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Prism & Pen<p>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.<br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/say-the-thing-when-family-loves-you-wrong-41819fea7488" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/say-the-t</span><span class="invisible">hing-when-family-loves-you-wrong-41819fea7488</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queer</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Family</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>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.<br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-moments-of-realisation-quiet-truths-from-my-childhood-92de773908ef" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/the-momen</span><span class="invisible">ts-of-realisation-quiet-truths-from-my-childhood-92de773908ef</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queer</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Identity</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Muslim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Muslim</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a></p>
A Sweet Gentleman<p>Years ago when I was working on my coming-out and the idea of transitioning I was using art to sort of figure things out and I came up with the "Easter Buddy".</p><p>I think that's kind of how I was hoping to look like as a trans guy. :abunhd:</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/transmasc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transmasc</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hrt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/testosterone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>testosterone</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/easter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>easter</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/comingout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comingout</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/transjoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transjoy</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>In the summer of 1986, I made a choice that changed everything: I came out as a <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/lesbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lesbian</span></a> in my small <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> town. Living openly as a <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> person felt dangerous, and my coming out tested the loyalty of my closest friends.<br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-quantum-leap-how-one-moment-redefined-my-identity-fea6cf184c6b?sk=4d7a011885692c2e72bb28dff89affe7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/the-quant</span><span class="invisible">um-leap-how-one-moment-redefined-my-identity-fea6cf184c6b?sk=4d7a011885692c2e72bb28dff89affe7</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nonbinary</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a></p>
not stinky!We don’t slam doors in this house—unless they’re falcon-wing.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CarMemes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CarMemes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Tesla?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tesla</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DadHumor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DadHumor</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ComingOut?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ComingOut</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ElectricVehicles?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectricVehicles</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NotInThisHouse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NotInThisHouse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MuskCult?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MuskCult</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ModelWhy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ModelWhy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FamilyDrama?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FamilyDrama</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Memes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Memes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Funny?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Funny</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Lol?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lol</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Meme?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meme</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Haha?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Haha</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MemeOfTheDay?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MemeOfTheDay</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Shitpost?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shitpost</a>
Misanthropic Gender-Bender<p>I Guess I Just Came Out to My&nbsp;Mother</p><p>(as trans-curious, I guess) I didn't think they would react in a terrible way or anything, I was just concerned that they wouldn't understand. She actually got it, I think. <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/genderidentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genderidentity</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonbinary</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/comingout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comingout</span></a></p><p><a href="https://misanthropicgeek.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/i-guess-i-just-came-out-to-my-mother/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">misanthropicgeek.wordpress.com</span><span class="invisible">/2025/03/30/i-guess-i-just-came-out-to-my-mother/</span></a></p>
Shady Jon<p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/mattcain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mattcain</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/comingout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comingout</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
S.T. Veje<p>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). </p><p>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.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NonBinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonBinary</span></a></p>
S.T. Veje<p>I'm not a werewolf, or gay, but it's the full moon so ... I'm coming out anyway :flag_nonbinary: :rainbow_heart: </p><p><a href="https://www.stveje.dk/bg/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">stveje.dk/bg/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NonBinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonBinary</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Enby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enby</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Genderfluid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genderfluid</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a></p>
Janet Logan (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️<p>16 years ago, I came out to close friends on Livejournal. I shared that post to my blog.</p><p><a href="https://janetannelogan.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/announcement/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">janetannelogan.wordpress.com/2</span><span class="invisible">009/03/13/announcement/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TransJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransJoy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a></p>
