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Against a therapist’s advice, son comes out to devout Muslim father
“I went to a therapist just for one session. And he, knowing who my father was, sort of said without saying, ‘If I were you, I wouldn’t come out to your dad.'”
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‘Mom… I’m gay, I own a porn company, and I’m in a polyamorous relationship’
Coming out once is hard enough. But for Benjamine Heath, he had to come out to his mother three times.
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‘Tomboy’ Renee recalls shopping trip to ‘The Gap’ to fix gender
Renee was a “tomboy” as long as they can remember. As a teenager, Renee was part of an all-girls youth group, and was asked to represent the group at a pageant weekend. Part of that involved wearing a gown.
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Lesbian discovers the gender and racial divide in the LGBTQ community
Femi Redwood of Milton, Del., grew up in an environment that was accepting of both her sexuality and her race, despite the fact that she was one of the few minorities in town.
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Transgender man comes out to girlfriend: ‘I’m going to start transitioning now’
Like many couples, Mitch and Jocelyn met on an online dating site. There was only one difference: Mitch was still presenting as a lesbian, having buried his transgender identity when he was 17.
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A teen’s genderqueer expression leads to empowerment
For some people, like Jacob Tobia, choosing between “male” and “female” is too restricting. Gender, as Jacob learned at a conference while in high school, should be more fun than that.
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‘This is my boyfriend’ – 5-year-old falls in love with Hercules
Alexander first realized he was gay at 5 years old thanks to a Hercules pillow set, a secret comfort he could turn to when he couldn’t explain himself to his friends at school. The pillow was his “boyfriend,” he says, and made the perfect companion.
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Gay trio’s polyamorous relationship lasts four decades
The idea of a polyamorous relationship is probably shocking to a lot of people, but for Bob Lanning and his partner Don, who was often away for his job as an airline pilot, it was just the right thing to do.
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Racism or just preference? ‘You’re really sweet, I’m just not into black guys’
Nelson Moses Lassiter was excited about coming to terms with his sexuality. He imagined that, upon venturing out into the gay scene, he’d encounter a world more accepting than the one he was used to.
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A barbershop experience begins a new chapter in the life of a transgender man
Following his transition, Charlie Poulson worried about “passing” as a man, and knew his concern would be put to the test in what is arguably a typical masculine setting: the barbershop.