November2012 |
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Nick | 31 | Bournemouth, England
"The biggest weight was taken off my shoulders and suddenly, just like that, I felt like I was accepted for being me."
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John | 25 | Edinburgh, Scotland
"I decided that if I was going to have any chance of happiness, I had to be honest about myself to the people that mattered most to me."
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Chris | 24 | Essex, England
"Needless to say the general boy population started mocking my voice and mannerisms, but most jarringly they kept calling me a strange word - gay."
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Charlotte | 18 | Windsor, England
"It was an amazing feeling coming out!! I could truly be me. I didn’t have to hide the biggest part of me!"
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Greg | 17 | Kent, England
"Be who you are. NEVER let anyone dictate who you become, who you love, how you live.
I almost made that mistake and I'm glad I could get out of it. I wouldn’t want anyone else to actually make that mistake." . . . read more |
Karen | mid 50s | Philadelphia, USA
"Everyone’s journey is different. It took me longer than most. I regret that my children suffered in the aftermath. I wish self-awareness – and with it, empowerment – had come sooner. But now, I wouldn’t trade a minute of my life for anything."
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Sam | 22 | Texas, USA
"God and I haven’t always seen eye to eye on
things, but I know that He loves me, and I’m willing to love Him back."
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