Episode 24 – Pat Stone shares her story about coming out at the age of 53 in 1996 being married for thirty-five years. Pat was the Dallas PFLAG Chapter President at the time which provided her the skills to start a support group called Late Bloomers that she has been running for ten years.
More on Pat Stone
Pat’s website. Order her new book here too!
Late Bloomers Article on Pat Stone in Dallas Observer
Support Organizations
Late Bloomers Website (not Pat’s Group in Dallas) no longer available
PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays)
Family Equality Council (for LGBT Parents)
Colage (Support for kids with LGBT Parents)
Recommended Books
Lesbian Epiphanies: Women Coming Out in Later Life, by Karol L. Jensen, Ph D.
Married Women Who Love Women, by Carren Stock
Lesbians at Midlife: The Creative Transition by Barbara Sang, Joyce Warshow, and Adrienne J. Smith