January2013 |
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Terrence | 33 | San Francisco, USA
"The door was now fully opened, but I just wasn’t quite ready to walk though it yet. Instead, I prepared myself for the possibility of becoming estranged from my family once I did."
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Dan | 24 | North Carolina, USA
"When I came out to my friends I wasn't worried about them not accepting me. If there was one thing I’ve learned throughout my life it was knowing who my friends are."
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Lisa | 62 | Tuscan, Arizona, USA
"I often think how different life would have been if I could have lived my life as a whole person. No hiding, no lies, no fake boyfriends."
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Ben | 26 | Berkshire, England
"As with any professional sport, in wrestling there is a certain amount of 'locker room mentality', and being gay is generally a negative thing in a locker room."
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Tom | 21 | Bedford, England
"I was still too young to realise what was happening, but the confusion was certainly there. I entered a couple of relationships with girls, merely to mask the mystification of what was going on."
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Gareth | 31 | Hampshire, England
"Before I came out I was moody, snappy, angry and by some accounts, a real prick. Afterwards I gather that I was much nicer and easier to be around."
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Cody | 22 | Ontario, Canada
"In retrospect, I regret nothing. Because I didn’t sink. I swam. Suddenly, there was nothing else to worry about. The worst had already happened..."
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Edward | 19 | New York, USA
"He taught me that I shouldn’t rush into love, fall for pretty faces and that it is better to be patient and wait. Love can come to you unexpectedly. It won’t rush into your arms and you have to keep your eyes open for it."
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Adam | 17 | Cambridge, England
"My parents now know so it got easier but it still to this day seems to be somewhat of a taboo topic. I can’t wait until I get my first true boyfriend and prove to my parents that I am what I say I am and see what they will say."
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Joey | 21 | Essex, England
“I was very naive in every way when it came to everything bisexual. I even had my own stereotypes of gay people etc. which, of course I didn’t like”.
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Alex | 30
Alex's story is a bit different to the majority of those we normally feature on RUComingOut. Alex is still not out. The reason he has submitted his story is to share the difficulties he is experiencing about coming out and body image.
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