Krash Test
Posted by ulla on Monday, February 23, 2009
Under: 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 what was going on. I was so scared, I was shaking so bad. It took me two hours to stutter ‘I think I’m in love with —’ a friend of ours. I couldn’t even say I was gay for a long time. But I still remember the date - December 27, 2006.
What made you choose that person to tell? :
Can you remember exactly what you said? :
How did you feel? :
What was the person’s reaction? : No one was really surprised. I was that kinda kid.
What did they say? :
What was your relationship with the person like afterwards? : Pretty much the same.
What’s it like now? : If anything, we’re closer. For a long time she was the only person I could talk to about it, and joke about it with.
If you’ve experienced homophobia etc, please give an example. : Well there was this one girl. She was the new kid at our school when I was fourteen. I had a huge crush on her. We became pretty close in a pretty short period of time. A few of my friends would’ve sworn she was bi. She flirted with me like crazy, but she was sending me these really mixed messages. So I decided to clear everything up and just tell her. She freaked. She switched groups in Home Ec. and never talked to me after. It was kind of a heart breaker.
Since coming out how out are you at school? : all_out
Since coming out, how “out” are you at work? : all_out
Since coming out, how “out” are you with family? : partly_out
Since coming out, how “out” are you with your friends? : all_out
What does being out mean to you? : Being yourself. Being happy being you, whoever that is.
What differences, if any, did your cultural background make to your experience of coming out? :
What does the concept of the closet mean to you? : It’s not a closet. A closet is warm and comforting, filled with all your old clothes, long forgotten things and nostalgia. It’s solitary confinement. Imprisoned by your own fear, hating yourself. ‘The closet’ is a huge misconception, prolly from the straights.
What advice would you give someone wanting to come out? : Believe the clichés. They’re cheesy, but they’re true. Be true to yourself, ignore people, who cares what they think? At the end of the day, all that matters is whether or not you’re happy, screw the rest.
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 what was going on. I was so scared, I was shaking so bad. It took me two hours to stutter ‘I think I’m in love with —’ a friend of ours. I couldn’t even say I was gay for a long time. But I still remember the date - December 27, 2006.
What made you choose that person to tell? :
Can you remember exactly what you said? :
How did you feel? :
What was the person’s reaction? : No one was really surprised. I was that kinda kid.
What did they say? :
What was your relationship with the person like afterwards? : Pretty much the same.
What’s it like now? : If anything, we’re closer. For a long time she was the only person I could talk to about it, and joke about it with.
If you’ve experienced homophobia etc, please give an example. : Well there was this one girl. She was the new kid at our school when I was fourteen. I had a huge crush on her. We became pretty close in a pretty short period of time. A few of my friends would’ve sworn she was bi. She flirted with me like crazy, but she was sending me these really mixed messages. So I decided to clear everything up and just tell her. She freaked. She switched groups in Home Ec. and never talked to me after. It was kind of a heart breaker.
Since coming out how out are you at school? : all_out
Since coming out, how “out” are you at work? : all_out
Since coming out, how “out” are you with family? : partly_out
Since coming out, how “out” are you with your friends? : all_out
What does being out mean to you? : Being yourself. Being happy being you, whoever that is.
What differences, if any, did your cultural background make to your experience of coming out? :
What does the concept of the closet mean to you? : It’s not a closet. A closet is warm and comforting, filled with all your old clothes, long forgotten things and nostalgia. It’s solitary confinement. Imprisoned by your own fear, hating yourself. ‘The closet’ is a huge misconception, prolly from the straights.
What advice would you give someone wanting to come out? : Believe the clichés. They’re cheesy, but they’re true. Be true to yourself, ignore people, who cares what they think? At the end of the day, all that matters is whether or not you’re happy, screw the rest.
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