Episode 122: Melissa Weisz

Coming Out Pod

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Comedy, Mental Health

4.9 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

We welcome actor Melissa Weisz, the other half of The Forbidden Apple Podcast and our first ever (former) Hasidic Jew! At nineteen, Melissa was engaged to a man in an arranged marriage...yet in a surprise twist, it was *not* her burgeoning queerness that eventually led to the end of that relationship. Melissa shares how being raised in such a confining religion resulted in a fear of joining other communities (including the queer community); we learn about Jewish "family purity laws," and SO much more!!

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0:00.0	Hey y'all.
0:07.1	Hi.
0:07.7	Welcome to Coming Out with Lauren and Nicole.
0:10.9	We are a weekly podcast where we have queer folks on from all walks of life.
0:15.5	They tell us the tales of how they came out to friends, family, and the world at large.
0:19.8	Because who doesn't love a coming out story?
0:22.6	Etcetera.
0:24.9	It just feels like the best way to say it.
0:27.6	Anyway.
0:28.2	I always leave a little space for you.
0:29.7	Yeah, et cetera.
0:31.0	It's my gift to you.
0:32.0	Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
0:33.3	So today we're so excited to have Melissa Weiss on with us.
0:38.7	Melissa is the other half of the Forbidden Apple Podcast.
0:43.8	We had Playa on a couple episodes ago.
0:46.0	You may have remembered.
0:47.6	Melissa is an actor and a podcaster.
0:50.6	And we have been back and forth via email for like at least a month now trying to get Melissa on. We're just, we're so excited to have you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for having me. Yes. I'm happy to be here. I'm really excited to talk with you both. Like I shared with you that I really like Palaiso's episodes. I'm like, these people are cool. I want to talk with you both.
1:12.3	Yes.
1:13.3	Oh my God.
1:14.0	We're so glad.
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