Today's is a very special Father's Day episode of “Hey Gerle!” with Mike's father, Bill!
The “Hey Gerle!” episodes are designed to be an “ask anything” Q&A between me and you, the listener. I will normally be doing these with the help of my GerleMen Podcast family, Garrett & Lesley.
On this special Father’s Day edition of “Hey Gerle,” my dad and I will both be asking each other questions and answering each other’s questions. My Dad answers questions about what it was like to be a Mormon father with a gay son, and I answer some questions about what it was like to be a gay man with a Mormon father.
My father and I have been through a lot. It is an intensely emotional interview. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did recording it.
This interview humbles me with gratitude for my father, a man I vilified as a teenager & young adult, who has become one of my greatest sources of strength and inspiration. I could not be more proud to call myself “Gerle”.
We talked about:
Mike's Coming Out [5:43]
Being a Mormon with a Gay Son [13:31]
Regrets [19:20]
Transition to Acceptance [27:55]
Learning From Each Other [34:39]
Advice For Other Fathers [45:41]
A Strengthened Bond [50:36]
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