S3E8: Coming Out with 6 Kids; the Story of Nigel Sellens

Having kids in former straight relationships is one of the most common ways gay, bi and trans men become fathers. After dads come out, many of those relationships turn into co-parenting situations. But what is not often discussed is just what gay men go through when they come out to their wife and kids, how much strength it takes for them to build a whole new life, and the joy that can exist after wounds have started to heal. This episode, hear an inspirational story of resilience with Nigel Sellens, a dad in Australia who came out as gay after he and his ex-wife had had six kids, the youngest of whom is a special needs child. Nigel tells host Brit Smith how he handled the experience of coming out as a father, how he dealt with the aftermath, and how he kept parenting through it all. While Nigel says coming out when you’re already a dad is no easy feat, for him, having his children during that very difficult time of self-reflection was actually his saving grace. Learn more about becoming a father as a gay/bi/trans man at gayswithkids.com/gwk-academy and

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S3E8: Coming Out with 6 Kids; the Story of Nigel Sellens is an episode from Gays With Kids the Podcast by GWK.

This episode is 37:19 long.

This episode was published on Jul 20, 2022.

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