Shamelessly Relevant Episode 2: Coming Out

Erick Salgado, Hugo Quintanilla, James Fife, Julie Blunt, and Elena Burgé

December 18, 2022

In this episode of Shamelessly Relevant, hosts Julie Blunt and Elena Burgé sit down with Kris Hall and Gavin Hudson to talk about some of the challenges and expectations that queer people face when they decide to come out. They focus on how diverse and varied coming out can be and contrast their own experiences to challenges faced by other queer individuals.

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About the Videographers

Erick Salgado, multimedia reporter

(he/him)

Erick Salgado Garcia is entering his fifth semester at The State Hornet and his final semester at Sacramento State. He is a journalism major with a minor in film studies. Erick is from the Bay Area and hopes to help out local communities and direct a documentary.

Hugo Quintanilla, sports reporter

(he/him)

Hugo Quintanilla joined the State Hornet in spring 2022, and now covers sports for the State Hornet. He moved from Los Angeles to Sacramento in the summer of 2021. He hopes to cover football/soccer in Europe in the future.

James Fife, Podcast Editor

(he/him)

James Fife is a Senior film student born and raised in Modesto CA. He joined The State Hornet in Spring 2021 as a multimedia staffer where he then worked his way up to multimedia editor then became the Podcast Editor in Fall 2022. James looks to graduate this semester and be in a part of any industry that will hire him.

Julie Blunt, social media editor

(she/they)

Julie Blunt is working as the social media editor for their second semester at The State Hornet. They are also the author of a weekly column, "Diary of a Bookworm" and co-hosts an LGBTQ+ podcast called "Shamelessly Relevant" with co-editor Elena Burge. In the future, they hope to work for a publishing company as a part of an editorial team or to travel as a freelance journalist.

Elena Burgé, social media editor

(she/they)

Elena Burge is entering their third semester at the State Hornet and their second semester as the social media editor. Raised in San Diego, they came to Sacramento State to study public relations. Outside their position at the Hornet, they have professional experience in sales, marketing and graphic design. Elena co-hosts an LGBTQ+ podcast called "Shamelessly Relevant" with fellow editor Julie Blunt.