by Unite UK | Sep 24, 2019 | Coming out, Non-Binary Coming Out Stories
I came out at a very young age, by the standards of the time. It was 1998 and I was 14 years old. I didn’t understand what I was but I knew I felt differently to the other people around me and I battled with that, alone, for a good 6 months before I eventually...
by Unite UK | Sep 17, 2019 | Coming out, Non-Binary Coming Out Stories
Hindsight is 20/20 – a cliche, but for me, it is true. There are many parts about my coming out story that are “typical” of the trans narrative. I was a tomboy as a child. I experienced extreme distress surrounding wearing feminine clothing. I attributed my...
by Unite UK | Aug 27, 2019 | Coming out, Non-Binary Coming Out Stories, Queer Coming Out Stories
When I came out the first time, I was in college. The majority of reactions were small smirks or eye rolls. As if to say, “I could have told you that” or “well, it’s about time.” Most of the people who had those responses aren’t in my life much any more. My true...
by Unite UK | Sep 18, 2018 | Non-Binary Coming Out Stories
I was 14 years old and I was sat in the dark in my bedroom putting eyeshadow on my chin and wearing a cap covering all my long hair, in an oversized sweatshirt covering my chest. I would go to chat rooms and talk to new friends and take photographs of myself to make...
by Unite UK | Sep 11, 2018 | Non-Binary Coming Out Stories
From a young age, I always felt slightly different than other girls I went to school with or hung out with. I always felt like I related more with my guy friends. I’d have boyfriends up until I was 19, just because I thought that was the normal thing to do. I didn’t...
by Unite UK | Jul 30, 2018 | Non-Binary Coming Out Stories
Over the last two years, I’ve become much more vocal about being non-binary. It’s important to me to attempt to shed some light on a topic that our society tends to shy away from. I try to share who I am, and my opinions, but I am fully aware that I do not speak on...
