3 Oct 2012
“Tell the truth. Be proud of who you are. You are not alone.” (Ep. 368)
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Roger Roe joins Peter Reitzes to discuss his recently published chapter titled Passing Twice: A Proud Community of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) People Who Stutter in the new StutterTalk book: Stuttering: Inspiring Stories and Professional Wisdom.
Roger reads from his chapter and discusses his experiences being a gay person who stutters. Roger is asked about finding Passing Twice: An Informal Network of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons Who Stutter & Their Friends. Roger is asked how religion and faith have influenced his life and about so much more.
ROGER ROE, a person who stutters, plays oboe and English horn with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and teaches at Indiana University in Bloomington. In addition, Roger writes and hosts children’s concerts.
15 Aug 2016
Passing Twice: A Place for LGBTQ People Who Stutter and Their Allies (Ep. 595)
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Bill Collins and Casey Kennedy join Peter Reitzes to discuss Passing Twice: A Place for LGBTQ People Who Stutter and Their Allies.
Many topics are discussed today including the past and present of Passing Twice, what the stuttering community can learn from the LGBTQ community, how the LGBTQ experience has changed for many over past decades, learning from the struggles of those who have come before us and some interesting twists on the “Would you take a pill to cure your stuttering” question. The guests are asked about from Roger Roe‘s excellent chapter on Passing Twice in the StutterTalk book.
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Bill Collins is a person who stutters in Philadelphia, PA. He’s been a member of Passing Twice since 2010 and the National Stuttering Association since 2012.
Casey Kennedy is a person who stutters and a speech-language pathologist in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Kennedy is on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Stuttering Association and is a regular attendee of National Stuttering Association annual conferences. Casey is also gay and is a member of Passing Twice.