# Ep. 263: My Gay Journey: From JCPenney Catalogs to Coming Out at Work | This Is Everything

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Podcast: [Everything & Anything...and a bit gay Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-anything-and-a-bit-gay-podcast-6752108)
Published: 2026-07-14T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.everythingandanythingpodcast.com/
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## Resource

In this solo episode of This Is Everything, Zach gets more personal than ever — tracing his journey from a closeted kid in Miami sneaking looks at the JCPenney catalog, to club kid on South Beach in the '90s, to finally coming out at work in his 40s. A funny, honest, and deeply human look at all the phases gay men go through to find themselves.

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