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? I did write a letter to a good friend who reckons they already knew haha.
Can you remember exactly what you said? I'm fucking this hot chick haha.
How did you feel? Fantastic. I've never had any issues with coming out or my life to this point.
What was the person’s reaction? no response.
What did they say? no response.
What was your relationship with the person like afterwards? It is still strong just, a lot of questions asked haha.
What’s it like now? no response.
If you’ve been outed unwillingly, who did it? no response.
What happened? no response.
What were peoples’ reactions? no response.
If you’ve experienced homophobia etc, please give an example. I have always been comfortable with my choices in life and have never really come across homophobia, but have witnessed it with friends and society as a whole.
Since coming out, how “out” are you in the following areas of your life: I am who I am and never hide any part of me.
Educational institution: no response.
Job: no response.
Family: no response.
Friends: no response.
What does being out mean to you? Just being true to myself.
What differences, if any, did your cultural background make to your experience of coming out? None.
What does the concept of the closet mean to you? no response.
What advice would you give someone wanting to come out? Just be honest with yourself. I think the more you hide, the more you have to deal with homophobia. If someone is going to be your friend it wont matter who you have in your bed.
If you could do it all again, would you do it any differently? If so, how? No i wouldnt.

I dont think that all coming out experiences are bad ones and I really believe that you should always just be who you are, not what society wants us to be .....

I would love to have this included and hope this is a great site.