by Unite UK | May 7, 2019 | Coming out, Gay Coming Out Stories
Growing up, I was always very shy and onto myself. As if I already knew I was guarding a secret. I was also not your typical tomboy, loved staying indoors, playing computer games and yes, I also played with dolls… My parents couldn’t have been more lovely...
by Unite UK | Apr 23, 2019 | Coming out, Gay Coming Out Stories
I started seeing this girl in November of 2015. She was beautiful, smart, quirky and was very different from people who’ve I’ve met in my life up until that point. I was sure that I wanted to be with her, sure about my feelings for her and sure that we could progress...
by Unite UK | Jan 14, 2019 | Gay Coming Out Stories
I never felt ‘normal’ when I was a little boy. Instead of playing with toy cars, I would give makeovers to my sister’s Barbies. I was obsessed with fashion and begged my mother to let me buy a sewing machine, but instead, she bought me ‘Top Gun’ on VHS...
by Unite UK | Dec 11, 2018 | Gay Coming Out Stories
Coming out at a very young age was not ideal for me as my family is Catholic, my parents and family are erratic attendees at Sunday Mass and as a result, I became an altar boy. Being an altar boy made me happy, and I thought I found my purpose in life. “being...
by Unite UK | Nov 20, 2018 | Gay Coming Out Stories
Before I came out, when I was in college, I always had those curiosities. Those urges. I never acted on them because I thought it was a phase that would eventually pass. One day those urges got the best of me and I realised that this was who I was and nothing would...
by Unite UK | Jul 10, 2018 | Gay Coming Out Stories
My name is Daniel Bailey. I’m a ‘normal’ 15-year-old boy with ambitions, hopes and dreams. Or at least that’s what society portrays me as. I use the word ‘normal’ carefully and place it into quotations because how are we meant to...