by Unite UK | Nov 4, 2019 | Coming out, Gay Coming Out Stories
Growing up, I had this silencing fear of people finding out that I was gay. I grew up in such a traditional household where anything “gay” was unmentionable. So, at a young age, when people would tease me about being gay or ask me that infamous question that made my...
by Unite UK | Apr 4, 2018 | Gay Coming Out Stories
I have always been attracted to boys but have never had the opportunity to go through it until college. College brought me a lot of new experiences, the stress of exams, nightclub outings, parties with friends. But more specifically a special bond with a best friend I...
by Unite UK | Feb 26, 2018 | Transgender Coming Out Stories
My coming out story is strange because l don’t really know where it started. I told my mom early summer that l was questioning my gender (even though l knew l was trans, l just wasn’t ready to say it out loud). She wasn’t really shocked because l was never really a...
by Unite UK | Feb 12, 2018 | Coming out, Transgender Coming Out Stories
From the age of 12, I questioned my identity and sexuality. I always felt as though I was different from my family and friends, I wrote my mum a note saying “I’m a lesbian” and she just said “but you like boys” so I replied...
by Unite UK | Oct 25, 2017 | Coming out
I first realised I wasn’t straight when I was 13 years old. Pretty young right? I was in my first year of high school, surrounded by my peers who would obsess over the most popular boys in class. I’d laugh, I’d smile and overall I went along with it;...
