I left it 28 years to come out to my family. That might sound late, but I’d wager that it’s possibly about average, accounting for those of us who come out early, and the silently significant bulk who ...

Coming out is commonly conceptualized as a one-time experience. The stereotype is often of a young LGBTQ+ individual coming to terms with their own identity, achieving self-acceptance, and deciding to ...

Erica Woodland first came out to himself about his queer identity in middle school. In the last few years, he came out as transgender, and introduced his family to his new pronouns. Whether we come to ...

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Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. “Mum, dad... I’m gay.” It’s a conversation that happens every day, all over the ...

Transgender people have revealed what it was like for them to come out to those closest to them - noting it is an ongoing, evolving process that never stops. As Transgender awareness week starts, a ...

National Coming Out Day takes place on October 11: it’s an opportunity to celebrate your queerness if you’re out, but importantly it’s also a day to recognise those people that have yet to come out.

More years ago than I care to count, I contributed a video to Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” project. “It gets better,” I emphatically told the camera. “I am not special. I am not some sort of ...

Before I could say “I’m gay,” I was mouthing the words to “Check On It,” by Beyoncé in the mirror, flipping my hoodie like it was 30 inches of honey-blonde bundles, and batting my lashes in secret.

Erica Woodland first came out to himself about his queer identity in middle school. In the last few years, he came out as transgender, and introduced his family to his new pronouns. Whether we come to ...