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by Daniel Mitchell

I’m From Baltimore, MD.

I was born in Baltimore, Maryland in November of 1967. When my mother and father divorced a couple of years later, my mom and I moved in with my grandmother. She was the love of m...

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by Brent Scott

I’m From Lumber City, GA.

The year was 2010 and I was 33 when I returned home to Lumber City, a small, rural, farming town in southeast Georgia. I hadn’t been home in almost a year because to me, Lumber ...

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by Jake T.

I’m From Quezon City, Manila, Philippines.

I entered college without having officially come out of the closet. So on the first day I met my new set of classmates in college, I told them, “I’m Jake. I love to read, and ...

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by Michael D.

I’m From Monett, MO.

I remember coming out the “first” time at the age of 14 to my single mother. I left a note on her pillow just a few days after my 14th birthday. She wasn’t very accepting. I...

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by Brenton Parry

I’m From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

This weekend I visited my home town of Wollongong, an hour or so south of Sydney where my parents still live, to go to my 20 year high school reunion. In the ten years since the l...

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by Mitch Butin

I’m From Little Neck, NY.

I’m 54 years old, divorced, father of three. I am gay. Of course, I always knew I was attracted to men, but I denied this and followed what I thought was a more “normal” pat...

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by Cliff Townsend

I’m From South Bend, IN.

I hail from South Bend, Indiana, where I grew up in a virtually non-homophobic environment. I did not witness any negativity from parents, teachers or other adults towards any of ...

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by Kit Yeung

I’m From Shaukeiwan, Hong Kong.

Dear peers, teachers, extended friends and some family members: I am gay. Not sure what will you say about it, but I hope you can spend some time with me here. Being closeted for ...

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by Ed Whalan

I’m From Canberra, ACT, Australia.

I grew up the youngest of five kids in a very liberal Catholic family. By the time I was in my mid teens my parents had separated and were in the process of starting new relations...

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