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Browsing Archive: March, 2009

Victoria

Posted by ulla on Monday, March 9, 2009, In : Lesbian

Name or Nick Name : Victoria
Country or City you are from: : Cape Town
Your Age : 37
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : in love with a girl
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 36
How old were you when you first told someone? : 36
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I'd just got it on with my first girl and I was so excited about it I had to tell my Mum! I was a little nervous though...the thought crossed my ...

marty

Posted by ulla on Sunday, March 8, 2009, In : Bisexual

Name or Nick Name : marty
Country or City you are from: : Leeds
Your Age : 20
Your Gender : male
What did you come out as? : Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : nervous
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 18
How old were you when you first told someone? : 19
Did you plan it? If so, how? : no
What made you choose that person to tell? : they are my mates
Can you remember exactly what you said? : I said "I am bi and I like guys more then girls"
How did you feel? ...
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Billione

Posted by ulla on Saturday, March 7, 2009, In : Gay

Name or Nick Name : Billione
Country or City you are from: : Detroit, MI USA
Your Age : 33
Your Gender : Male
What did you come out as? : Gay
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Black, vegetarian, intellectual, intense, son/brother/uncle, a work in progress.
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 5 years old.
How old were you when you first told someone? : 10 years old
Did you plan it? If so, how? : It wasn't planed. It was more or less a situation where someon...

Malanya

Posted by ulla on Friday, March 6, 2009, In : Lesbian

Name or Nick Name : Malanya
Country or City you are from: : Queens
Your Age : 17
Your Gender : girl
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Fun, Silly, Artistic, Creative, Open, Friendly, Sexy, Motivated, Confident, Going Places, Helpful, Thoughtful, Hard-Working, Great Friend, Understanding, Intelligent, Sensitive, Smily, Loud Laughter, Cute, Emotional, Hedonistic
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 14
How old were you when yo...

Julie

Posted by ulla on Thursday, March 5, 2009, In : Lesbian

Country & city: Presently Placerville, California, USA

Name/nickname: Julie

Age: 38

Gender: F

What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)?

Lesbian

What other words would you use to describe yourself? Positive, cheery, spiritual, compassionate, flirty, girly, overly analytical/intellectualizing

How old were you when you first realized your identity? I think 35

How old were you when you first told someone? 35

Did you plan it? If so, how? N...