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Straight Daughter Of Lesbian Moms Responds To Uncomfortable Questions With Humor.

by Julia Heilrayne

Straight Daughter Of Lesbian Moms Responds To Uncomfortable Questions With Humor.

I’m Julia Heilrayne. I’m from Austin, Texas and I’m a sophomore in high school here. So when I was 10 years old, the summer before my third, er, before my fourth grade year,...

Thirteen-Year-Old Comes Out To Class: “This Is Who I Am And I Make No Apologies.”

by Arwyn Heilrayne

Thirteen-Year-Old Comes Out To Class: “This Is Who I Am And I Make No Apologies.”

I’m Arwyn Heilrayne. I’m from Austin, Texas and I’m 13 and in the seventh grade. Earlier this year, we had a substitute in Spanish class. I had finished the assignment so sh...

Queer Woman Comes Out At 47 To Little Fanfare. “I’m Just Who I Am. And Now I Have A Girlfriend.”

by Elizabeth Green

Queer Woman Comes Out At 47 To Little Fanfare. “I’m Just Who I Am. And Now I Have A Girlfriend.”

My name’s Elizabeth Green and I’m from Austin, Texas. About 3 years ago, I was married to a man that I’d been married to for 18 years. We’d been together for about 20 and ...

Candidate for Texas State Representative: “I’m the LGBTQ Son of an Undocumented Immigrant.”

by Huey Rey Fischer

Candidate for Texas State Representative: “I’m the LGBTQ Son of an Undocumented Immigrant.”

My name is Huey Rey Fischer. I’m from Rockport, Texas. I grew up on the Texas coast and moved to Austin to study Latin American Studies and Government. Now I’m running for Sta...

Two Stories Capture Twenty Two Years of LGBTQ Progress.

by Lynn Currie

Two Stories Capture Twenty Two Years of LGBTQ Progress.

I’m Lynn Currie. I’m from Austin, Texas. Growing up my dad was in the military, so we kind of moved all around. And ended up finishing up high school in a little town called B...

“I Had to Ditch the Trans Narrative, and Finally Start Writing My Own.”

by Kathryn Gonzales

“I Had to Ditch the Trans Narrative, and Finally Start Writing My Own.”

I’m Kathyrn Gonzalez, and I’m from Austin, Texas. I remember coming home for the summer, after my first year in college, it was 2004. I turned on the TV and there was a movie ...

“She Said, ‘I Feel Like I’m Married To My Brother.’”

by Keith Uhls

“She Said, ‘I Feel Like I’m Married To My Brother.’”

On a second date, pilot Keith Uhls enjoys taking other guys up for a flight on an airplane he built himself. While he enjoys the comfort and openness of being gay now, Keith used ...

State Satellite overhead image from Google Earth 2022

by Austin

I’m From Grayling, MI.

I was 22 and sitting in the living room of my house at college with two of my best friends, who I’ll call Jack and Kate.  I was also entirely closeted with no plans to come out...

Satellite overhead image of New York State from Google Earth 2022

by Alan Silverman

I’m From New York, NY.

I went to graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin. Graduated in 1980. Since then, I have maintained contact with some of my classmates who became good friends and we ...

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