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A BYU mascot kept two secrets at once, and this is the story of living inside both.
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In this episode
- What it felt like to hide a gay identity behind a beloved college mascot
- How double lives shape a person's sense of self over time
- The moment honesty becomes more necessary than safety
- A first-person account of coming out from inside a deeply religious university
About this episode
Hidden identities and double lives. Charlie Bird spent his college years at BYU with two big secrets. He was the university’s beloved mascot Cosmo. Also, he’s gay.Be sure to follow Charlie on IG!
Your host is Levi Chambers, co-founder of Gayety.
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