Arturo Morales was raised in Mexicali, Mexico where he spent the first 25 years of his life. He got his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the State University ,Baja California. He went on to get his MBA in Computer Science specializing in data management from San Diego State. He knew from a young child that he was different and then he came to realize that different meant he was gay. Arturo first opened up to his cousin who he was close to and told him he was gay . He showed a lot of courage when went on and told his mother and his father who had been divorced for many years that he was gay .His mother was totally supportive of him and his father accepted him but never talked about it. Arturo two sisters and brother accepted him as gay as well .He began dating a priest from the Catholic parish and they were together over 10 years. Arturo also said they were a few other Catholic priest that were gay . Arturo being gay and Catholic , didn’t feel judgement or shame about it. He took a lot of courage to move forward after the break up with his priest. Several years later, he found the love of his life and they were together for two years and got married .After six months they took a cruise to Mexico where his husband died on the ship of a massive heart attack. This was so dramatic for Arturo that he moved away from Hillcrest ,California to New York City for three years. This is a powerful podcast or Arturo shares the importance of telling everyone you love them and you care about them because you never know what will happen. He also talks openly about his healing process and grief.

Faythe Huston was a 70 year virgin , how in the hell did this happen? Faythe has a Masters Degree in Counseling and also a Masters Degree in Spiritual Direction. She grew up in a conservative, religious family, never married or had children. Faythe believed in the Hero Journey which had a “called to adventure “which brought her so much energy she could not ignore it. She will talk about the well-known Hero Journey and the different stages involved in the Hero Journey .Faythe did not want to die without having the experience of sex and intimacy and began to explore the area of sexuality and sex in her life. Faythe is a seeker by nature and discovered a program called” Surrogate Partner Therapy “ (SPT). A client meets with a surrogate partner weekly as well as talking afterward with a sex therapist. This program is for those who have had little or no sexual history, those who have had sexual abuse or trauma, and those who experience pain with sex or have other sexual issues .As a heterosexual woman she had concerns and fear . However she used courage to overcome her fear. Faythe will describe her own journey . She says “ This last year and a half with SPT has been the most incredible journey I have been on in my whole life “. This is a fascinating podcast which will appeal to both male and female heterosexual allies, LGBTQ and even those that are Transgender. Over half of the clients of SPT are men . You must hear this podcast. It is eye-opening, vulnerable, and powerful.

Stonewall Rebellion /Riot took place , June 28th 1969 early in the morning. The Stonewall Inn was a LGBTQ bar located in Greenwich Village in lower Manhattan, New York. This was a safe place where LGBTQ people could come and spend time together . During this period of time in New York it was illegal to be gay as well as the majority of other states in the United States . Early in the morning on June 28 the police came to raid the patrons at the bar. Raids were common by the police at Stonewall but this one got violently out of hand .The police use extreme force and the 200 patrons back . The riot went on for almost 5 days. Sonewall riots are widely considered the watershed event that transformed the gay liberation movement and the 20th century fight for LGBTQ rights in the United States. One year later on June 28, 1970 the first pride events were held in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Many of the rights that LGBTQ people have today i.e. the freedom to get same sex married , freedom in the military to be gay or lesbian came from the basis of what happened at Stonewall This is truly our history, and we must not forget the courageous people who fought back and led others be proactive in fighting for the gay rights .You will find my commentary enlightening and show all of us why we must have a voice and to be proactive for fighting for LGBTQ rights.