This Was Always Me
Global
Weekly· inactiveRich Clarke spent years feeling ashamed of his sexuality. Now he meets others who, for many different reasons, kept theirs hidden - and asks why.
From Olympic icon Dame Kelly Holmes to a Zimbabwean refugee and a former Conservative MP, these are unflinching stories of secrecy, shame, and survival.
Forget the rainbow-washed headlines... coming out isn't always safe, or even possible. Across 12 gripping episodes, Rich explores the emotional cost of hiding who you are, and what it takes to finally live your truth.
Raw, heartfelt, and long overdue. These voices are done hiding.
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Episodes(13)
Being Kavana: Anthony Kavanagh on the cost of hiding his sexuality in the 90s pop industry
11 Aug 202552 min
'They Put Me In A Closet & Beat Me': Zarith on his journey to safety & freedom in the UK
28 July 202539 min
Hiding Behind the Uniform: Retired Met officer Josi Clay on coming out as a trans woman
14 July 202548 min
Decades of Silence: Norman Goodman on surviving aversion therapy & embracing his bisexual identity in his 70s
7 July 202546 min
From Arranged Marriage & Exorcism to Activism: Moud Goba on escaping Zimbabwe and starting over
30 June 202551 min
A Love Hidden For 29 Years: Former Conservative MP Sir Nick Gibb and Michael Simmonds on fear, love and coming out in politics
23 June 202550 min
'Created perfect, but made flawed’: Gail Rose on how she found self-acceptance after conversion therapy at Church
16 June 202552 min
It Was Illegal To Be With The Love Of My Life: Richard Martin on secret heartbreak & waiting until his 60s to come out
9 June 202537 min
80 Years In The Wrong Body: Isobel on transitioning in later life, with her wife's blessing
9 June 20251h 4m