Queer Coming Out Stories
Kiran’s Coming Out Story
My queer journey first started at the young age of around nine or ten. I was bullied throughout my childhood for being femme, “weird” and camp. For years the word “gay” carried negative connotations as this sentiment was always accompanied by aggression towards me. I...
Molly Sydnor’s Coming Out Story
All my life, I have challenged things that were taught to me. I was taught to discuss crushes and I was told monogamy was the only thing. I was taught that one day I’d get married to a man and have kids and a house with a big family. As a white-passing biracial...
Kalyne’s Coming Out Story
I was so pleased when Unite UK reached out to ask about my coming out story, feel free to read along for the journey & the growth.Where I come from: I was raised in Northern California into an extremely religious household, with firm boundaries, beliefs and shame...
Betty’s Coming Out Story
Coming out to me is a bit more complex than just pinpointing one particular date. The first person I ever came out to, was a close friend when I was 16. I’m 29 now and I still find myself coming out when I meet new people.I realised that I was attracted to the same...
Chloe Mason’s Coming Out Story
My name is Chloe and I’m happy to be sharing my coming out story with you. Unlike a lot of experiences, my experience coming out wasn’t really a sit-down talk with other people but actually a sit down with myself. In third grade, I knew I was different from other...
Vanessa Papa’s Coming Out Story
The first celebrity that I adored was Britney Spears. I was so obsessed with her that my family called me a Britney fanatic, which inspired my AIM username- fanatic7747. I collected every poster of hers that I could find in every Seventeen and J-14 magazine. I read...
Kotic Couture’s Coming Out Story
My coming out story is moderately uneventful. I grew up in a very small town in Maryland where everyone knows everyone and everyone knows everyone’s business. I was never into sports or car mechanics like my brothers. I never had an interest in a lot of what society...
Amalie Lee’s Coming Out Story
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 age, yet it took me some time to be comfortable with it. I think the hardest person for me to come out to was...
Dakota Aspen’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 open up, but I love exploring...
Shingi Rice’s Coming Out Story
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 I would be disowned. I never really was aware of my feelings around girls until I was much...