Today, our first contributor from Germany, Tamara Reisdorf, shares her coming out story! She reflects on the support she got from friends along the way, and how she has been able to rebuild her relationship with her father over time.
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Ruthie Pincus reflects on what it was like when both of her sons came out to her as gay, and how she went from feeling trepidation to feeling more comfortable telling friends and family.
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In her coming out story, Parenting Coach Susan Berland talks about working through her initial negative feelings about her son's sexuality, and finding support in her family as well as through her local PFLAG chapter.
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Anna Krieger, MSW shares her coming out story, and reflects on the ways in which she and her parents have navigated the journey together--and just how far they've come.
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When this mother had an inkling that her oldest daughter may be gay, she made a conscious effort to expose both of her daughters to LGBTQ-friendly media, and speak openly about LGBTQ issues.
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What does it actually mean to be a straight ally to the LGBTQ community? Emma Tattenbaum-Fine explores the idea of being an active, everyday ally in an interview with Brenda Neisler.
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Watch: L Studio Presents “It Got Better” Featuring Jason Collins At 16, he realized he was different. But it wasn't until 18 years later that he finally found the courage to come out. Meet athlete and role model Jason Collins, a 16-year veteran of the NBA and destroyer of stereotypes.
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Lynn Zettler could tell something wasn't quite right in her daughter's relationship with her new husband, but she wasn't expecting her to come out as gay. Read our interview with Lynn, as she reflects on her daughter's emotionally-charged coming out story.
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"Certain stories stick with you, if you’re a writer; the ones that become stones in your shoe are those that create an ache, an echo, call to mind something you didn’t live through, and wish you had. This story stuck for those give-or-take twenty years until I was able to shake it from my shoe and see that it wanted to turn into a novel..."
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Kristin Russo, co-founder of My Kid Is Gay, came out to her parents at 17 years old. Her mother, a devout Roman Catholic, did not take the news well. But, despite her mother's fears, Kristin turned to her faith as she wrestled with her beliefs and herself in an effort to create her own identity.
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"My daughter told me she was gay,And 40 years of her life passed before my eyes."
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"In August of last year I decided to grow my hair out to what I like to call 'lady length.' I told everyone it was because I’d wanted to for a while... If you want to know the truth, I was tired of being called ‘sir’ at the airport."
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Award-winning author Vivek Shraya talks about surviving daily verbal homophobic attacks and the power of a mother's love.
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Funny you should ask, everyone; I was indeed made fun of as a kid for having two moms! However, I was only totally caught off-guard once by teasing and that was the first time it happened, the day I started school in West Hartford, CT.
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Dannielle Owens-Reid, co-founder of My Kid Is Gay, sits down with Kathy Dornetto in her hometown - Charleston, South Carolina. Kathy shares memories of her initial reactions, concerns, and conversations when her daughter came out to her over a decade ago.
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"I’ve been asked to tell my coming out story. If you’re a parent of an LGBT kid, you’ll know exactly what I mean. Normally our focus is on our children—on helping them come out to the people around them... But maybe, just maybe, we need some help with this as well."
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One year ago, Jenny Owen Youngs came out publicly on Everyone Is Gay--and announced her engagement to Kristin! We were proud of her then, and we are proud of her now. Read her anniversary-article, in which she reflects on her first year as an out, proud musician!
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Watch: L Studio Presents "It Got Better" Featuring Tegan and Sara Sara Quin grew up in hiding a big secret. Little did she know, her twin sister was hiding the same one. Pop musicians Tegan and Sara share their story about growing up gay.
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"One of my earliest memories is one of being secure in my gender. Now, over a decade and a half later, I am finally returning to that place."
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Emmi talks about how she worked through her anxiety when her 16-year-old daughter came out as a lesbian.
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