Hello everybody. Oh, yes indeed. Hello. Keep going. I like that. We're leaving it. We're leaving it. Welcome to coming out with Lauren and Nicole. We are a weekly podcast where we have queer folks on from all walks of life. And 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 I'm so happy.

You're giddy.

I'm giddy. I like can't speak because my mouth is all in smile mode.

I have my Aunt Renee on with us who's visiting L.A. Actually, you can explain why are you visiting L.A. Also, a pastry chef. That's also. Are you really? Yes. Oh my gosh. Yeah, she is. She's amazing. Like one of the lead characters in Dana Fickley's book, Savor the Moment. Has Savor the Moment. Free plug. Free Plag, Dana.

It's an erotic novel with the pastry chef, so there you go. It's probably not based on my life.

So tell everybody a little bit about yourself and why you're here.

I am a listener and a fan of this show.

I listen as I bake in Nashville, Tennessee.

And when I listen to the show, I always think of things I would like to say because my

experience is so different than most of your guests because I'm 60 years old and I have

been out longer than Nicole and Lauren have been alive.

That's cool.

It's amazing.

We love having, yeah.

And I take a lot of pleasure listening to the changes and how it's a little bit easier to come out now than when I did.

A little. A little. I just still, I'm living in

Nashville, Tennessee. And for some people in places like rural Tennessee, it's still pretty hard.

Yeah, absolutely. It really is. Yeah. Actually, and we'll get into this later in the story. But,

so Renee is my Aunt Nina's wife. Aunt Nina is my dad's sister. I've referenced both of them on the podcast many times. So if you're a listener, you know. And yeah, Renee has been in my life as long as I've been born. Yes. Yeah, as long as I've been here, which is amazing. And in my life for nearly 30 minutes. Yes. 20, 30 minutes. And you see how amazing she is. And you guys, as we joke but not joke, are definitely the most successful couple of the whole family. So that... Yeah. Just say her. Your aunt. Your aunt is a catch. She, oh.

Your aunt Nina is a catch.

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