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#comingout

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Prism & Pen

I’m writing this follow-up in the aftermath of that piece being read by people I hadn’t expected — namely, my mother and sister. Their reactions reminded me why telling the truth out loud is still so risky… and still so necessary.
medium.com/prismnpen/say-the-t

Prism & Pen · “Say the Thing”: When Family Loves You Wrong - Prism & Pen - MediumBy Andy Curtiss
#LGBTQ#Queer#Family
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Prism & Pen

Even before I had a name for it, I knew I was different. I’d flip through magazines and feel a tug in my chest when I saw certain women, TV presenters, actresses, models. It wasn’t jealousy or admiration the way I told myself it was. It was something deeper. Something unspoken.
medium.com/prismnpen/the-momen

Prism & Pen · The Moments of Realisation: Quiet Truths From My ChildhoodBy Simi khan
#LGBTQ#Queer#Identity
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Shady Jon

If you like TJ Klune, Fredrik Backman, or are a gay man of *ahem* a certain age - or wondered what it was like to be gay and coming of age in the 70's, I highly recommend Matt Cain's The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle.

A delightful and solid read, bullying and bashing take a back seat to a story of everyday human courage and survival, with an ending that will make you smile.

#mattcain#amreading#lgbtq
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S.T. Veje

The worst part about coming out, it seems, is the imposter syndrome going into immediate overdrive and the sudden feeling that you need to "perform" to live up to everyone's expectations of you (or rather your own expectations of what their expectations are).

But the thing is, I'm still just me, just ... a little more open about who I am. Or trying. I haven't changed, and even if I'm always growing and developing as a person, it doesn't and won't happen overnight.

#ComingOut#NonBinary
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Translesb Art🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🦕

#comingout #lesbien #transmasc #butch #lesboy
Bon j'ai un truc à vous dire, ça fait depuis quelques mois, au début je pensais que j'étais gay et bi, mais je me suis totalement trompé sur moi, je pensais mieux me connaître (ce qui est frustrant), je suis ni gay, ni bi et ni hétéro, je ne me suis pas rendu compte de moi même au début, je suis lesbien et mon identité est butch lesboy qui me correspond le plus. Je suis transmasc et non-binaire, je suis masculin et je suis à l'aise le fait qu'on me dit que je suis un gars et aussi j'aime me dire je suis un gars pourtant mon identité est pas un homme binaire, je me considère comme transmasc et pas un homme trans binaire car mon identité est aussi non-binaire et je suis très à l'aise dans ma non-binarité (sa se dit se terme ?), je me sens très proche le fait d'être lesbien que de la bisexualité et de l'homosexualité. Ça m'a fait un peu un choque pour moi car je pensais mieux me connaître. Et comme l'a très bien dit oomfie "tu n'as pas du tt à te sentir femme c ça qui est beau avec le lesbianisme, tu es lesbien-ne transmasc nb, tu n'as aucune obligation de t'accrocher à une identité femme" et ça m'a fait trop plaisir de lire ça. Voilà merci de m'avoir lu la team 🩵🙏

Drapeau lesbienne
Drapeau transmasc
Drapeau butch
Drapeau lesboy
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I Am Not A Taboo! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

There's a new piece on the I am not a taboo! blog!

'A coming out story from a mother's perspective' has been written by Amanda Croft of AC English Coaching to foster discussion of the story themes and what it means to be true to yourself.

Have a look at the questions at the end of the story and let us know what you think.

#LGBTQIA #ELT #ComingOut #TEFL #ESL

iamnotataboo.com/a-coming-out-

I am not a taboo - · A coming out story from a mother’s perspective -Amanda Croft, of AC English Coaching, provides a story for use in the English language classroom.
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A Sweet Gentleman

I met friends a couple of days ago and it was fantastic.
They were really happy to see me, we talked as if 10 years hadn't passed.

I really appreciated they didn't mention anything about my transition, just treated me no different from before.

And today, a doubt.
Did... Did I actually come out to them?!

I checked our message exchange from the past year (on FB unfortunately).
...
...
Oops...

Not sure what to do now.

#trans#comingOut#lgbtq
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Tadzio Mueller

Nachdem die Arschlöcher ihr #ComingOut hatten, sollen wir #Queers jetzt zurück in den Schrank. Damit alles seine Richtigkeit hat.

"Die #Budapest Pride sollte 20245 an einem 'geschlossenen Ort' stattfinden und nicht wie bisher an einem öffentlichen Ort."

All our rights are up for grabs...
theguardian.com/world/2025/feb

The Guardian · Budapest Pride should be held indoors for ‘child protection’, says Orbán officialBy Guardian staff reporter
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Alex Wolf 🐺🌍🏳️‍🌈

I have a work social media persona. My "worksona". It's who I represent as on LinkedIn and also on here.

I also have an authentic social media persona. It's another account on another server under an alias. An anonymous alias.

Why does this discrepancy exist? Because I talk about lived experiences, values, and positions on my second account that are stigmatized by society. Mental health. Neurodivergence. Gender. #FuckTheSystem.

My "worksona" is not me. It's a construct I shaped to maximize my chances by allowing me to harness conditional privilege: mainly that I'm _read_ as a white assumed cisgender, neurotypical, heterosexual, able-bodied man. But it's a mask. It means I'm keenly aware of the discrepancy in privilege that is granted based on how one is perceived.

I've been slowly incorporating more authenticity into my "worksona" but the sad truth is that there's still a wide chasm between who I really am around the people I trust and who I am in a professional context. There is literally only a single person who knows the full me and also knows me in real life. Everyone else gets a filtered version. Why? Stigma. Stigma that's assigned to layers of my identity I have no control over.

This is what privilege is about. Chances are that if your "public persona" aligns closely with your authentic self that you benefit from a whole lot of privilege (or that you're a #neuroqueer rebel; I see you and applaud you). And to the white men in my followers: this is what people talk about when they say you have privilege. The insidious truth is that it's _invisible_ to you because you probably don't know anything else. But there are many people around you who just _pretend_ to look and act like you.

I am one of the people who pretend.

#privilege#patriarchy#capitalism
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