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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Ulla Kelly

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Queer 

Country & city: Eastern Cape, South Africa
Name/nickname: Ulla Kelly
Age: 38
Gender: cisgendered female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered)? gay/lesbian
What other words would you use to describe yourself? boi, butch, dyke, woman, human being
How old were you when you first realized your identity? As a small kid, I think I suspected it - by the time I was a teenager, I was pretty sure.
How old were you when you first told someone? 21 ish
Did you plan it? If so, how? No plan except a bo...


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Trailer Park Queer

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Queer 

Country & city: Asheville, NC, US
Name/nickname:
Trailer Park Queer
Age:26
Gender: Genderqueer
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered)? To my mom, lesbian, to myself and the world, queer.
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Queer, dyke, genderqueer
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? I really didn't. I was visiting my mom home from college for a day in the Fall of my sophomo...


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RWJS

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Queer 
Country & city: Sydney, Australia
Name/nickname: RWJS
Age: 23
Gender: M
What did you come out as? I believe the term was ‘queer’
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Gay, queer, fag, homo, I pretty much love it all.
How old were you when you first realized your identity? 12/13
How old were you when you first told someone? 18
Did you plan it? If so, how? No. It just kind of came up in conversation.
What made you choose that person to tell? I figured they were okay with homosexuality...

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Existere

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Queer 
Country & city: Dual citizenship of two pretty great countries.
Name/nickname: existere (my blog’s name). I’m a fan of internet anonymity!
Age: 30
Gender: female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? Originally came out as bisexual, which quickly changed to ‘queer’ as I liked the umbrella term. I’m now identified-by-others as a lesbian, identified-by-me as, well, me.
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Creative, quirky, inte...

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Taliesin Cormach

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Queer 
Name or Nick Name : Taliesin Cormach
Country or City you are from: : Johannesburg, South Africa
Your Age : 43
Your Website: : Queerlife
Your Gender : Male
What did you come out as? : Queer
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Tree Hugger, Queer Druid, Hater of christian and muslim bigots… The list goes on…
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 11
How old were you when you first told someone? : 20
Did you plan it? If so, how? : Yes I planned it, I need...

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Emily

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Queer 
Name or Nick Name : Emily
Country or City you are from: : Portland, Maine, USA
Your Age : 21
Your Gender : Female
What did you come out as? : Queer
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : I use the term “butchfemme” because it fits me. also feisty, sarcastic, and I’m a definite Taurus (;
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : my whole life
How old were you when you first told someone? : 16
Did you plan it? If so, how? : In all of about 10 minutes. I jus...

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Massi

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Queer 
Name or Nick Name : Massi
Country or City you are from: : Kuwait
Your Age : 27
Your Gender : Male
What did you come out as? : Queer
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Outgoing, Sex-on-legs, Tasty, Pastafarian and Difrancologist.
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 5
How old were you when you first told someone? : 17
Did you plan it? If so, how? : Yes, I did. I went and told a friend close to me that I was sure would not tell anyone. Also, I used the t...

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Jas

Posted by ulla on Monday, February 23, 2009, In : Queer 
Name or Nick Name : Jas
Country or City you are from: : Currently residing in Tampa
Your Age : 27
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Queer
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : (anti)intellectual, loving, quiet
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : very, very young
How old were you when you first told someone? : 22ish
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I was 26 when I told the one person who mattered…my mother. One of my students had just lost ...

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Holly Hahn

Posted by ulla on Monday, February 23, 2009, In : Queer 
Name or Nick Name : Holly Hahn
Country or City you are from: : Columbus, Ohio
Your Age : 35
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Queer
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : breeder?
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 13
How old were you when you first told someone? : 15
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I didn’t really tell anyone. I had kind of a secet life, I snuck into gay bars in Dayton and made out with girls but pretended I was straight...

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Alphafemme

Posted by ulla on Monday, February 23, 2009, In : Queer 
Name or Nick Name : Alphafemme
Country or City you are from: : San Francisco
Your Age : 22
Your Gender : cis-woman
What did you come out as? : Queer
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : dyke, homo, lesbian, gay
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? : Nope, no plan. I had just started college so it just sorta became another thing people learned about me right off the bat. I ...

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Birdie

Posted by ulla on Sunday, February 22, 2009, In : Queer 
Name or Nick Name : Birdie
Country or City you are from: : USA
Your Age : 54
Your Gender : female
What did you come out as? : Queer
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Came out as bi at 13 or so.
Came out as dyke at 52, and queer at 53.
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 12
How old were you when you first told someone? : 13
Did you plan it? If so, how? : I was having sex with girls (but not boys) during 5 - 7th grades. We moved from the US to Iran whe...

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