by Mathew Shurka

My name is Matthew Shurka, I’m from Great Neck, New York, I’m 26 years old, and when I was 16, I came out to my father. My father gave me the best answer that any son can ask ...

by Amanda

My name is Amanda and I’m from Cazenovia, New York, small little town outside Syracuse, New York. When I first came to SAGE, which is an organization for elder LGBT, when I was ...

by Rosa Manriquez

I’m Rosa Manriquez and I’m from Los Angeles. When people ask me what I am, if I’m LGBTQA, what am I, I tell people I’m neither. I don’t identify by my sexuality, I’m a...

by Faith Cheltenham

As a child, Faith Cheltenham thought she was gay. As she grew older, though, she became aware that her attraction was much broader than to just one gender or identity. Faith explaTRANSCRIPT: I’m Faith Cheltenham and I’m from San Luis Obispo, California, that’s my hometown. I didn’t really understand that I was bisexual, that word didn’t exist in ...

by Sarah White

Sunny was my first true love. She was half Native American with sparkling eyes and curly sun-kissed hair. The first day of 3rd grade I saw her and fell hard. I would go out of my ...

by Mike B.

I attempted to come out of the closet the for the first time at eleven. I knew that I was a gay at a very young age and my parents should have as well because I danced around in m...

by Carey Benedict

I have always known I was a lesbian. I remember being in fourth grade, and thinking, “Wait…but she’s a girl…and I’m a girl. But I like her.” At the time it was a reall...

by Pat

Pat knew he was different from pretty early on. He explains: I came into this world different. I knew I was different. But yet again, they put you in a box. You’re either male oTRANSCRIPT: My name is Pat. I got lots of stories. I came into this world different. I knew I was different. But yet again, they put you in a box. You’re either male or female. ...

by Will O.

Shortly after graduating high school in 2002 I was mentally preparing myself to “come out” to my parents. My parents were the first people who I wanted to share this with beca...