Apostrophe’s Coming Out Story
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...
Kasey Nichols’ Coming Out Story
My coming out story, much like me, was quiet and unobtrusive. It was a long process consisting of growth, education, and deep self-awareness. I grew up during a time where sexuality, along with gender, was largely recognised as binary. I was never in...
Julia Pels’ Coming Out Story
Before I tell you my ‘coming out’ story, I want to make mention of the fact that I come out essentially every single day. Why? Because of my gender presentation. I pass as straight (which some find beneficial). "Neither straight or queer people believed...
Aldrin Suson’s Coming Out Story
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...
Phoenix Montoya’s Coming Out Story
People often ask me about my coming out story and I can’t help but giggle every time it comes up. I have “come out” so many times in my life that it seems laughable to an extent. I was 13-years-old the first time I came out to my mother.It was the summer...
Sexuality Quiz – What is your sexuality?
Our sexuality is often a journey of self-discovery to understand the emotions we're experiencing. Having these discussions can open a can of worms to try to find a label that suits us perfectly. We've created a sexuality quiz that can help start your...
Samantha’s Coming Out Story
For many of us, coming to terms with being transgender is a lifelong journey. Although we have recollections of struggling with our identity while growing up, it was difficult to find the words or analogues in everyday life that would help to materialise...
Brian Bloomfield’s Coming Out Story
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...
Marie Altenberg’s Coming Out Story
When I was younger, I always thought that coming out was something like a police interrogation. I imagined me sitting with my parents at a table, me on one side and them in front on the other side. "it felt like I had to confess something I did like a...
Alisa Eglite’s Coming Out Story
As far as I can remember I had a very happy childhood, I was an innocent young child and didn't know anything about transgender people. As a kid, I used to do a lot of girly things. Like playing with Barbie dolls, wearing my mother’s heels, putting on her...
Coming Out Genderfluid
Identifying as genderfluid comes under the non-binary umbrella. Like their non-binary relatives, gender is not black and white. It’s simply a colourful exploration of their true selves. To identify as genderfluid, it’s the concept that gender identity is not fix. This basically means those who identify as genderfluid don’t identify with a fixed gender.
They can appear masculine, feminine or neutral and still be fabulous.