Posted by ulla on Wednesday, December 30, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
 Name/nickname: mayjbirdGender: female What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? dyke What other words would you use to describe yourself? queer How old were you when you first realized your identity? probably end of grade school How old were you when you first told someone? When I was 13 years old. Did you plan it? If so, how? I didn't, but I'm glad it wasn't pre-meditated... I might have chickened out. What made you choose that person to tell? I was in an all...
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 ... Continue reading ...
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... Continue reading ...
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...
Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country & city: Australia (Melbourne)
Name/nickname: hallie, digit
Age: 37
Gender: Female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered)? Big lesso
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Maybe a little butch
How old were you when you first realized your identity? 20
How old were you when you first told someone? 20
Did you plan it? If so, how? No plan; I was actually with my boyfriend for 7 years when I met my first girl and it just happened.
What made you choose that person to tell... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country & city: South Africa - Johannesburg
Name/nickname: Pup
Age: 43
Gender: F
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered)? Gay
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Spiritual, intelligent, compassionate
How old were you when you first realized your identity? 4 years old, realised I was different
How old were you when you first told someone? 28
Did you plan it? If so, how? Made dinner appointments with loved ones and told them
What made you choose that person to tell? There wer... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : skwirrel
Country or City you are from: : CapeTown
Your Age : 46
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Friend, daughter, sister, wife.
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : mid-teens
How old were you when you first told someone? : 31
Did you plan it? If so, how?
: I’ve said 31 as the age I first told someone, because before then
only one person knew and that person had died a few years e... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Taryn Vanhout
Country or City you are from: : Pretoria, South Africa
Your Age : 29
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
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? : 17, told my older sister
Did you plan it? If so, how? : no
What made you choose that person to tell? : It was inevitable that she would tell my parents, sparing me from doing it.
Can... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country & city: Summerfield, Ohio USA debadler.com / msqueer.comName/nickname: Deb Adler/ D.J. Age: 58 Gender: Woman What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here? Gay, Lesbian What other words would you use to describe yourself?
Lesbian, Lesbian-Feminist, Lesbian-Feminist Singer-Songwriter Activist
(you get the picture!) Also known to refer to myself as “Dyke” amongst
friends, but not from a “roles” perspective. And I have a “MsQueer”
blog. (How should... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Elizabeth
Country or City you are from: : USA
Your Age : 21
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Child of God, Follower of Christ, Musician, a little crazy (in a fun sort of way), and a thinker.
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? :
I’m mostly a closeted lesbian. The only other person who knows about m... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Heather
Country or City you are from: : Perth, Western Australia
Your Age : 27
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Plain and simple Just A Dag!
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 6 yrs old
How old were you when you first told someone? : 19 yrs old
Did you plan it? If so, how? : No, It just sorta came out during a conversation we were having at the time.
What made you choose that perso... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Tamara, ThatGayGirlTamaraCountry or City you are from: : Florida Your Age : 29 Your Gender : female What did you come out as? : Lesbian What other words would you use to describe yourself? : funny, eclectic, unapologetic, christian. How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 17 How old were you when you first told someone? : 20 Did you plan it? If so, how? : I didn't plan it. My ex-boyfriend kept pressuring me for sex and I couldn't take it any longer. What made you... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Queen Of Spades
Country or City you are from: : Boston
Your Age : 27
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Sensitive, sarcastic, intelligent, intense, creative
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 24
How old were you when you first told someone? : 26
Did you plan it? If so, how?
: I did plan it. I wanted to tell her at some point during our dinner
engagement, because it was starting to m... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Michelle
Country or City you are from: : Cincinnati, USA
Your Age : 36
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 4. didn't know what to call it
How old were you when you first told someone? : 17
Did you plan it? If so, how? : No, I didn't plan it. I had been thinking about it a lot though. When we went out one night, I finally told my best friend.
What made you choose that person to tell?
: She was my best fr... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : DonnaCountry or City you are from: : Philly Your Age : 27 Your Gender : Female What did you come out as? : Lesbian What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Gay, Lesbian, Healthy, Real, Honest, How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 18 How old were you when you first told someone? : 18 Did you plan it? If so, how? : I didn't plan it at all. Actually, my best friend at the time came out to me, and I just came out with her, so to speak! What made you ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name/nickname: LizzieAge: about to be 33 in a handful of days Gender: Female What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? Lesbian/bi.
But I mostly say lesbian because I am married to a woman, and being
committed and monogamous, I don’t have any plans that involve the penis. What other words would you use to describe yourself? None of them are orientation words. Weird. Geek. Fat. Atheist. Irritable. Amazon. How old were you when you first realized your identit... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country & city: BC, Canada Name/nickname: ToniAge: 29 Gender: Female What did you come out as? My announcement was “I have a girlfriend” or “I’m dating a woman” or “I’m sooo gay” depending on the person I was coming out to. What other words would you use to describe yourself?
