'Nancy' Podcast Looks For 'Out At Work' Stories

Out? Tell Them

LGBT podcast "NANCY" is looking for stories about what it's like to be out, or not, at work.  The WNYC STUDIOS show's "Out At Work" campaign is asking listeners to submit their experiences about being openly LGBT on the job, including stories of discrimination, acceptance, and what the reactions have been.  Selected stories will air on "NANCY" later this season.

“We spend so much of our lives at work, but how much of ourselves do we share there?” said co-host TOBIN LOW. “KATHY (TU, co-host) and I created NANCY as a venue to tell LGBT stories -- our own and others—that we weren’t hearing elsewhere, and we were amazed and heartened to find that our audience is just as eager to be heard. We’re excited to use our platform to give our listeners a chance to take us beyond the headlines and get down to the nitty-gritty everyday reality of how we navigate our identities and lives in the workplace.”

“The LGBT community is not a monolith,” said TU. “And we want to hear stories from everyone -- the happy stories, the frustrating stories, the funny stories. Maybe you have a coffee mug with a gay unicorn on it displayed on your desk so your co-workers know you’re queer (guilty). Maybe not. Either way, we want to know. NANCY is a place where the complexity of who we are and our experiences is given room to breathe, and I’m so happy to include our listeners’ stories as well.”

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