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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Sandra Watson is a hair colour artist and the director of Koloured Ltd. She has two grown up children and, following her divorce, chose the ‘women’ option on a dating app. Sandra talks about the importance of finding your chosen family and the joy of meeting other black queer women. She also talks about racism in Britain, wanting ‘comrades not allies’ and why it’s never too late to come out.

Joining the LGBTQ+ community later in life can feel daunting. Some of the groups Sandra loves include queer women’s Meetups and Black Pride.

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Smith is a retired laboratory technician. He grew up in a religious family, married a woman and had three children. He always knew he was gay and, after losing his wife, joined the community and eventually found love with a man. Chris talks about faith, family, love and self-acceptance.

Joining the LGBTQ+ community later in life can feel daunting. Some of the groups that Chris loves are The Devon Gay Men Meetup, which organises walks and social events, and the Open Table Network, a partnership of LGBTQIA+ people of faith.

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.