Garrett Schlichte was exactly twice the age of his sister. When he was 28 and his sister was 14, she would dish to him on the phone about her teenage love life. But the feelings she was experiencing — like electric attraction and aching jealousy — were unfamiliar to Garrett. When he was a queer, closeted teenager, Garrett turned to romantic comedies to grasp ... Show More
Mar 4
Lindy West Thought She Couldn’t Handle Polyamory. She Was Wrong.
When she was growing up, the writer Lindy West was bombarded with negative messages about being fat. The whole world seemed to think she didn’t deserve love unless she lost weight. In her first book, “Shrill,” West wrote about how hard it was to combat fatphobia within herself, i ... Show More
51m 2s
Jul 2022
Ivre d'amour
<p>Cet été dans Passages, (re)découvrez nos épisodes consacrés à l'amour.</p><br><p>C’est la fin des années soixante, Ghyslaine dit “<em>Gigi”</em>, porte des jupes longues, met du khol noir sur ses yeux, et tombe amoureuse de Roland, ce très beau basketeur un peu bougon. Ils se ... Show More
42m 39s
Jan 2020
E63. Jessica Michelle Singleton Processes Her Trauma Onstage
Jessica Michelle Singleton, stand-up comedian, bonds with Bridget over their mutually dysfunctional upbringings. They compare notes about raised by parents with borderline or narcissistic personalities, processing trauma with dark humor, overcoming abandonment issues, and the dis ... Show More
1h 55m