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John Furno

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Brought to you by Out of Hours.If you enjoy this episode, consider buying me a coffee to show your support! ☕️ We currently make a loss on the show and your support means the world!Today on the podcast we have John Furno, Founder of Bundle of Sticks - A queer publication, proudly sharing coming out stories to help and inspire the LGBTQ + community. Having gone through his coming out experience all alone, John decided to help others.A Bundle of Sticks started as a Facebook page, where he enocuraged other people to share their coming out stories. He’s since turned it into a publication, where people from all around the world have shared their own stories to help other people feel less alone. The magazine has been sent around the world - from the US, to Israel to South Africa.This is is not a story of something that has gone viral, but rather a story of a project with deep impact. The stories have caused school bullies to reach out to apologise, and fathers to reach out to make amends. This is a story about the power of stories themselves to change people’s minds. We talk about how John created the first edition, how to balance side projects with everything else, his experience of coming out and the life changing journey of self acceptance.LINKS:Join the Out of Hours Sprint here: https://www.outofhours.org/courses/sideprojectsprintSubmit your story to A Bundle of Sticks here: https://www.abundleofsticks.com/If you enjoy this episode, consider buying me a coffee to show your support! ☕️ We currently make a loss on the show and your support means the world! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brought to you by <a href="outofhours.org" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Out of Hours</a>.If you enjoy this episode, consider <a href="If you enjoy this episode, consider buying me a coffee to show your support! ☕️ We currently make a loss on the show and your support means the world!" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">buying me a coffee</a> to show your support! ☕️ We currently make a loss on the show and your support means the world!Today on the podcast we have John Furno, Founder of Bundle of Sticks - A queer publication, proudly sharing coming out stories to help and inspire the LGBTQ + community. Having gone through his coming out experience all alone, John decided to help others.A Bundle of Sticks started as a Facebook page, where he enocuraged other people to share their coming out stories. He’s since turned it into a publication, where people from all around the world have shared their own stories to help other people feel less alone. The magazine has been sent around the world - from the US, to Israel to South Africa.This is is not a story of something that has gone viral, but rather a story of a project with deep impact. The stories have caused school bullies to reach out to apologise, and fathers to reach out to make amends. This is a story about the power of stories themselves to change people’s minds. We talk about how John created the first edition, how to balance side projects with everything else, his experience of coming out and the life changing journey of self acceptance.LINKS:Join the Out of Hours Sprint here: <a href="https://www.outofhours.org/courses/sideprojectsprint" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.outofhours.org/courses/sideprojectsprint</a>Submit your story to A Bundle of Sticks here: <a href="https://www.abundleofsticks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.abundleofsticks.com/</a>If you enjoy this episode, consider <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/outofhours" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">buying me a coffee </a>to show your support! ☕️ We currently make a loss on the show and your support means the world! Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A Bundle of Sticks: Building a queer publication, with John Furno

John is an Australian wanderer who can’t function without coffee. Overcoming his quarter-life crisis, he now works as Partnerships Manager for the tech education company General Assembly London. There, he helps to organize and curate events by using his experience in both customer service and the creative industry.On the side, John is also the founder of LGBTQ+ publication &amp; community A Bundle of Sticks- a chance for like-minded people to share their coming out stories to help inspire others. Some Questions I Ask:- Let’s talk about being queer in London. I thought this was an open-minded city, I thought we are in the 21st century and things like homophobia and discrimination were things we have mostly overcome, and I’m seeing, because obviously, it’s not my reality, that even in the younger generations, there’s a lot of work to do. Why is that? Don’t you think we shouldn’t be focusing so much on someone else’s sexual choices, and more on creating? - Let’s play a game and imagine that London’s major takes a day off and you are the one taking over for that day. What would you do, where would you start, what would you change? - Do you have a mantra or motto that gets you out of bed those days when things seem too hard to bear? - If there’s anything you want to share with the world and haven’t yet. This is the place and this is the time, to clear that energy for good.  - What would you do if you were fearless?On This Episode You Will Learn:About coming out to his family, dealing with the lockdown pressure, being queer in London, what he would do if were London mayor for a day, and much much more. This episode is one of the most fluid I’ve had so far. The questions came through me playfully, he played along and we laugh a lot. My inner child, both inner children, are having fun and honoring the sacred space that a conversation like this creates.If you enjoyed this episode, check out the show notes and more at www.verifiedfearless.com/post/___45If my work is uplifting or assisting you, donations can be made at paypal.me/missfirestar ~ thank you! 😎❤️✨

John is an Australian wanderer who can’t function without coffee. Overcoming his quarter-life crisis, he now works as Partnerships Manager for the tech education company General Assembly London. There, he helps to organize and curate events by using his experience in both customer service and the creative industry. On the side, John is also the founder of LGBTQ+ publication &amp; community A Bundle of Sticks- a chance for like-minded people to share their coming out stories to help inspire others.  Some Questions I Ask: - Let’s talk about being queer in London. I thought this was an open-minded city, I thought we are in the 21st century and things like homophobia and discrimination were things we have mostly overcome, and I’m seeing, because obviously, it’s not my reality, that even in the younger generations, there’s a lot of work to do. Why is that? Don’t you think we shouldn’t be focusing so much on someone else’s sexual choices, and more on creating? - Let’s play a game and imagine that London’s major takes a day off and you are the one taking over for that day. What would you do, where would you start, what would you change? - Do you have a mantra or motto that gets you out of bed those days when things seem too hard to bear? - If there’s anything you want to share with the world and haven’t yet. This is the place and this is the time, to clear that energy for good. - What would you do if you were fearless? On This Episode You Will Learn: About coming out to his family, dealing with the lockdown pressure, being queer in London, what he would do if were London mayor for a day, and much much more. This episode is one of the most fluid I’ve had so far. The questions came through me playfully, he played along and we laugh a lot. My inner child, both inner children, are having fun and honoring the sacred space that a conversation like this creates. If you enjoyed this episode, check out the show notes and more at <a href="http://www.verifiedfearless.com/post/___45" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.verifiedfearless.com/post/___45</a> If my work is uplifting or assisting you, donations can be made at <a href="http://paypal.me/missfirestar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paypal.me/missfirestar</a> ~ thank you! 😎❤️✨

EP 45: Being Human, Unique & Queer w/John Furno