Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Liana was raised by a fairly liberal family in a rather conservative rural community. She started questioning her identity when she was 18…
Pronouns: E/Em/Eirs Michi spent a lot of eir time shifting between opposite lifestyles and homes in eir childhood years. E said in some parts of…
Continue reading → “I wonder if he knows that moment will stay with me for the rest of my life.”
CW/TW: SA, emotional and physical abuse, use of the f-slur, attempted suicide Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Angelique grew up in the 70s as an only child, where…
Pronouns: He/Him/His Darren grew up in the Newport Beach, Calif. area with his mother after she and his father divorced. He described the area as…
Continue reading → “Other kids seemed to know more about me than I knew about myself.”
Pronouns: He/him/his Flynn grew up in a strict Christian home and he started questioning his identity at 6 years old, but didn’t start looking into…
“It’s amazing how some people will be fine with it and others not so much. I found that out real fast. That’s when you find out who your real friends are.”
“If you feel different, talk to somebody you can trust because at least then it comes out and you're expressing yourself a bit more. I've missed out a huge number of years and I wouldn't want anybody else to do that.”
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs Nox was born to an Asian and Muslim family, where their household was strictly religious. The only people who know about their sexuality…
Continue reading → “I was not alone in this for once in my life.”
CW/TW: Mental health, suicidal thoughts Pronouns: He/Him/His When Oliver was introduced to the idea of intercourse at 6 years old, he immediately knew it wasn’t…
Continue reading → “I wanted to feel alive all the time, not just in therapy.”
Pronouns: He/Him/His James first identified himself as a gay man when he was 16 years old, though he knew he’s been different since 7. “While…
Continue reading → “I just came out publicly for the first time and you want me to do it again?”
Come (Out) as You Are 