by Unite UK | Apr 11, 2018 | Gay Coming Out Stories
I came out when I was fifteen. I told my friends first. The idea of this terrified me, but it still seemed like a warm-up compared to telling my family. I went to an all-boys school that specialised as a sports college, so a lot of the kids were the standard sporty...
by Unite UK | Feb 19, 2018 | Coming out, Gay Coming Out Stories
My story is very average and to be completely honest I am very lucky. I came out when I was 19years old, not because I was worried about what other people thought when I was younger it’s just when I realised. The realisation was amazing everything clicked together it...
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 | Feb 5, 2018 | Coming out, Non-Binary Coming Out Stories
When I was 8years old on holiday in Tenerife I had my first kiss with a girl I’d met and we became friends. It didn’t feel wrong it just felt different because I was so used to seeing male & female kiss. Fast forward I still saw girls different to boys but I had...
by Unite UK | Nov 2, 2017 | Coming out, Transgender Coming Out Stories
My whole life I knew I was different; I wanted things like finger bikes, skateboards, and cars. Tomboy was the word I most identified with because I didn’t know anything else. From middle school, up until graduation, I got made fun of for little things – from my...
