Tag: coming out

  • In Celebration of Amber Ruffin

    In Celebration of Amber Ruffin

    ride started with a protest. Pride Month is a declaration of the fight for freedom for all LGBTQ+ people. It is a way to honor our history, resilience, and collective resistance. For those of us who have the privilege, one act of resistance can be coming out publicly as a…

  • The Plotwist Podcast

    The Plotwist Podcast

    recently, i had the extraordinary opportunity of chatting with daniel coronado, one of the hosts of the plotwist podcast. check out the podcast and listen to our conversation about storytelling, community and the importance of building connections. twitter & instagram: @plotwistpodcast

  • Eduardo | Napa, CA

    Eduardo | Napa, CA

    Growing up, you know, being undocumented and being gay, were like two things that I was like, deep in the closet for. So like, coming out of those two closets was really difficult. coming out as gay to my mother was very difficult. Growing up, she would say, you know,…

  • Sergio | Los Angeles, CA

    Sergio | Los Angeles, CA

    i came out to my friends first. they were like, “oh, really? okay. that’s, that’s all right.” and then to my brothers, and they were really shocked. and then my mother and i cried a lot. she didn’t think it was a big deal. she didn’t see it coming but…

  • Luis | Philadelphia, PA

    Luis | Philadelphia, PA

    When it came time to go back to Florida for winter break I debated whether or not I should tell my mom, but ultimately decided not to. I did get to come out to one of my brothers and his wife during that trip, though. He basically asked me questions…

  • Vince | Philadelphia, PA

    Vince | Philadelphia, PA

    I finally came to my mom when I was like 21. I literally waited for her to ask me and she eventually did. I went to New York with my gay cousin and she knew so that triggered her to ask . She calls, mind you, while I’m shopping at…

  • Sebastian | Philadelphia, PA

    Sebastian | Philadelphia, PA

    it’s always funny because they say hindsight is 20/20. when i really think about it, when i was little, first grade looking at boys differently than i looked at girls, forcing myself to look at girls the way i looked at boys and not understanding all let all what it…