I’m From Singapore.

Coming out to her was easy. But for her to accept who I am, was not.

The first time I met her, I couldn’t recognize her as one of my classmates in school. She just waved at me with that brilliant sunshine smile. Ironically, my first thought was who is this crazy girl.

When I told her I was gay, there was a look of disgust on her face. She couldn’t accept who I am because of her religious teachings and she felt “disgusted.” Those were the words that stuck and are still etched onto my mind. But after a few days, she came and told me, “Chase, I was disgusted when you told me that you are gay, but you have to understand that I came from a place where the word “gay” does not exist, and you are the first gay person that I have ever met, but that does not mean I do not want you to be my friend.”

And that was 5 years ago.



I’m From Seattle, WA.

My name is Jessica and I don’t exist. I am a ghost and an enigma. I’m the shadow that stalks my parents and the thorn in the side of my family. I am a transgender and I am happy. I’m not happy that my family finds me distasteful, far from it. I’d much rather have them embrace me and love me now as they once did. I spent the first 17 years of my life as the most unhappy and suicidal jerk you could imagine, my only relief was my love for theater.

Drama drew me because of its freedom and endless possibilities. In my normal life I had to be who the world wanted, a boring and depressed male, but on stage I could be whoever I wanted. On that glorious stage I could be as feminine as I wanted and although I got quite a few unfriendly comments, I was happy. The stage was where I could find peace from my inner demons and where I could embrace my “other side”. It is this “other side” that now is the real me.




I’m From Ellenville, NY.

In 1999 I graduated high school and in the fall I moved from my mom’s house in the Hudson Valley to a tenement building in New York City’s Upper West Side, to study musical theater. My first taste of city life came when my mom’s sedan pulled up to the curb of my new home, [...]

I’m From Stellenbosch, South Africa.

I am a 28-year-old gay guy. I am a Christian and was raised in a smaller city near Cape Town, South Africa. My parents divorced when I was 2-and-a-half years old. In all the case studies, I would be a perfect match, because I grew up without a father. I don’t believe in this theory.
When [...]

This Week’s Stories.

I’m From Mariposa, CA. Mom and Dad always taught me to do what I wanted as long as I felt it was the right thing to do; so I guess I went on doing just that. I began by playing soccer, geeking out on computer games, getting straight As, and being the best friend to [...]

I’m From Long Island, NY - Video Story.

NOTE: Dave Rubin is one-half of “Ben and Dave’s Six Pack, a high protein, low carb comedy” podcast. It’s a really funny, weekly, about-an-hour podcast that’s always a great listen. Just this week they had Joy Behar on their show and it’s definitely worth checking out. I’ve met and hung out with both Ben and [...]

I’m From Mount Clemens, MI.

I grew up in the church-going 70’s in a very Pentecostal family. Our church’s dos and don’ts were really all don’ts. So strict was the church that we didn’t even have a television, girls could not wear pants and had to wear their hair up all the time. As the 80’s set in, I started [...]

I’m From Quesnel, BC, Canada.

Like most gays and lesbians, I knew from an early age that I liked boys. I remember playing house with my siblings and our friends and I would volunteer to be a wife (as we always had more boys than girls) and have a husband. Usually it was one of my brother’s best friends and [...]

I’m From Eagle River, AK.

“Mom, I have something I need to tell you.” I said, trying to find the words. “I don’t know how to tell you this, so I will just put it out there. I am gay.”
There are some things in my life that I never considered that I would be sharing with my mother, or any [...]

I’m From Mariposa, CA.

Mom and Dad always taught me to do what I wanted as long as I felt it was the right thing to do; so I guess I went on doing just that. I began by playing soccer, geeking out on computer games, getting straight As, and being the best friend to anyone I could. I [...]