Coming out is hard to do ... and there are some amazing stories collected here, from all walks of life, all over Earth.  Please consider sharing your story, whether you came out yourself, or somebody else came out to you.  For both interviews, there's a standard set of questions plus plenty of space for you to add anything you like, just use either of the aforementioned links - thanks.  The interviews are published here and on a South African LGBTQI portal called QueerLife - big ups to them for hosting the online form and supporting the project - don't forget to visit them and see your story there. 

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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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Sara

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Name or Nick Name : Sara
Country or City you are from: : Canada and the US
Your Age : 24
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : geeky, chill, sarcastic
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 17
How old were you when you first told someone? : 17-a week later!
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I hadn’t planned it at all–I was only still coming to terms with realizing I was bi but I was at a birthday-Halloween party ...

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Clef Bass

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Name or Nick Name : Clef Bass
Country or City you are from: : United States
Your Age : 19
Your Gender : Male
What did you come out as? : Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Artistic, Learner, Futuristic, Empathic, Mature, Loving
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 13-14
How old were you when you first told someone? : 15
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I didn't plan it. I just knew I was confused, and I didn't want to deal with it alone so I told a close frie...

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Other

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Country & city: United States
Name/nickname: Other
Age: 19
Gender: Female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? Bisexual
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Friend, Family, Colleague
How old were you when you first realized your identity? 16
How old were you when you first told someone? 18
Did you plan it? If so, how? I don’t really remember how “planned” it was, but an old high school friend and I sat down on some random stoop in the c...

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Amy

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Name or Nick Name : Amy
Country or City you are from: : Los Angeles
Your Age : 24
Your Gender : Whoa-man!
What did you come out as? : Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Quirky, Witty, Lazy, Funny, Friendly
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 15
How old were you when you first told someone? : 22
Did you plan it? If so, how? : Not exactly. I had a first date with a chick and lied about it to my best friend. I said I went out with a dude. Later, she told me I...

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Rhi

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Country & city: Uk/Leicester
Name/nickname: Rhi
Age: 26
Gender: F
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? Bi.
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Rhi.
How old were you when you first realized your identity? 23-ish when I realised
How old were you when you first told someone? 24/25
Did you plan it? If so, how? I didn’t really plan it. There was wine.
{What made you choose that person to tell?
How did you feel?
What was the person’s ...

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TigerEyes

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Country & city: Johannesburg
Name/nickname: TigerEyes
Age: 45
Gender: Femail
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered)? Lesbian / Gay / Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Mother, Business Woman, Earth Angel
How old were you when you first realized your identity? ± 8
How old were you when you first told someone? 35
Did you plan it? If so, how? Very carefully
What made you choose that person to tell? She’d “caught” me on the Lesbian channels on the internet
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Kari

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Name or Nick Name : Kari
Country or City you are from: : Denver
Your Age : 16
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : on the “V” squad, gay
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 10
How old were you when you first told someone? : 11
Did you plan it? If so, how? : not really.
What made you choose that person to tell? : she was a good friend
Can you remember exactly what you said? : she first told me she w...

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RD

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Name or Nick Name : RD
Country or City you are from: : Miami, FL (via Goldsboro, NC)
Your Age : 23
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : accidental genderfuck, crossdresser
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 20
How old were you when you first told someone? : 20
Did you plan it? If so, how? : No.
What made you choose that person to tell? : I don’t know.  At the time I told my casting a play that I was...

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Dru

Posted by ulla on Friday, February 27, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Name or Nick Name : Dru
Country or City you are from: : Canada
Your Age : 16 (turning 17 very soon)
Your Gender : female (mostly)
What did you come out as? : Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : only those relating to the topic at hand: pansexual, fluid, queer, curious, varied, etc.
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : I cannot remember
How old were you when you first told someone? : middle school (13-ish)
Did you plan it? If so, how? : No, I did not ...

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P.E.G.

Posted by ulla on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Country & city: USA, Central to So. Texas
Name/nickname: P.E.G.
Age: 42
Gender: Female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Compassionate, accepting, non-judgmental, fun-loving, humorous
How old were you when you first realized your identity? Oh my, I'm 42! I can't recall! Though many women who aren't bi, like to see porn that involves women on women, I would say that is when I knew there was somethin...

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Karen

Posted by ulla on Monday, February 23, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Name or Nick Name : Karen
Country or City you are from: : Australia
Your Age : 31
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? :
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 13
How old were you when you first told someone? : 19
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I think it just started to manifest more and more in my experience that I was probably speaking a lot about it indirectly
What made you choose that person to tell? :...

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Rainbow Amoeba

Posted by ulla on Monday, February 23, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Name or Nick Name : Rainbow Amoeba
Country or City you are from: : Paris, France
Your Age : 23
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Bi
What did you come out as? : asexual
What other words would you use to describe yourself? :
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 21
How old were you when you first told someone? : 21
Did you plan it? If so, how? : The first person I came out to in person was one of my best friends. I hadn’t really planned to tell him. I came o...

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Sasha

Posted by ulla on Monday, February 23, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Name or Nick Name : Sasha
Country or City you are from: : USA
Your Age : 16
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? :
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 15
How old were you when you first told someone? : 15
Did you plan it? If so, how? : Kind of. I called a friend of mine and some how got on the topic of my best friend. She had been hiding thing from me ever since I had started talking to a certain boy. Af...

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Chelsea

Posted by ulla on Monday, February 23, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Name or Nick Name : Chelsea
Country or City you are from: : San Francisco
Your Age : 23
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? :
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : around 14
How old were you when you first told someone? : around 14
Did you plan it? If so, how? : Well, I made out with two of my female friends at the same time, so I guess you could call that a “hi, I’m into chicks” introduction.
What ...

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Virginia

Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Name or Nick Name : Virginia
Country or City you are from: : Birmingham, UK
Your Age : 24
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Quiet, stubborn, dense, private, creative, hesitant, liberal, bibliophile
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 21
How old were you when you first told someone? : 21
Did you plan it? If so, how? : Embarassingly it took a queer friend of mine to tell me I was bi before I was able ...

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Dre

Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Country & city:los angeles, ca
Name/nickname:dre
Age:21
Gender:male
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)?bi when i was 17
What other words would you use to describe yourself?unique, one of a kind, a trade mark
How old were you when you first realized your identity?i questioned since 7th grade but was sure and comfortable when 16
How old were you when you first told someone?17
Did you plan it? If so, how?yes, a few days before prom-it was a bi event. 8...

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The Road Less Travelled

Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Name or Nick Name : The Road Less Travelled
Country or City you are from: : Los Angeles, USA
Your Age : 33
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? :
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 30
How old were you when you first told someone? : 30
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I didn’t really plan it.  I was driving with my brother and was asking him about his love life.  He then told me he was seeing someone, bu...

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Danielle

Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Name or Nick Name : Danielle
Country or City you are from: : California, USA
Your Age : 20
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : empathetic, intelligent, and ridiculous
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 13
How old were you when you first told someone? : 14
Did you plan it? If so, how? : No, not at all
What made you choose that person to tell? : It sort of happened randomly
Can you remember exactly wha...

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Switch Hitter

Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009, In : Bisexual 
Name or Nick Name : “Switch-Hitter
Country or City you are from: : USA
Your Age : 23
Your Gender : Male
What did you come out as? : Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : I am adventurous, always looking for something fun to do. I can be a nut, especially when it come to sports (which I consider myself to be athletic in) and Judy Garland (whom I obsessively collect memorabilia of), among other people. I am also a poet, and I deal with my sexuality by writing poems with...

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