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Episode 233: Amir Yass
Coming Out Pod
English - January 25, 2023 09:13 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 518 ratingsSexuality Health & Fitness Comedy comedy interviews business news interview women funny culture science comic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We chat with the FABULOUSLY queer Amir Yass, a content creator and TikTokker whose self-described job is "to make straight white men uncomfortable!" Amir grew up the child of immigrant parents in a conservative Muslim household in Orange County. How conservative? Let's just say his parents not only pulled him out of sex ed in middle school, they also moved houses because their neighbor was an out gay man. Amir shares how both therapy and comedy have helped him to destigmatize the shame he felt for so much of his life, and discusses how "coming in" is not just an affirming practice in general; it can also be a real lifesaver for those in situations where it simply isn't safe to come out. All this, plus that full-circle Hallmark moment when Grindr reconnects you with someone from your distant past!
Follow Amir on Instagram and TikTok at @amiryassofficial, and feel free to DM him!