Morgan Sinclair

Back from Broken

Colorado Public Radio

Society & Culture

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Morgan Sinclair wrestled with his identity as a trans man growing up. He turned to drugs to numb his feelings, and struggled with addiction. As a teen, he found a way to break free through rehab, as well as Denver's unique 5280 High School. Now, at age 19, he's four years sober, out and proud -- and has his whole life ahead of him.

Back From Broken is a show about how we are all broken sometimes, and how we need help from time to time. If you’re struggling, you can find a list of resources at BackFromBroken.org.

Host: Vic Vela
Lead producer: Jo Erickson
Editor: Erin Jones
Additional producers: Rebekah Romberg, Luis Antonio Perez
Music: Daniel Mescher, Brad Turner
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Rachel Estabrook

Thanks also to Kevin Dale, Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Martin Skavish, Kim Nguyen.

BackFromBroken.org
On Twitter: @VicVela1

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Vic with a quick note.
0:02.1	This episode contains discussion of suicide.
0:05.2	Please be advised.
0:07.3	In three, two, one.
0:12.4	Middle school was horrible.
0:15.1	I feel like it is for most people.
0:17.9	Maybe not all, but...
0:19.2	Oh, God.
0:19.7	Yeah.
0:20.5	Yeah, horrible time in life.
0:24.5	But that was definitely when, you know, puberty hit.
0:29.3	Everybody's figuring themselves out.
0:31.6	But that was when I kind of realized that I was transgender.
0:38.3	I mean, at the time, I shoved it like so far deep into my mind that like I didn't even think
0:46.9	about it all that often.
0:48.2	Mm-hmm.
0:50.3	Was it kind of lonely?
0:51.3	Like you didn't feel...
0:52.3	I remember I was, I knew I was gay at a very young age.
0:57.0	And I'm a lot older than you.
1:00.0	And back, I grew up in a small town as well, and back in the 80s and 90s,
1:07.0	being gay wasn't as, you know, socially accepted, right, as it was, as it is.
	...

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