I generally just go by my first name, but have proudly called myself:
gay, queer, dyke, lesbian, pervert etc. I’m a bisexual breeder by
definition, I suppose. How old were you when you first realized your id... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Queen Sal of LesbesquetCountry or City you are from: : Motown, Hitsville, USA Your Age : 55 Your Gender : meta gendered Womyn What did you come out as? : Lesbian What other words would you use to describe yourself?
: To be perfectly honest, Y am goD, or Dog, as you prefer. So are you,
but if you don’t think so - could it be that you just don’t want the
responsibility? Oh, and spelling does not apply to ME. Yet, everything Y do is a spell. Go figure. How old were you when you... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Megan
Country or City you are from: : Tucson/Oregon
Your Age : 23
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : depends on the situation, but I like to think I'm amazing
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 17
How old were you when you first told someone? : 21
Did you plan it? If so, how?
: Not really, but I was at my friends wedding, and I am a vegetarian,
so they had put a vegetarian option on... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
13
09
2008
Country & city: Right now, Taipei Taiwan (but I’m from Paarl, SA)
Name/nickname: Andrea Toerien but ppl call me Rai
Age:31
Gender:female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? gay
What other words would you use to describe yourself? faithful
How old were you when you first realized your identity? TOO OLD! 19
How old were you when you first told someone? 19
Did you plan it? If so, how? I fell in lo... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country & city: u.s.a./minneapolis
Name/nickname: amy powers
Age: 43
Gender: female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered)? gay
What other words would you use to describe yourself? engaged,
active, responsible, silly, independent, strong, good listener,
friendly, outgoing, neurotic, passionate, big hearted, queer
How old were you when you first realized your identity? my queer identity - i was 17
How old were you when you first told someone? 17
Did you plan it? If so, how? no
What ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Batty
Country or City you are from: : South Africa
Your Age : 31
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Good hearted, friendly, outgoing and fun!
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 20
How old were you when you first told someone? : 22
Did you plan it? If so, how? : Nope, I didn’t plan to tell anyone.
What made you choose that person to tell? : She just made me feel so comforta... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : RiverGoddess
Country or City you are from: : Cape Town
Your Age : 42
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Extroverted Eccentric. Shaman living the Light as best she can.
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 8
How old were you when you first told someone? : 28!
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I had been in a relationship for some time and needed to share my joy with someone close
... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country & city: Jozi, South Africa
Name/nickname: Tartan Jane
Age: 30
Gender: Female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered)? Gay
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Creative, funny, mercurial, edgy.
How old were you when you first realized your identity? I have been aware of my “otherness” as far back as I can remember, even when I was too young to put that feeling into context.
How old were you when you first told someone? I think I may have been about 16 year... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Kitana
Country or City you are from: : Durban South Africa
Your Age : 23
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
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? : It was planned. I fell
in love with my current partner and decided that I needed to confide in
her as well as with a few selected friends. My partner... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country & city: USA, Honolulu, Hawaii
Name/nickname: Marby aka Jurky aka Feel
Age: 25
Gender: Female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered)? I came out as a lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Queer, Androgynous
How old were you when you first realized your identity?
I was somewhere in preschool. I remember I had this ginormous crush on
this girl in my class. Even at that age, i knew I wanted to marry her.
How old were you when you first told someone? I was... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Pat
Country or City you are from: : Warrington, PA
Your Age : 51
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : mom
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : about 40
How old were you when you first told someone? : 44
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I didn’t specifically plan to tell, but I had laid out a lot of hints for about 3 months.
What made you choose that person to tell? : She was my ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Sally
Country or City you are from: : Johannesburg, South Africa
Your Age : 20
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? :
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 5
How old were you when you first told someone? : 18
Did you plan it? If so, how? : Not planned. Just slipped out.
What made you choose that person to tell? : She’s my best friend.
Can you remember exactly what you said? : Yes... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country & city: South Africa/ JHB
Name/nickname: Anonymous
Age: 21
Gender: Female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? Gay/ Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Girl, femme, outgoing, humorous, sometimes irresponsible…
How old were you when you first realized your identity?
I think I’m still struggling with this one in all honesty; I was
attracted to girls since a very young age but because I was so small
thought it was ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Jess
Country or City you are from: : Victoria, Australia
Your Age : 27
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : good listener….i’m a scorpio. that should answer most of the questions :)
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 17
How old were you when you first told someone? : 17
Did you plan it? If so, how? : Sure did…when i figured out i was gay i just wanted to tell the whole w... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : AJ
Country or City you are from: : USA
Your Age : 19
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : I would describe myself as femme; if you saw me and knew nothing about me, you probably wouldn’t know.
