When it came to telling other people about Zoe’s sexuality, we mostly didn’t. But, of course, as with everything else, things were a little more complicated than they initially seemed.
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"It only took me a couple of days to realize that what I really needed to be focused on was not what I did or didn’t do in her childhood. That was in the past and couldn’t be changed."
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We asked the question that parents rarely know not to ask: “Are you sure?”
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"While it’s difficult, the more I do it, the more confident I feel, the more normal it becomes, and the more I start feeling like myself."
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Finding a name that fits you is a big deal. Read Jamey's reflections on changing their own name and how they dealt with resistance from others.
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"That’s the moment I decided to stop lying, to stop hiding. That’s when I stopped caring what people thought. That’s when I stepped out of the open door of the closet I had trapped myself in for too long. "
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Sometimes, coming out to yourself is the hardest part.
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Some of us may plan exactly how we are going to come out to those closest to us, but things don't always go exactly as planned.
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A beautiful story written by our very own Liam Lowery as a part of a series on eater.com.
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A heartwarming story about a Mormon brother learning to accept his non-binary and queer sibling.
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A powerful story of a son coming out to his father, and his father doing everything he can to ask for help and support during his own process.
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Kristin Russo, co-founder of My Kid Is Gay, talks with her mom Rose about coming out, family, and religion.
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Karin Gomez talks about coming out as bisexual and agender, mental health, and the intersections of many "invisible identities."
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When her daughter, Abbey, was outed, Carmella tried to explain it all away and put her daughter in a neatly defined box. Read about how Carmella then challenged those tendencies to accept her daughter as she is at any given moment.
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Coming out is a process, one that does not have a set end point for most LGBTQ people. Nicole shares how and why it took her years to fully come out to herself and to her family, along with explaining how much easier it is now as opposed to during her adolescence.
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Richard James reflects on his daughter's coming out process, the bullying and rejection faced by many LGBTQ youth, and the ways in which his child's bravery has catalyzed his own.
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Linda Ulanoff talks about mourning the loss of the vision she had for herself as the mother of a daughter, telling others, reaching acceptance, and growing closer to her child through the coming out process.
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Khalid El Khatib reflects on some of the "firsts" in his life, and how they've defined much of his personal narrative.
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Five years have passed since Jacquelyn Delcamp came out to her parents. Find out how acknowledging the things they all shoved under the rug for so long has helped her to shed her feelings of shame and fear, despite conflicting beliefs.
Read MoreKristin and Dannielle share their personal stories about when and how they came out, who they came out to, what they feared and more.
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