{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a0c86d20797376c6e12bcf8/6a192053029c20a5f62ab056?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"\"God doesn’t make mistakes\": Chris talks about coming out as gay aged 54","description":"<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>Late in the Gay is a <a href=\"https://yvettecaster.substack.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Substack</a>, podcast and community for LGBTQ+ people who came out later in life created by journalist,&nbsp;&nbsp;podcaster and dog mom Yvette Caster.</p><p><br></p><p>There’s a <a href=\"https://yvettecaster.substack.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sunday Substack</a> - the clueless musings of a woman who came out at 43</p><p><br></p><p>There’s a <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/Wednesday%20events%20Substack\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wednesday events Substack </a>- 3 things to do in the UK this week if you came out later in life</p><p><br></p><p>Find Late in the Gay and details of events on Instagram and Facebook <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lateinthegay/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@lateinthegay</a></p><p><br></p><p>Find host Yvette Caster across social media @yvettecaster</p><p><br></p><p>Late in the Gay is hosted by Yvette Caster</p><p>Produced, recorded and edited by <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pineappleaudioproduction/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pineapple Audio Production</a></p><p>Artwork by Deirdre Spain of Deesign Illustrations</p><p>Music by @PoldMusic</p>","author_name":"Yvette Caster"}