TigerEyes
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009
Under: Bisexual
Country & city: Johannesburg
Name/nickname: TigerEyes
Age: 45
Gender: Femail
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered)? Lesbian / Gay / Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Mother, Business Woman, Earth Angel
How old were you when you first realized your identity? ± 8
How old were you when you first told someone? 35
Did you plan it? If so, how? Very carefully
What made you choose that person to tell? She’d “caught” me on the Lesbian channels on the internet
Can you remember exactly what you said? Not really
How did you feel? Apprehensive
What was the person’s reaction? Surpised and Non-believing
What did they say? “My mother’s not gay, she likes men too much”
What was your relationship with the person like afterwards? Wonderful
What’s it like now? Wonderful
If you’ve been outed unwillingly, who did it? N/A
What happened? N/A
What were peoples’ reactions? All have been great
If you’ve experienced homophobia etc, please give an example. Luckily No
Since coming out, how “out” are you in the following areas of your life:
Educational institution: N/A
Job: Totally
Family: Totally
Friends: Totally
What does being out mean to you? Being able to be me.
What differences, if any, did your cultural background make to your experience of coming out? It wasn’t so much a culture thing as a it was a “small town” thing and it delayed it far too long.
What does the concept of the closet mean to you? Denying a very important part of yourself for fear of how society / people will judge you.
What advice would you give someone wanting to come out? Just do it.
If you could do it all again, would you do it any differently? If so, how? I would’ve done it years earlier whilst still young and pretty *grin*.
Name/nickname: TigerEyes
Age: 45
Gender: Femail
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered)? Lesbian / Gay / Bi
What other words would you use to describe yourself? Mother, Business Woman, Earth Angel
How old were you when you first realized your identity? ± 8
How old were you when you first told someone? 35
Did you plan it? If so, how? Very carefully
What made you choose that person to tell? She’d “caught” me on the Lesbian channels on the internet
Can you remember exactly what you said? Not really
How did you feel? Apprehensive
What was the person’s reaction? Surpised and Non-believing
What did they say? “My mother’s not gay, she likes men too much”
What was your relationship with the person like afterwards? Wonderful
What’s it like now? Wonderful
If you’ve been outed unwillingly, who did it? N/A
What happened? N/A
What were peoples’ reactions? All have been great
If you’ve experienced homophobia etc, please give an example. Luckily No
Since coming out, how “out” are you in the following areas of your life:
Educational institution: N/A
Job: Totally
Family: Totally
Friends: Totally
What does being out mean to you? Being able to be me.
What differences, if any, did your cultural background make to your experience of coming out? It wasn’t so much a culture thing as a it was a “small town” thing and it delayed it far too long.
What does the concept of the closet mean to you? Denying a very important part of yourself for fear of how society / people will judge you.
What advice would you give someone wanting to come out? Just do it.
If you could do it all again, would you do it any differently? If so, how? I would’ve done it years earlier whilst still young and pretty *grin*.
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