Individuals who identify as gender nonbinary offer advice for what people should know about the coming out and discovery process.
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Check out the first video from Our Families, in our series of videos that highlight the trials of triumphs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people of color. Our Families is a community education campaign that raises the visibility of LGBT people of color.
Asian parents tell their son that he is an embarrassment to their culture for being gay. What will nearby diners say?
As part of a class assignment in seventh grade, Arwyn Halloran was asked to write an autobiography. Though initially unsure of whether to include her sexual orientation in the narrative, she ultimately decided that including that detail would be helpful to her class—and to her.
As a professional counselor for many years in my own right, and now semi-retired, I congratulate you, Marc, on giving what I would consider excellent advice...you are professional, sympathetic, and your priorities regarding "care" for all involved is sold and "visible.
Janessa Goldbeck was an out, gay woman when she joined the Marines—but the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy was still in place, forcing her to hide her true self from others. After its official repeal, Goldbeck was able to educate others about LGBTQ issues.
Over the years, Cecilia came out to her mother first as gay, then as trans, then as a lesbian. Her mom’s and grandma’s reactions were quite different.
A son is coming out to his very traditional Latino father over lunch. The father makes it clear he will not accept his son’s sexual orientation.
Queer & trans Asian Americans read letters to their immigrant parents and family members about their gender identity, sexuality, and queerness.
We invited two strangers to tell their coming out stories and talk about their shared experiences. How did they handle the uncertainty of how the world would see them after coming out.
What means gender diversity and gender identity nowadays? And what does gender diversity include? What if you are born with a body that does not meet society’s typical idea of ‘man’ or ‘woman’? Gender diversity has become more and more important and discussed.