“My feelings about girls weren’t going away, no matter how much I prayed to God. When I’d have to go to church or school, I’d be reminded I was going to go to hell for my thoughts and feelings.”
‘I felt like I couldn’t leave. Like only sinners left. That God wouldn’t love me if I left.’: Young, queer woman details leaving toxic church culture
‘By the time I came out, I was 41, married almost 21 years, and full of guilt and shame.’: Woman shares journey accepting her sexuality, embracing vulnerability
“It was an unlikely love story, if only because neither of us had ever dreamed of any other life than the one we’d each had as straight, married, small-town, hockey moms.”
‘You agreed to support and help your child the moment you became a parent.’: LGBTQ teen urges parents to support their children as they figure out their identity
“Kids are constantly figuring themself out, and it doesn’t get easier. They’re struggling more than you are in those moments.”
‘She was right next to me when I got the call. When I fell to my knees, Karen was there to help me back up.’: Woman honors wife, late brother in sharing journey of grief and love
“I told her I was just looking for my counterpart, the girl next door. ‘I wish I met you sooner,’ she quietly told me. Then I was invited to her wedding.”
Mormon Woman Married To Man Comes Out As Gay At Age 35, Proves It’s Never Too Late To Live Your Truth
“There are so many of us sitting in dark closets all alone, and if I can bring my light to someone in their dark closet… I’m here for it.”
‘If you asked me as a child what I wanted to be when I grew up, I’d say, ‘A mom.’: Lesbian single mom by choice finds sperm donor through app, thanks friends for support
“I’m a single mom, yes, but my village is strong, amazing, and the most supportive. I know this baby will be surrounded by so much love, understanding, and diversity. I thank the universe everyday for placing such amazing, wonderful, loving humans in my life exactly when I needed them.”
‘In public, we were just ‘friends’ and ‘roommates.’ For 17.5 years, we didn’t tell a living soul.’: Lesbian couple share years-long love, coming out story
“Our stars aligned to bring us together 20 years ago. We didn’t know what would happen if anyone found out the truth.”
‘There’s a 5th baby developing.’ We were encouraged to consider reducing the pregnancy, or terminate it altogether.’: LGBT mom to all-girl quintuplets recounts journey to family of 8
“The tech said, ‘Baby A-girl, baby B-girl, baby C-girl, baby D-girl, and baby E-girl.’ Later, we found out our girls were only the 2nd set of all-girl quintuplets in the US.”
‘A few months after my separation, Amanda decided 3 a.m. was a great time to drunk text me and declare her love.’: Mom of 3 recounts LGBT love story, ‘We were meant to find each other’
“I asked my daughter why she thought Amanda was my girlfriend. She said, ‘Because you are always together, and you look like you love her.’ That was it. We were official and my kids adored her.”
10 Ways To Love Yourself, Then Someone Else
“Practicing personal development as a couple is you are constantly communicating freely and truly, you learn about yourself, each other, and you both as a couple.”
