by Unite UK | Aug 18, 2020 | Bisexual Coming Out Stories, Coming out, Queer Coming Out Stories
Amalie's Coming Out Story "I love being queer, I love loving who I love, and I love our beautiful community" I never had one big coming out moment. Instead, I came out in increments whenever and to whoever it felt safe to do so. I knew I was not straight from a young...
by Unite UK | Aug 12, 2020 | Coming out, Gay Coming Out Stories
Jeremiah's Coming Out Story "You have so much power, strength, beauty, and potential inside of you" The first people I came out to were my friends. The real ones accepted me and the people that wanted me to change… left. The first parent I then came out to was...
by Unite UK | Aug 5, 2020 | Coming out, Lesbian Coming Out Stories
Ally's Coming Out Story "I never was afraid to come out… which ironically, made things harder for me" Unlike many queer youth, I was lucky enough to have a pretty “easy” coming out story. Not that coming out is ever easy for anyone, but the reality is that homophobia...
by Unite UK | Jul 27, 2020 | Coming out, Transgender Coming Out Stories
Jackie's Coming Out Story "I held femininity close, like a toy that I wasn’t supposed to have" On September 9th 2018, I announced that I am a transgender woman, taking the name “Jackie” and using she/her/hers pronouns. This was the hardest thing I have ever done. That...
by Unite UK | Jul 20, 2020 | Coming out, Queer Coming Out Stories, Transgender Coming Out Stories
Dakota's Coming Out Story My name is Dakota, and I was born and raised in Texas, but I’m currently trying to move to Italy to study at university there. I’ve always been a mix of introverted and extroverted, it takes a lot for me to get comfortable with people and...
by Unite UK | Jul 15, 2020 | Coming out, Queer Coming Out Stories
Shingi's Coming Out Story "I always thought being black and gay could never go hand in hand" I have an African background, Zimbabwean to be exact. Being queer isn’t common at all back home so thinking about discussing this with family always felt odd and I always felt...
