The title of this recording is "Recently out participant at KAHA 2009 Youth Hui". It is described as: Wai Ho talks to a KAHA Youth hui participant who has recently come out. It was recorded in Tapu te Ranga Marae, 46C Rhine Street, Island Bay, Wellington on the 24th January 2009. This is an interview with an unidentified interviewee (or possibly interviewees) conducted by Wai Ho. The name is spelt correctly but may appear incorrectly spelt later in the document. The duration of the recording is 2 minutes. A list of correctly spelt content keywords and tags can be found at the end of this document. A brief description of the recording is: In this podcast Wai Ho talks to a hui participant who has recently come out. The content in the recording covers the 2000s decade. A brief summary of the recording is: The abstract presents the summary of a recording from the KAHA 2009 Youth Hui, featuring an interview with a participant who recently came out as gay. Hosted by Wai Ho at the Tapu te Ranga Marae in Wellington, the discussion delves into the participant's experience of coming out to their parent and engaging with the wider LGBTQ+ community. The interview takes place on the second morning of the hui, around 8:30 am. The participant discusses sleeping in a room with approximately fifty other people, which was noisy and disruptive. Despite the lackluster sleep, the conversation turns to a more significant personal revelation - the participant's coming out. The participant hails from Wellington and shares details about coming out to their mother in December of the previous year. They were 15 years old at the time of the discovery and disclosure to their parent. The support from the participant's mother was crucial – they were understanding and even sought help and avenues of support for the participant, one of which included guiding the participant to contacts such as Larisa. While there was initial apprehension, particularly about the reaction of the father because of the societal expectations surrounding father-son relationships, the participant's coming out was received without negative backlash. The participant opted to break the news via a text message to their mother, stating a preference for boys, to which their mother responded with an open attitude, asking supportive and inquisitive questions. This reaction underscores the importance of support systems for young individuals discovering their sexual orientation. Furthermore, the participant notes that the KAHA Youth Hui represents a novel experience - it is the first significant gathering they’ve attended with a large number of queer, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans young individuals. Prior to the event, they had never met another person of their age with a similar sexual orientation. It was through Larisa’s help that the participant was able to attend this milestone event. The audio recording captures a poignant moment for the participant, shedding light on a personal journey of self-acceptance and the discovery of a community. The participant exhibits a sense of relief and positivity about connecting with feelings and identity, emphasizing that parental support played an integral role in enabling attendance at the hui, which is viewed as a big step in the person's journey. The full transcription of the recording begins:  So this is the second morning of and Yeah, it's about 8. 30 in the morning. How did everyone sleep in a room full of of, like, 50 people. Did you get much sleep? No, not really. Like, No, Everyone was real noisy and stuff. They were snoring and sounded like a truck. So, um, you're from Wellington, And your mom was here yesterday, and she seems pretty cool with everything. Tell us. Tell us a little bit about that. Well, I just felt like I was, like, gay, So I approached my mom about it, and she was real cool about it. And she tried to get me help and stuff and talk to people. And, well, here I am, basically like she got me here, which is real cool, because she just, like, got me to Larisa and stuff. And this is like a big step for me, which is real cool. Like just meeting other people like me. Yeah, And how old So was this recently, or how old were you when you thought that you might be gay and you told your mom, um, this was, like, probably December last year, So I was still 15 and yeah, So it's been a couple of months, and I just feel a lot better about myself and more connect with my feelings and stuff. And were you worried about telling her at all? Well, yeah, I was worried. I was especially worried about my dad because just the whole father son thing, but it was it was all good. He doesn't he doesn't mind, which is good too. But yeah, it was freaky, but it was good. I kind of sent it to her in text, but yeah. And what did you say? I just said, um, I think I might like boys. That's exactly what I said. And how did she respond? Or she responded by saying, um OK, and she just started asking questions about it. Like, Is there one boy in particular all that sort of stuff, you know? Yeah. So she's been really supportive and understanding and yeah, she's a She's a real supportive person, which is really good, because I kind of need that because I wouldn't be here if I didn't have that support. And so this is your kind of first. This is kind of the first big kind of meeting that you've had with heaps of other young, queer, gay, lesbian, bisexual Trans people. Yeah, like I've actually never met another gay, bisexual, lesbian transsexual person my age. Like or I've just talked to Theresa and she also helped get me here, which was cool. Cool. Thank you very much and enjoy the rest of car. Thank you. This audio was brought to you by out there. For more information, visit WWW dot out there dot org dot NZ. The full transcription of the recording ends. A list of keywords/tags describing the recording follow. These tags contain the correct spellings of names and places which may have been incorrectly spelt earlier in the document. The tags are seperated by a semi-colon: 2000s ; Florida ; KAHA Youth Hui (2009) ; Out There! National Queer Youth Development Project ; People ; Porirua ; Stuff ; Tapu te Ranga Marae ; Wai Ho ; Wellington ; Youth ; bisexual ; coming out ; connect ; feelings ; gay ; hui ; lesbian ; other ; queer ; sleep ; support ; trans ; understanding ; youth. The original recording can be heard at this website https://www.pridenz.com/kaha_2009_recently_out_participant.html. The master recording is also archived at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington, New Zealand.  For more details visit their website https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ecatalogue.1089120. Please note that this document may contain errors or omissions - you should always refer back to the original recording to confirm content.