How to Come Out in the Middle of Nowhere
by: Timothy Lalowski Nine months before I was born, my city-raised parents decided to move to a farm in Sycamore, IL in order to house the multiplying amount of children. […]
Category Archives: Coming Out
This Is Because I Am Out: Notes on Visibility
by: ellie june navidson So often i hear people tell stories about coming out in specific moments or about getting outed. It always causes me to wonder what it’s like […]
Without My Consent: My Experience With Being Outed
by: Ariana Barreto Trigger Warning: This article deals with delicate subject matter and is not suitable for all audiences. This year was the first year that I came out to […]
No Trans Left Behind: My Thoughts on Serving Openly
by: Allison Mitchell Obviously, we’ve all heard about the lift of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. I can’t help but feel a little left behind. Even if allowing […]
Coming Out: Yup, I’m Genderqueer
by: Nico Lang I technically came out as genderqueer three years ago. Even if I didn’t call it that. I was in a hotel room with a friend of mine. […]
Suppressing the Sissy: My Complex Relationship With Gender
by: Johnathan Fields I was the little boy America is supposedly becoming more comfortable talking about. I was the little boy who, on his sixth birthday, asked for the Aladdin […]
Different Kinds of Coming Out
by: Nancy Paras One Saturday at midnight I had to hastily leave my living situation for being queer. That Monday at work I showed up to my supervisor telling the […]
How to Be Gay and 17 in Tennessee
by: Zach Stafford I have been there and I have left there. I grew up 30 minutes outside of Nashville in a town that is more famous for its churches […]
When I Came Out to My Students: A Response to “Maybe This Time”
by: Jason Wyman I came out at 18 while I was in the seminary to be a priest. It wasn’t the most supportive place to come out. It was one […]
Boys Do Cry: Why We Need Positive Representations of Trans Folks in Pop Culture
by: Lindsey Dietzler My mom used to tell me that she knew from the moment I was born that I was gay. I cannot, for obvious reasons, say the same, […]
