Joel Barrett of Joel Speaks Out is an LGBTQ writer, speaker, and gatherer. As a business mentor, he supports entrepreneurs from a wide variety of backgrounds. As a queer advocate, he brings people together to socialize and support one another. We talked about bi invisibility, his upbringing as a fundamentalist Baptist, his time in ex-gay therapy (AKA conversion therapy) , and he shared some fun stories about Presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
Mentioned in this episode:
Risk Podcast episode featuring Joel’s story
Correction: The Daily Mail story about Joel’s coming out
UMKC Small Business Development Center
Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce
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