Translesb Art🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🦕<p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/comingout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comingout</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/lesbien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lesbien</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/transmasc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transmasc</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/butch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>butch</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/lesboy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lesboy</span></a> <br>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 🩵🙏</p>
I Am Not A Taboo! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️<p>There's a new piece on the I am not a taboo! blog!</p><p>'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.</p><p>Have a look at the questions at the end of the story and let us know what you think.</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ELT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ELT</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/TEFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEFL</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ESL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESL</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://iamnotataboo.com/a-coming-out-story-from-a-mothers-perspective/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iamnotataboo.com/a-coming-out-</span><span class="invisible">story-from-a-mothers-perspective/</span></a></p>
Tadzio Mueller<p>Nachdem die Arschlöcher ihr <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a> hatten, sollen wir <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Queers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queers</span></a> jetzt zurück in den Schrank. Damit alles seine Richtigkeit hat.</p><p>"Die <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Budapest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budapest</span></a> Pride sollte 20245 an einem 'geschlossenen Ort' stattfinden und nicht wie bisher an einem öffentlichen Ort."</p><p>All our rights are up for grabs...<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/budapest-pride-should-be-moved-off-streets-says-hungarian-government-official" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/feb</span><span class="invisible">/26/budapest-pride-should-be-moved-off-streets-says-hungarian-government-official</span></a></p>
M sucht Antworten<p>Wenn ich mich hier über Geschlecht, Geschlechterfragen, Sexualität, Trans, Coming Out etc. etc. etc. austauschen möchte, welche Hashtags könnt ihr mir empfehlen?</p><p><a href="https://tirnanog.todon.de/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a> <a href="https://tirnanog.todon.de/tags/Sexualit%C3%A4t" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sexualität</span></a> <a href="https://tirnanog.todon.de/tags/nonbin%C3%A4r" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonbinär</span></a> <a href="https://tirnanog.todon.de/tags/Homosexualit%C3%A4t" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homosexualität</span></a> <a href="https://tirnanog.todon.de/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a></p>
Rainer Menkewww.rainermenke.de<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mdfoffberlin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mdfoffberlin</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mdfoffberlin2025?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mdfoffberlin2025</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/comingout?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#comingout</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gaylife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gaylife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gayhistory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gayhistory</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/collages?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#collages</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/contemporaryartberlin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contemporaryartberlin</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/udk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#udk</a>
Alex Wolf 🐺🌍🏳️‍🌈<p>I have a work social media persona. My "worksona". It's who I represent as on LinkedIn and also on here.</p><p>I also have an authentic social media persona. It's another account on another server under an alias. An anonymous alias.</p><p>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. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FuckTheSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTheSystem</span></a>.</p><p>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.</p><p>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 me in real life and also knows the full me. Everyone else gets a filtered version. Why? Stigma. Stigma that's assigned to layers of my identity I have no control over.</p><p>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 <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/neuroqueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neuroqueer</span></a> 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.</p><p>I am one of the people who pretend.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/privilege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privilege</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patriarchy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/career" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>career</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/neuroqueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neuroqueer</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergent</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cis</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/oppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oppression</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/comingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comingOut</span></a></p>
Lockely :veripawed4:<p>The government may no longer acknowledge I exist, but that's not going to stop me from being me. I'm tired of keeping such a fundamental part of myself a secret.</p><p>Hi, let me reintroduce myself. I'm Lockely, and I am and always have been non-binary (they/them pref, he/him okay). </p><p>🎨CynicalHound</p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/comingout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comingout</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonbinary</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>My devout Catholic parents raised me to believe that gay people go to Hell at worst, and are just plain “weird” at best. I couldn’t help but wonder if, on some level, they saw the queerness in me, and this was their subliminal way of steering me straight.<br><a href="https://buff.ly/3ZYerIN" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3ZYerIN</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Family</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Bisexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bisexuality</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christmas</span></a></p>
Frank<p>Rural mechanic feared she'd lose everything when she came out as transgender</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-30/transgender-female-mechanic-rural-south-australia-port-pirie/104665738" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2024-12-30/tra</span><span class="invisible">nsgender-female-mechanic-rural-south-australia-port-pirie/104665738</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.nu/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/SouthAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> </p><p>So glad she's living her best life now 😍</p>
Gay Old Time<p>The phrase "coming out" used to mean something different. Or perhaps the same, judging by the other woman's reaction.<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vintageAd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintageAd</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lesbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lesbian</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a></p>