Results for "coming out"

I’m From Holland, MI.
I was born in the birthplace of the Family Research Council and the “What Would Jesus Do” bracelets. While Holland, Michigan is a pretty city on the shores of Lake Michigan, i...

I’m From Tamms, IL.
I’m from Tamms, Illinois. Practically no one who isn’t from Tamms has heard of it. It is a small, dying town in southernmost Illinois. Farm country, beautiful to look at…reg...

I’m From Stirling, Scotland.
I came out to myself almost 20 years ago, when I was at high school, but chose not to do anything about it for a long time. I didn’t think it was possible to be gay and a geek, ...

I’m From Detroit, MI.
“Nah, I can’t be g*y…I just have to find the right woman…yeah, that’s it…” If you say it to yourself enough times, you’ll believe it. I was too afraid to face my t...

I’m From Ridgeland, MS.
In the third grade, my older male cousin misused me. I don’t want to blame him for anything that I am because I would like to think that I have written my own story. This being ...

I’m From Hollywood, FL.
Although I was born in New York City, my parents wanted to raise a family in a more wholesome environment with a warmer climate. This was back in the early ’60’s when Kennedy ...

I’m From Vanceburg, KY.
The only thing that amazes me more than the mind’s ability to hate is the heart’s ability to love. I grew up in a very rural and isolated area of Kentucky. Racism was open and...

I’m From Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico.
I knew that I liked men since I was very young, probably around 11 or 12 years old. But admitting that I was gay from such a young age in a country that still holds a lot of homop...

I’m From Laingsburg, MI.
I cried when I saw the movie Prayers for Bobby. I felt so much like Bobby, and because I was almost at that breaking point, I tried to get my parents to watch it, but they wouldn...