Grown Too Soon with Jemoria Dorr on Conversations with Celena
From Conversations with Celena by Celena Thomas
April 5, 2026 · 56 min
About this episode
Jemoria Dorr shares his courageous journey of being a gay, black man in Mississippi after being given up by his mother.
Grown Too Soon with Jemoria Dorr on Conversations with Celena Join us as Jemoria talks about being given up by his mom & being a gay, black man in MS. This young man was so courageous, and this is only the beginning.
People in this episode
Host: Celena Thomas
Guest: Jemoria Dorr
Topics covered
- personal story
- identity
- courage
- mental health
- LGBTQ+
- race
Keywords
- gay
- black man
- Mississippi
- courage
- identity
- mental health
- personal story
Mentioned in this episode
Places: MS
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