag king, actor, singer and the founder of The Upside Down Cabaret. Joining a LGBTQ+ choir helped him become the man he was born to be. Brake talks about the drag community, poking fun at masculinity and patriarchy, and how trans people are getting on with their lives joyfully.

Joining the LGBTQ+ community later in life can feel daunting. Brake suggests looking for LGBTQ+ spaces, whether that’s a book group, a choir or a cabaret night. He also loves transgender charities Mermaids, Sparkle, Not A Phase and Trans Without Abuse, especially the work of Debbie Cannon, and the work of non-for-profit The Good Law Project.

Late in the Gay is a Substack, podcast and community for LGBTQ+ people who came out later in life created by journalist, podcaster and dog mom Yvette Caster.

There’s a Sunday Substack - the clueless musings of a woman who came out at 43

There’s a Wednesday events Substack - 3 things to do in the UK this week if you came out later in life

Find Late in the Gay and details of events on Instagram and Facebook @lateinthegay

Find host Yvette Caster across social media @yvettecaster

Late in the Gay is hosted by Yvette Caster

Produced, recorded and edited by Pineapple Audio Production

Artwork by Deirdre Spain of Deesign Illustrations

Music by @PoldMusic

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