Episode 63: Em Westheimer

Coming Out Pod

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Comedy, Mental Health

4.9 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

24-year-old Em Westheimer (YouTube's AndroGenetics) identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, but also waffles with use of the word "girl." Their story is difficult, but Em tells it with such grace, self-awareness, and humor, that they manage to keep us laughing throughout. We also discuss the LaRouche movement (the stifling political cult that Em was raised in), and why queer people often feel pressured to "figure out" why they're queer, when straight people...don't.

Em is on IG at @siri_ew.

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0:00.0	Hi y'all.
0:07.0	Hi.
0:08.0	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.
0:18.0	Because who doesn't love a coming out story? Today we have M. Westheimer with us.
0:24.1	M is a friend of mine from writing class, from teeny writing class.
0:28.1	And M is writing about their coming out.
0:31.9	Not like they're coming out, but like your backstory is part of what you're writing about and your pilot and even the little
0:39.8	I've heard of it I was like oh my god I want to know more so I was like jumping at a chance of
0:45.0	having you on so m is by the way a director a performer a writer an international drag superstar
0:52.0	and a professional submissive.
0:56.0	For those of you who may know what that is.
0:58.2	It sounds very feeling to me personally.
1:00.5	Some of these are facts.
1:02.9	So, Em, yeah, tell us a little bit about yourself.
1:05.6	Hi, I'm M. I'm 24.
1:09.3	I am made mostly out of Carmen, I guess.
1:15.2	I have not eaten breakfast this morning.
1:17.6	Oh.
1:18.3	It's like 2 o'clock, by the way.
1:21.9	You know what?
1:22.9	We prefer guests who didn't take their mood stabilizers coming in.
1:25.8	It's very raw.
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