Is nurse blake gay

We also talk about our favorite songs, tv shows, and movies we watched in 2021. His celebrity status gave him a chance to lobby for better pay and working conditions for nurses. I was single for the first time in my adult life, and I didn’t realize how much conversion therapy had scarred me until one night, about two years ago, when I completely broke down in my condo.

I appreciate every listener, but I have a lot of other exciting things planned for 2022. Every time someone found out I was gay, I’d be forced to start over somewhere new. One day you’re on a date with a guy feeling completely yourself and loving life when you get a sudden flashback. Stay subscribed because I’ll be back for NurseCon at Sea in April!

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However, the difference now is that I don’t face it alone. He was gentle and kind and made me feel seen in a way that didn’t come with conditions. It’s in holding another man’s hand in public without fear.

I was moved to four different high schools during that time.

It’s about telling young people that their very existence is a problem to be solved.

I’ve met countless people who went through conversion therapy. No shame, no stigma, and maybe a few laughs.

Like this podcast? The scars don’t always show, but they shape everything: the way you trust, the way you love, the way you look at yourself in the mirror.

So when lawmakers and judges who haven’t been in our shoes debate this issue like it’s abstract policy, I want them to picture a kid like me, sitting in a folding chair, clutching a notebook, praying to become straight because the adults in the room told him that was the only way to be good.

That kid deserved better.

With over 4 million followers across social media, Nurse Blake is a former surgical ICU nurse, content creator, internationally touring comedian, health care advocate, keynote speaker, and children’s book author. I’m sad to say I will be taking a bit of a hiatus, so this will be the season finale for The Nurse Blake Podcast.

I’m sharing my story now because the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about conversion therapy and whether states should be able to ban it.

I still have my journal from that time. As usual I’m with my husband Brett with two T’s, and I’m going over all of my favorite things this past year.

So I stayed silent.

Once I turned 18, I begged my parents to let me stop going. We spotted Jeff Bezos’ mega yacht, and we ran into a bunch of nurses! Nurse Blake has garnered a loyal following with his original comedy that hilariously captures life in the nursing world.