I'm not in quite the same situation as you, but when I first came out to my mum as maybe-bisexual-maybe-lesbian, she seemed to accept it but then...
Starting the conversation can definitely be the hardest part! You could try bringing up LGBT-related news stories or current events if it's easier...
Not sure how helpful this is as I haven't come out to my family myself about gender, but I definitely would also recommend a letter, it's how I...
Yes that definitely happened to me!! I used to obsessively google coming out stories and read them over and over again so I definitely knew what...
Ooh, let's see... When I was about 11, I was in a rush when I was getting dressed and somehow I managed to put my bra on around my neck and then...
I agree, it's very common and perfectly natural to change your mind about how you want to label yourself as you understand more about your...
Obviously I don't know your mother, but it sounds like her attitude towards LGBT people might well have changed from when you were younger. I can...
Ok that sounds like good advice, I'll give it a go in the morning. Thanks for the help :)
Oh this was quite a while ago now, maybe a couple of years? I see what you mean about it being more about how I feel now. I'm not sure, there's...
So there's this girl who isn't a close friend but I sit next to her in a couple of lessons at school. I knew she was accepting of gay people and...
So I've been questioning my gender identity over the past month or so and I've just remembered something that I wanted to get a little bit of...
Absolutely. We cannot get hung up on finding comparisons between modern situations and events of the past. While obviously there are important...
He's obviously under pressure from both sides, as the UN say they will stop aid if the bill is passed but he is also trying to stay on the right...
3... is a magic number
I agree - my (older) friend always had a policy of "a date is just a date" and was happy to go on dates with multiple people within a short space...
I agree, coming out to family seems impossibly difficult. I think partly it's the fear of losing people who mean so much to you and have been...
With rights come responsibilities - while free speech is of course a right, with it comes a responsibility to not deliberately say things to harm...
Thanks everyone :) It's really helpful to hear from people who actually identify as pansexual. I'm definitely considering it as a label now...
I know what you mean, I often find it weird that people expect there to be some kind of "LGBT community" when queer people are just as diverse as...
The thing with stereotypes in the media is that it plants in everybody's minds the idea that all queer people look/behave in a certain way. It...