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 12
How old were you when you first told someone? : 16
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I did not plan it at all! My best friend saw me absent-mindedly ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country & city: Jhb, South Africa
Name/nickname: Ace
Age: 21
Gender: Female
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? Quirky, passionate, determined, strong-willed, caring, me
How old were you when you first realized your identity? 18
How old were you when you first told someone? 18
Did you plan it? If so, how? No
What made you choose that person to tell? I was
heartbroken and confused after the... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country & city: Houston, Texas, USA
Name/nickname: Brianne/Brain
Age: 24
Gender: Female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? Lesbo
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Grade A, Top Shelf, Premium, Crème de la crème, Delusional
How old were you when you first realized your identity? 12 or 13
How old were you when you first told someone? 16
Did you plan it? If so, how? Not really. Took a bottle of pills, figured I was gonna die anywa... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country & city: Australia
Name/nickname: Evecho
Age: 37
Gender: Female
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?
How old were you when you first realized your identity? I came out somewhere between 21 and 23 years.
How old were you when you first told someone? Pretty soon after I came out to myself.
Did you plan it? If so, how? Yes, but I can’t remember how.
What made you choose that person to... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Friday, February 27, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country: Australia
Name/nickname: Hellonhairylegs (HHL)
Age: 17
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? Radical feminist
How old were you when you first realized your identity? I thought I *could* be bisexual at 14, accepted that I was a lesbian at 16
How old were you when you first told someone? 16
Did you plan it? If so, how? Yes, I planned to tell my
friends and siblings after I was sure I ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Friday, February 27, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country & city: United States, Miami
Name/nickname: Stacey
Age: 35
Gender: Female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered)? lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? stubborn, sarcastic, creative and giving.
How old were you when you first realized your identity?
very young, 11ish maybe. i just knew i liked girls, but i didn’t know
what that meant. i finally accepted the label of “lesbian” when i was
18.
How old were you when you first told someone? I
actua... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Friday, February 27, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Shay
Country or City you are from: : NC
Your Age : 17
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Gay
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Introvertive Kid
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : About 8
How old were you when you first told someone? : 15
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I didn’t really plan it,but when I realized I was going to I did plan on how I was going to let them know.
What made you choose that person to tell?... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Friday, February 27, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : LaurynX
Country or City you are from: : USA
Your Age : 20
Your Gender : woman, femme
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What did you come out as? : Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : black queer lesbian femme…
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? : I came out as bi (I honestly thought I was bi at the time) on Valentines Day to my best friend. No... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Friday, February 27, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Meg
Country or City you are from: : USA
Your Age : 30
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? :
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : early 20’s I guess
How old were you when you first told someone? : officially? 29
Did you plan it? If so, how? : There were a few people
I told first. The very first one didn’t react so well. The next
couple were extremely supportive. I couldn’... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Friday, February 27, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Elle
Country or City you are from: : USA
Your Age : 36
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : lesbian
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? : 26
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I didn’t plan it. I was going through a bad break-up and I told my sister.
What made you choose that person to tell? :It would explain why I was a mess.
Can you reme... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Friday, February 27, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Elaine
Country or City you are from: : England
Your Age : 18
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? :
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 17
How old were you when you first told someone? : 17 (I moved fast)
Did you plan it? If so, how? : Not really. It was a
very messy coming out because I spent a lot of time secretly thinking I
was bisexual between eleven and seventeen. But after ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Friday, February 27, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Jodi
Country or City you are from: : USA
Your Age : 31
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? :
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 28
How old were you when you first told someone? : 28
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I intentionally told my
best friend. I knew I could tell her, in fact it wasn’t a decision I
really had to make because I tell her everything and I didn’t worry
a... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Monday, February 23, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : evie
Country or City you are from: : england
Your Age : 21
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : funny sarcastic loud and tall lol
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : not sure i think bout 11 or 12
How old were you when you first told someone? : 19
Did you plan it? If so, how? : no just hanging out
with my best mate and i said something that made her ask are you gay? i
didn’t ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Monday, February 23, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Bitsy
Country or City you are from: : Thunder Bay
Your Age : 23
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : label free
don’t date guys
i like girls
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 19
How old were you when you first told someone? : 19
Did you plan it? If so, how? : no its just sort of happened
What made you choose that person to tell? : i realized i had feelings for her
Can you r... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Monday, February 23, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Sohmakun
Country or City you are from: : Atlanta, GA
Your Age : 25
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Quiet, creative, kind and friendly.
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 12
How old were you when you first told someone? : 15
Did you plan it? If so, how? : Yes, I just picked a
time when things were quiet and we were alone. I didn’t want anyone
else but my parents to know ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Monday, February 23, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Krash Test
Country or City you are from: : Canada
Your Age : 15
Your Gender : Somewhere In Between
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Totally F***ing Awesome
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : Somewhere between 10-13
How old were you when you first told someone? : 13
Did you plan it? If so, how? : Not really. I remember
being on the phone with my friend for two hours, and her not really
knowing ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Claudine
Country or City you are from: : Nottingham,U.K.
