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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mayjbird

Posted by ulla on Wednesday, December 30, 2009, In : Lesbian

Name/nickname: mayjbird
Gender: 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...

Victoria

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 ...

Malanya

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...

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...

Pup

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...

Skwirrel

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...

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 ...