Hey y'all. Hi. Welcome to Coming Out with Lauren and Nicole. We are a weekly podcast where we have queer folks on from all walks of life. They tell us the tales of how they came out to friends, family, and the world at large. Because who doesn't love a coming out story?

Today, we have someone who came to us via our Coming Out Day episode.

We'll get into a little of why that is later.

But y'all meet Mariela Mulder, a jazz saxophonist.

Marinate on that for a second.

And expat living in Australia.

Mariela, thank you so much for joining us.

Welcome.

Hello.

Thanks for having me.

Oh, my gosh.

So first we need to talk about jazz saxophone.

I was a saxophonist for many years.

Wait, I was too.

For like six months, for like six months. But I can't believe this has never come up.

Did you play alto, Lauren? I played alto sax in fifth grade and I told Mariel this before you came on.

Basically, I did it for six months, and then it was so heavy that I switched my instrument to the flute,

because the flute fit in my locker.

That was my dedication to my craft.

This is so beautifully you. If I were writing the character of you, this would be in there.

Mariella, this is about you, though.

I'll have to show you my berry sacks at some point then.

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