Episode 278: Lindsay Hicks

Coming Out Pod

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Comedy, Mental Health

4.9 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

If you listened to last week's special episode about A Holiday I Do and found yourself thinking "gee, this is great, but I sure wish I knew Lindsay's coming out story..." then you're in luck, because this week Lindsay Hicks is BACK, and she is TELLING ALL! Lindsay (who uses bi and pan interchangeably) moved around a lot as a kid, so she was far less focused on things like crushes and dating than she was on simply keeping herself safe from bullying. It wasn't until she got to college and met her first ever lesbian that she started to sense that something was "different." Lindsay describes the surprisingly emotional experience of coming out to "some, like random dude...after four Bud Lights," and discusses the tumultuous intensity of her first queer relationship (relatable!). She also talks about meeting her parents with compassion despite their initial negative reaction to her sexuality, and shares the very sweet experience she had watching the original L Word ("I was like, oh my God - they're so safe! They're so safe, and they're so comfortable to be who they are!"). All this, plus a dog named Bagel!

Follow Lindsay and Bagel on Instagram at @linzhicks and @candicebergenbagel respectively. Also, watch Lindsay in A Holiday I Do and The List on Tello (tellofilms.com), and check out Suicide Kale on Amazon!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, y'all, it's Lauren, and I just wanted to jump on real quick to let you know that next week,
0:07.5	December 13th, will be the pod's fifth annual listener mailbag episode, and Nicole is coming back.
0:18.9	Yes, that's right. Nicole and I will be reunited answering your questions.
0:27.3	So get them in. Any questions you have for me or especially for Nicole since she's coming back for
0:33.7	this very special episode. You can hit us up at coming out pod at gmail.com or at
0:41.7	coming out pod on Twitter or Instagram. If you're a patron, you can submit questions through the
0:48.8	Patreon. Just get those questions in so that Nicole and I can answer them. All right, y'all. So that'll be
0:56.9	happening next week. But for now, please enjoy this episode with the incredibly charming
1:02.9	Lindsay Hicks.
1:10.4	Hey, everybody, welcome to the coming out pod.
1:14.8	Okay, queer root shout out for today.
1:17.8	Shout out to you.
1:19.2	If your queer root is Gwen Stefani in the video for Hollaback Girl.
1:24.3	Now, I am too old for this to be my queer root, but this altered the course of my life when that video came out.
1:33.1	Good God. I don't know. I'm literally wearing a beanie right now recording this episode, and I feel that her beanie usage in that video is very, it feels very, she's giving off a queer vibe. I don't know. I, God, when
1:46.7	that video came out, I was real into that. I have seen Gwen Stefani live in concert. I was the
1:54.4	oldest person there by a lot. It was mostly teenage girls. But maybe they were having queer
1:59.3	realizations in that moment. and I'm glad I could be
2:01.6	there for it. All right. So if you listen to last week's episode, which I hope you did. If you didn't,
2:08.4	pause now, go back and listen to that one. We talked about a holiday I do, which is the latest
2:15.4	offering from the queer platform tello. It is a Christmas holiday
2:21.1	Hallmark Lifetime-esque movie, but with two ladies falling in love. And we spoke to the two
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