by Roger

I’m From Mesa, AZ.

I was raised in the Mormon church all of my life, 6-7 generations deep. I was married at 21 and immediately started having kids. After all, for all of my life I was playing the �...

by James Hooley

I’m From Phoenix, AZ.

Although I didn’t come out until nearly 30, I have such vivid memories of when I was five that I was “different” from other little boys but didn’t have the vocabulary to d...

by Bruce Cabanayan

I’m From Chandler, AZ.

The coming out was quick. When it happened, there were a few breathless moments that seemed painfully extended, but once the words were said, it was pretty much over. Both my frie...

by Joe

I’m From Phoenix, AZ.

Last fall, after a heart-wrenching break-up, I had to come back out into the dating world. I didn’t want to, but knew I had to get back up on that horse. I met a guy on Facebook...

by Phil

I’m From Phoenix, AZ.

To give a little context…the year was 1975, I was 21 years old and had been married less than a year. It was four years before I would come across an article in the Chicago Trib...

by Philip Calderon

I’m From Phoenix, AZ.

The Steering Committee meeting was taking a short break.  A bunch of us gay people gathered in the kitchen and started talking about what else – coming out.  Pretty soon we we...

by Philip Calderon

I’m From Phoenix, AZ.

I had known about PFLAG for a long time. I knew it was a straight organization for parents with gay children. I had just separated from my wife and was trying to find support for ...

by Sean Mackey

I’m From Tucson, AZ.

When I was 17 years old I fell in love at first sight. It’s a difficult sensation to explain, and you know when people hear you say it they think it’s just a case of lust, bec...