by Shellie and Randi Ruge

Shellie and Randi Ruge have been married for more than 13 years. Years into their marriage, their commitment to each other would be put to an unexpected challenge. “Five years a...

by James Hooley

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

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

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

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

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 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

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...