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Milestones in GLBT history

Started by Natasha, October 10, 2008, 05:55:25 PM

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October 10, 2008, 05:55:25 PM
Milestones in GLBT history

http://www.theolympian.com/living/story/614071.html
10/10/2008

I came out to myself when I was 17.

The rest of the world had to wait a couple more years.

I vividly recall the first time I told someone I was a lesbian. I was 19. Choked with emotion and scared out of my mind, I haltingly told a woman I was in love with her.

She knew — but she wanted to hear it from me first. It was both excruciating and liberating.

Months later, during a visit home from college, I came out to my parents.

While the first time is the hardest, coming out to my parents was nerve-wracking. I sat them down on the couch for "the talk," and they listened as I came out about my sexual orientation.
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