Lesbians and Their Laptops: The Complexities of Existing as a Lesbian in the Balkan

April 30, 2021.Reading time 12 minutes.

Nonbinary lesbian guest writer, Boja, shares how their culture shaped their coming out experience.

Coming Out to Myself

December 19, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

An illustrated person with long, wavy orange hair looks at themself in the mirror and smiles.

Coming out to myself was a long, subconscious process that didn’t reach reality until one, critical moment.

Coming Out to my Parents (via Email while I Was Spending 2 Months with my GF)

October 11, 2017.Reading time 18 minutes.

I came out to my parents in an email days after the Orland Pulse shooting that I sent while I was spending 2 months abroad with my girlfriend.

My Friend Knew I was Gay Before I Was Ready To Come Out

September 20, 2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

I Wasn’t Ready to Come Out to Myself as Gay It was the second semester of my freshman year in college, the first time on my own. This was not a good time in my life. The introvert in me formed a shell of isolation, growing thicker by the day. I went to class, I […]