Welcome to werkbook, where Queerness and ELT intersect. This podcast project brings together Taylor Veigga, Tyson Seburn, and nine ELT folx to explore LGBTQ topics that affect queer people in different contexts, sometimes the same way and sometimes very differently. We'll hear experiences that sound familiar, some that are very difficult, and some that show the joyful and colourful impact being queer has for us and others around us.
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Welcome to werkbook, where Queerness and ELT intersect. This podcast project brings together Taylor Veigga, Tyson Seburn, and nine ELT folx to explore LGBTQ topics that affect queer people in different contexts, sometimes the same way and sometimes very differently. We'll hear experiences that sound familiar, some that are very difficult, and some that show the joyful and colourful impact being queer has for us and others around us.
Welcome to this episode of werkbook! We explore what coming out to family actually looks like—across cultures, generations, religions, and life stages. Tyson and Taylor include personal reflections on coming out to parents in Canada and Brazil shaped by religion, fear, and love, and situate these stories in and out of the broader contexts explored by the nine guests we get to hear from.From there, we hear a range of voices: people who lived double lives to survive at home, those who are selectively out due to culture or language, those who never got to come out to a parent who passed away, and others whose families quietly “already knew.” The episode closes with joyful, affirming stories of support—while still acknowledging that coming out is rarely a single moment, but a series of ongoing negotiations shaped by safety, timing, and love.Section 1 - This common experience with parents00:10:05 — Ani (Brazil)Growing up evangelical, living a double life, and finding school—not home—as a safe space.00:15:39 — Kanako (Japan)Not being out to family, managing visibility on social media, and the limits of selective disclosure.00:26:16 — Gaye (Türkiye)Grief, generational limits, and coming out to a parent only after their death.Section 2 - It's understood00:29:59 — Elizabeth (UK)A matter-of-fact, almost accidental coming out where queerness was already assumed.Section 3 - We love you.00:35:47 — Chad (USA)Coming out first to an aunt, then to parents—and reflections on the paths we choose to do so.00:41:03 — Giovanni (Italy)A joyful, theatrical family “intervention” that ends in laughter and relief.00:44:49 — Ethan (Vietnam)Immediate parental affirmation and the privilege of unconditional support.Section 4 - Out isn't just to parents.00:50:10 — David (Canada)Later-in-life coming out within a marriage, moving from queer theory to lived clarity.Section 5 - Rounding things out00:58:30 — Mitts (Brazil)His mom was the gay beard until she wasn't and then she was again.* All clips used are done so for educational purposes under the creative commons licensing.* Intro music clips by Gamemaster Audio and AM Beef. Background music includes Aryeh "I Love You", Oded Distalmen "Coucou", and Dreamy Drums - Rhythmic Chop Beat.
werkbook
Welcome to werkbook, where Queerness and ELT intersect. This podcast project brings together Taylor Veigga, Tyson Seburn, and nine ELT folx to explore LGBTQ topics that affect queer people in different contexts, sometimes the same way and sometimes very differently. We'll hear experiences that sound familiar, some that are very difficult, and some that show the joyful and colourful impact being queer has for us and others around us.
