Hello kids, this is Risk, the show where people tell true stories they never thought they

dare to share.

I'm Kevin Allyson and every other Thursday we release these special episodes that we're

calling classic Risk Singles, one old favorite from the archives.

This week a story that Tyler Green first shared on the podcast in 2015, now recently Tyler

created a podcast of his own called This Is My Family.

So stay tuned because after the story I want to play you a clip from Tyler's new show

in which this story continues.

Also the portion of Tyler's story that was recorded live on stage is from a Chicago based

storytelling show called Outspoken, produced by David Finck and Ray Torese.

So without further ado, here is Tyler Green with a story we call Like Lovers Do.

Six weeks ago now I performed at a storytelling night here in Chicago called Outspoken, which

is a new LGBT focused storytelling night here in the vast Chicago storytelling scene.

I was so nervous that night.

Even despite the fact I was surrounded by all of my friends, I just was shaking.

I think I had two or three glasses of wine before I even got on stage, which is never a

good idea for anyone.

Sweaty palms.

Part of the reason that I was nervous is that this was about things that I had never

told in public before.

I had definitely told on porches here in Chicago or in one-on-one situations, but I never

told them to room full of 200 people with the subject, my partner, in the room.

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