Coming out as a Lesbian
Lesbian Definition: A Homosexual Woman
Coming out as a Lesbian is often faced with a sea of doubt “You just haven’t met the right guy yet!” But little do they know, it’s not a guy that you need or want. Aside from the common pre-conceptions, we forget that lesbians can look and act however they please, after all everyone is unique.
Our Lesbian Coming Out stories feature amazing LGBTQ+ members who are proud of their lesbian identity.
Emma Wondra’s Coming Out Story
Many individuals don’t or aren’t able to come out for grand reasons like their safety and survival. So, before I get into my own story, I want to acknowledge my privilege in having a coming out story and being able to tell it. I went to a Catholic K-8 private school...
Kirstie Pike’s Coming Out Story
Hello! I was originally born in Tennessee but have moved around my entire life from the early age of 17 years old. In the deep south there is a lot of animosity towards the LGBT community still to this day. At an early age I was very much a tomboy with the way I...
Christine Diaz’s Coming Out Story
I am a first generation only child. My dad is Mexican and pretty old school and traditional. My mom is Peruvian and Chinese and has her old traditions and culture she goes by. Both of them were pretty strict with me but I must admit, being an only child but growing in...
Melissa Jeltema’s Coming Out Story
My coming out story and really coming to terms and feeling comfortable with my sexuality happened years apart from each other. I grew up in a very religious and conservative area. My grandpa was a pastor, my family went to church every Sunday, and I went to a private...
Sophie Kietzmann’s Coming Out Story
Coming out as a lesbian to the people in my life was emotional and monumental, but the most important “coming out” I went through was coming out to myself.Coming out started with the realization that I was gay in the first place. I spent my entire childhood and...
Sarah Amann’s Coming Out Story
Rachel and I first got together long before either of us came out or had even accepted that we weren’t straight. Due to being in a very unaccepting environment, we had to hide our relationship for the first several years. The stress and confusion of it all placed...
Jenna Vitelle’s Coming Out Story
I can’t remember a time where I wasn’t attracted to women. I think I sort of always knew since I was a little girl. As I got older, I masked it as “drunk curiosity”. I grew up in a very old school Italian and religious family therefore, I knew there was no way I could...
Liselle Savitri’s Coming Out Story
Coming out wasn’t as big of a deal as I thought it would be. To my friends and family, I feel like they already knew. I was never very feminine and growing up, I didn’t receive affection from boys well. I started out by telling my mother that I was...
Nicole Figueroa’s Coming Out Story
I was actually quite young when I knew I liked the same sex. Of course, I didn’t realize it or act on it because I was always told that I had to like the opposite sex. My first crush was my 1st grade teacher hahaha, I always wanted to be near her and I...
Pandora Nox’s Coming Out Story
My name is Pandora Nox, and I am a dancer/choreographer, self-taught make-up artist and drag artist from Vienna/Austria and I want to share my ‘coming out’ story with you! "Why are we forced to make something big out of something so simple?" So first of all, I...
Coming Out Lesbian
Being a lesbians means that yourself are a woman & that you are only attracted to women. The official definition is a homosexual woman, so it’s the female version of the term gay. Lesbian’s are often stereotyped to be feminists, hate all men & are butch. But this is far from the case, many of us lesbian’s struggle to come out because we don’t fit these made up myths. The truth is, lesbians can come in any shape or forms & still be a lesbian. There is no right way to be a sexual identification label.
Within this section of Unite UK, you will come across stories from other lesbians within the LGBTQ+ community. They have came out to their family & friends and have faced discrimination, judgement & so much more. But the satisfaction of coming out, is a powerful & moving experience. So, please. If you think you’re a lesbian but are to scared to come out or are still struggling to figure it out. Read these lesbian coming out stories as you may relate to what these women are going through. If after reading these stories, then we are can help. We run an active Instagram account & check our emails hourly, you’re not alone!