Mein Coming out / Coming of Age Roman "First Love" ist quasi fertig. Jetzt stell ich mir die Frage: Selbst publishen und wieder um allen möglichen Kram selbst kümern müssen und dann erscheint er eventuell nicht oder die harte Ablehnungtour durchmachen und hoffen einen Velag zu finden oder er erscheint halt nicht.

I laid down the line in the sand, half expecting someone to walk out. Thankfully, they didn’t and my message was delivered in no uncertain terms. Although the 20 students were a bit stunned by my frankness, I relied on the respect earned from last semester, especially the few who thanked me for creating a “safe space.”
https://medium.com/prismnpen/my-androgyny-affirmed-by-song-and-students-0fae89b13588?sk=39f7602af3fd4697d6ac7b3158ba9f4d

The silence after “I’m gay” echoed longer than the words themselves.
When I finally spoke my truth into my childhood living room, something shifted between us — subtle, but seismic. Not the rejection I’d rehearsed responses for, but something more insidious: a withdrawal so gradual I wouldn’t recognize it as abandonment until years later.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-grief-no-one-talks-about-after-coming-out-248314779abc?sk=e80e28feecbe3efb91a921a33e923903

Barry Diller and Diane von Fürstenburg have been married since 2001.
Now, at 83, Diller has chosen to unveil his truth: He is gay.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/barry-diller-married-to-diane-von-f%C3%BCrstenberg-for-24-years-is-gay-a17f182d3fed?sk=454b0f248d12178fed4df4274840fd0e

So hab mich bei meiner Großmutter als nichtbinär geoutet und sie hat das ziemlich gut hingenommen. Anscheinend hat sie was darüber im Fernsehen gesehen und hat direkt gefragt ob ich Neopronomen nutzen möchte.

Auch wenn die Oma manchmal ein etwas altbackenes Wortschatz benutzt (sie ist 83), meint sie es nicht böse und ist meist eher tolerant eingestellt.

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.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/say-the-thing-when-family-loves-you-wrong-41819fea7488

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.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-moments-of-realisation-quiet-truths-from-my-childhood-92de773908ef

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".

I think that's kind of how I was hoping to look like as a trans guy.

I did not have an easy coming-out story. I didn’t come out until late in life for many reasons. Probably the main reason is that I grew up in Southern Oklahoma.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/a-personal-gay-history-who-was-i-then-who-am-i-now-2f212e124fc3?sk=206e78899b6ddd7e3f2970d18f54dd3f

In the summer of 1986, I made a choice that changed everything: I came out as a #lesbian in my small #German town. Living openly as a #queer person felt dangerous, and my coming out tested the loyalty of my closest friends.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-quantum-leap-how-one-moment-redefined-my-identity-fea6cf184c6b?sk=4d7a011885692c2e72bb28dff89affe7

You had to ruin everything, didn’t you? With just a few weeks to go, I almost made it out unscathed and undetected. None of you had a clue what was underneath.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-den-of-the-lion-gay-masking-in-an-unconventional-high-school-spy-story-0b694894a5d7?sk=9afc95bde23060a4c18bc7cdcb643f51

As a #bisexual person “hiding” in what looks like a heterosexual marriage, I realize that I’ll need to constantly out myself whenever I want someone to know the real me.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/my-bisexual-manifesto-6ee2ce713fba?sk=e435511dadefb514c77cc3bb96a39ac2

Jasmin Savoy Brown Says Her Life Mirrors 'Yellowjackets' More Than You Think.

Jasmin Savoy Brown opens up about her religious past, queer identity, and finding balance through art and community.

https://www.combster.com/s/jasmin-savoy-brown-says-her-life-mirrors-yellowjackets-more-than-you-think

I Guess I Just Came Out to My Mother

(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. #genderidentity #nonbinary #trans #comingout

https://misanthropicgeek.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/i-guess-i-just-came-out-to-my-mother/

I eventually relented to Jack’s requests to out me. After all, wasn’t this my life’s intention now — living out and proud? Wasn’t this the example that I wanted to set for my children?
https://buff.ly/dvTwfME

I'm not a werewolf, or gay, but it's the full moon so ... I'm coming out anyway

https://www.stveje.dk/bg/

16 years ago, I came out to close friends on Livejournal. I shared that post to my blog.

https://janetannelogan.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/announcement/