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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Billione

Posted by ulla on Saturday, March 7, 2009, In : Gay

Name or Nick Name : Billione
Country or City you are from: : Detroit, MI USA
Your Age : 33
Your Gender : Male
What did you come out as? : Gay
What other words would you use to describe yourself? : Black, vegetarian, intellectual, intense, son/brother/uncle, a work in progress.
How old were you when you first realised your identity? : 5 years old.
How old were you when you first told someone? : 10 years old
Did you plan it? If so, how? : It wasn't planed. It was more or less a situation where someon...

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...

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...

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 ...

P.E.G.

Posted by ulla on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, In : Bisexual

Country & city: USA, Central to So. Texas
Name/nickname: P.E.G.
Age: 42
Gender: Female
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Compassionate, accepting, non-judgmental, fun-loving, humorous
How old were you when you first realized your identity? Oh my, I'm 42! I can't recall! Though many women who aren't bi, like to see porn that involves women on women, I would say that is when I knew there was somethin...