Do the interview (please?)

In case you don’t know me personally, my name is Ulla Kelly and I’m currently doing a series of coming out stories which will be published on queerlife and here. OK it’s not a new idea, but I personally think coming out stories are great, I’m always curious to read them and I’d love to see a website full of them. If you’re willing, please answer the questions below, at as much length as you like; ignore any questions you don’t like and send the responses back to me either at spr.serious [at] gmail.com or to Lazy Nachos on Facebook asap. Please use Coming Out as the subject of your mail or message, thanks. I’d like to have an image with each interview, so depending on how comfortable you feel with it, please let me have a photograph of yourself, or an image that represents you. Please also feel free to pass this on to any other people you know. You’re also very welcome to ignore this request.

I will never pass email addresses or any other information to anyone else.  I swear it by all my comfortable dyke shoes.

If you’re a heterosexual person living on Lesbos, I’d love to hear your story too.

You can use the questions below, or the online form.

Country & city:
Name/nickname:
Age:
Gender:
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)?
What other words would you use to describe yourself?
How old were you when you first realized your identity?
How old were you when you first told someone?
Did you plan it? If so, how?
What made you choose that person to tell?
Can you remember exactly what you said?
How did you feel?
What was the person’s reaction?
What did they say?
What was your relationship with the person like afterwards?
What’s it like now?
If you’ve been outed unwillingly, who did it?
What happened?
What were peoples’ reactions?
If you’ve experienced homophobia etc, please give an example.
Since coming out, how “out” are you in the following areas of your life:
Educational institution:
Job:
Family:
Friends:
What does being out mean to you?
What differences, if any, did your cultural background make to your experience of coming out?
What does the concept of the closet mean to you?
What advice would you give someone wanting to come out?
If you could do it all again, would you do it any differently? If so, how?

If you want me to include a link to your personal and/or professional website, please add that too.

Thanks very much for taking part in this!