Going gay in middle age

What’s it like to switch teams mid-season? Nicola was married to a man for 25 years before she fell in love with a woman. Jennifer and Marija were in their 40s when everything they knew about their sexuality changed.  

Yumi Stynes chats to later-in-life lesbians to hear what they’ve learned from swapping sides. She also gets the low-down on sexuality research across the life span, and why so many women are coming out in their second act. 

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This episode will answer questions like: 

• What’s it like to fall in love with a woman in middle age? 
• Are some women straight and then turn gay? 
• How common is bisexuality? 
• How fluid is sexuality? 
• What does it feel like to have sex with a woman for the first time? 

This episode contains references to sexuality, family, mother, parenting relationships, lesbian, gay, straight, sex, orgasm, religion.