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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Jonno

Posted by ulla on Saturday, April 18, 2009, In : Gay

Country & city: Reading, England
Age: 35
Gender: Male
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? Queer
How old were you when you first realized your identity? About 7 or 8
How old were you when you first told someone? 18
Did you plan it? If so, how? The BBC were making a documentary about gay people coming out, I plucked up the courage to tell one of the BBC people having called the number given out. Her na...

Steve M

Posted by ulla on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, In : Gay

Country & city: London, UK

Name/nickname: Steve M.

Age: 42

Gender: Male

What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? Gay

How old were you when you first realized your identity? I knew I was same-sex attracted from the age of 12, but didn’t call myself gay until I was 21.

How old were you when you first told someone? 34

Did you plan it? If so, how? Yes I planned it for a short time and wrote letters to my mum and brother. But it was more like an emotional damn bu...

marty

Posted by ulla on Sunday, March 8, 2009, In : Bisexual

Name or Nick Name : marty
Country or City you are from: : Leeds
Your Age : 20
Your Gender : male
What did you come out as? : Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : nervous
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 18
How old were you when you first told someone? : 19
Did you plan it? If so, how? : no
What made you choose that person to tell? : they are my mates
Can you remember exactly what you said? : I said "I am bi and I like guys more then girls"
How did you feel? ...
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Scott Tarpey

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

Country & city: United Kingdom
Name/nickname: Scott Tarpey (Neaemo)
Age: 18
Gender: Male
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered)? Gay
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Misunderstood
How old were you when you first realized your identity? 14
How old were you when you first told someone? 17
Did you plan it? If so, how? October 2007 I did have a plan but the lass wasn’t in college, so i told my new friend. When, I did we became closer and we were good friends before i left...