Your Age : 33
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : A musician!!
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : always knew
How old were you when you first told someone? : 20
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I kind of went through the i’m bisexual stage which. Lying to myself.
Once I told all my friends, work collegues, family.
They ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : WendySkeleton
Country or City you are from: : Australia
Your Age : 18
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Gay
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : The next Wonder Woman.
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? : I was talking on MSN
with my buddies, and then I just asked them what they thought of
queers. The friends I were talking to said they... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Shirley
hasn’t actually come out yet, but I thought her story was relevant to
this project because it seems to be part of her process - as does her
blog. Good luck with it Shirley and please do the interview again when
you’ve come out offline too. Thanks. Ulla
Country & city: Australia, Sydney
Name/nickname: Shirley (pseudonym)
Age:19
Gender:F
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? Will come out as gay.
What other words would you use to de... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Sk8bod T
Country or City you are from: : Mbabane,Swaziland
Your Age : 20
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Funny, women-adorer, boi
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 14 or so
How old were you when you first told someone? : recently havnt bn hidin it
Did you plan it? If so, how? : no, ddnt plan it.
actually hvnt rly told any1 bt i ges pple always figure it out,bt then
i nev... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country & city: Wheeling Wv USA
Name/nickname: Kelli (wvhillcountry)
Age: 36
Gender: female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? I am gay
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Serious, funny, lovable, caring
How old were you when you first realized your identity? as a young kid, but it took many years to admit it to myself.
How old were you when you first told someone? 33
Did you plan it? If so, how? No but it was with my best friend ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country & city: South Africa, Jozi
Name/nickname: Melissa
Age: 36
Gender: Female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? Gay
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Tall, practical, funny, sometimes unreasonable but mostly fair, pretty smart.
How old were you when you first realized your identity? 31 (gay identity)
How old were you when you first told someone? 31
Did you plan it? If so, how? No
What made you choose that person to tell? She ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country & city: South Africa, Jozi
Name/nickname: Bernie
Age: 36
Gender: Female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? Bi/Gay/somewhere in between – didn’t want to label myself
What other words would you use to describe yourself? a woman, an environmentalist, quirky, almost always late, private
How old were you when you first realized your identity? Somewhere between 28 and 30
How old were you when you first told someone? 28
Did you plan it? If so... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Vee
Country or City you are from: : South Africa
Your Age : 36
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : human
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 13
How old were you when you first told someone? : 27
Did you plan it? If so, how? : No plans, i think i externally and internally combusted after repressing it for so long.
What made you choose that person to tell? : As i said
i didn’t... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Michelle
Country or City you are from: : Johannesburg
Your Age : 33
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Human Being. South African. Woman. Partner.
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 24
How old were you when you first told someone? : 24
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I didn’t really plan
it, I was in a group type workshop and I’d been thinking maybe I was
and it kind of c... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Jo
Country or City you are from: : Johannesburg
Your Age : 34
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : A mom - it defines so much of my life. Creative. Intelligent. Amusing. Optimistic. Enjoyable. Warm. Nurturing.
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 23
How old were you when you first told someone? : 23
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I told my boyfriend at
the time that I was very a... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Emily
Country or City you are from: : Johannesburg
Your Age : 29
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Woman, Feminist
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 15
How old were you when you first told someone? : 20
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I had a close friend at
university who was a gay man, we were both in the process of coming
out, he had come out to me previously and so I de... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Gaygirl
Country or City you are from: : Middelburg
Your Age : 21
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Outgoing and fun person who lives life to the extreme and tries never to hold a grudge
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 15
How old were you when you first told someone? : 16
Did you plan it? If so, how? : Well… to a certain
extent. See I fell madly in love with a girl one ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : Pink_Princess
Country or City you are from: : durban
Your Age : 37
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : I am a human being,who just happens to be a lesbian
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : age 9
How old were you when you first told someone? : 20
Did you plan it? If so, how? : well I tried to plan
it,but there were circumstances that lead me to spew out myself. I had
2 very c... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Name or Nick Name : jamie
Country or City you are from: : kansas city
Your Age : 24
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as?: Lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : foward,honest,and sweet!
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 15
How old were you when you first told someone? : 23
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I did not plan it. my mother confronted me. I was shocked but I told her the truth
What made you choose that person to tell? : I was t... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009,
In :
Lesbian
Country & city: Johannesburg, South Africa
Name/nickname: Natasha (Tasha)
Age:28
Gender: Female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? Gay
What other words would you use to describe yourself? I love being referred to as a dyke ;o)
How old were you when you first realized your identity? 14
How old were you when you first told someone? 24
Did you plan it? If so, how? I was sick of trying to be someone I’m not to please others so no … there were no si... Continue reading ...
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