August2012 |
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Lee | 28 | Kent, England
"Your sexuality shouldn't define who you are; it is merely a part of you. Sadly for many of us, taking the step to come out either forcibly or by choice is not an easy one. It should be easy though."
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Paul | Newcastle, England
"Being gay is not my life it’s a small part of who I am and doesn’t define me. What defines me is the people I love, the music and the culture I enjoy etc. I’m proud of being gay and I honestly wouldn’t have it any other way!"
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Andres | 21 | New York, USA
"They made me more open to the fact that I was normal, that I did not need to change who I was, and that making society accept me was not my job, my job was to accept myself and love myself."
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Dan | Warwickshire, England
"The bad experiences I had at school have been worked through and I have turned all of the negativity into something positive."
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Aaron | 31 | New Jersey, USA
"I could never put a word on the thoughts and feelings that went through my head. While I had always found women attractive, I felt something different towards men."
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Junior | 27 | Sheffield/Leeds/London
"I'd had girlfriends when I was 12 or 13 but we only ever 'pecked' on the lips. Looking back, it was definitely more about the friendship than anything else."
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Richard | 28 | London, England
"There are many reasons why coming out is an important step in your life, but I think finally being true to yourself is the most rewarding."
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Tabitha | 17 | Suffolk, England
"And as for coming out yourself,
Just be honest with yourself and your parents; They'll find out sooner or later." Read more . . . |
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Kristian | 27 | Kent, England
"My advice to anyone still struggling to come to terms with their sexuality is to take it one step at a time – remember, the most
important person to be honest with is YOU, before anyone else." Read more . . . |
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Andrew | 22 | Cardiff, Wales
"That same feeling of nausea as when I
tried to tell my friends came back and the same thing would happen when I told every family member." Read more . . . |
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Dave | 31 | North Yorkshire, England
"I finally admitted it to myself, which is the first of many hurdles to pass, but probably the biggest."
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Cairn | 21 | Carmarthenshire, Wales
"I suffered a severely displaced and broken nose, abrasions to my face and head, two black eyes and I required surgery to realign my nose."
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Daniel | 20 | Manchester, England
"Please remember you're not alone and there are people out there that love you and respect you for who you are.
You shouldn't change for anyone." Read more . . . |
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Ed | 28 | London, England
"But upon returning to the UK, I wasn't ready to strap myself to the mast-head of a gay pride float and sing Gloria Gaynor songs across from the rooftops of Old Compton Street."
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Ben | 19 | Lincoln, England
"It felt like somebody had smashed something over my head and my whole world had come crashing down around me."
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Donal | 31 | Dublin, Ireland
"Mum I'm gay.” I looked at her trying to gauge her reaction and what she said to me was completely unexpected.
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Two Glasses of Water and a Gay Mag
One man's recollection of his first, tentative steps into a Dublin gay bar . . . Read more . . . |
