-
Dad asks the internet for advice after seeing his son kiss his “best friend”
“I really love him he’s my son after all and I don’t mind him being gay”
-
COMMENT | There are thousands of men just like Phillip Schofield, waiting to come out and that shouldn’t surprise us
The past was deeply homophobic. It drove would be out gays, lesbians and bisexual people deep underground and now is their time to walk, heads held high into the light. When I used to volunteer for an LGBT+ helpline, our extensive training outlined how to help young people navigate their coming out experiences at college […]
-
I came out to my parents via email, and it wasn’t wrong to do it that way
For what it’s worth, I’ve never even once had any regret over the way I told my parents I was gay.
-
COMMENT | The Only Goal Football Needs is to Support its LGBT Players
Newspaper The Sun has reported that a premier league footballer has ‘paid to keep his male lover quiet’. There is almost always talk of a footballer being gay. In 2018, we still don’t have a premier league footballer that is out and proud. Of course, there are some footballers that have announced their sexuality, but […]
-
COMMENT | Do we really live in a world where you can be gay in a football game, but not in real life?
The computer game, Football Manager is to feature gay players. I find this one of the most refreshing and liberating moves of 2017. Although it also angers me that it’s taken until 2017 for it to happen. And it’s so shocking that modern male British football is still waiting for its first openly gay player. […]
-
COMMENT | I’m coming out… again
Around 4 years ago I went back into the closet. This was at the time of moving home to a new area and a new job. A recent stirring in the nether region suggests to me it is time to come out again. No one said it has to be a once in a lifetime […]
-
#NationalComingOutDay – Every experience is different
Coming out of the closet is a different experience for everyone and it may not always be as positive as the Diana Ross song. For most people, you’ll end up coming out more than once – which people don’t really tell you about. Sure, the first time is the hardest and most nerve-wracking but as […]
-
COMMENT | Discovering I was different
What was I? Getting information was difficult in the 1970s. It was all so confusing. My point of reference was the tabloid press. It was what my father and grandfather read and the only available resource. I knew I couldn’t ask them. When an actor or pop singer was in disgrace for an unmentionable act […]
-
COMMENT | We need to stop saying “I already knew” when someone comes out
We Should Applaud Those Brave Enough to Come Out, Not Tear Them Down… Seeing the trolls was obviously disappointing,but not surprising. Discovering that many of the trolls were other gay people was even more disappointing… With the news that Olympic athlete Colin Jackson has come out as gay, I logged on to Twitter […]
-
COMMENT | My Coming Out Reactions
I’m out to everybody. These days I rarely need to come out and say that I’m gay, but it wasn’t always like that. Over the years I’ve come out to family, friends, work colleagues and even my GP. There have been mixed reactions from people when I’ve told them that I’m gay, but most have […]
-
OPINION | Trans people: It’s time to come out of the shadows
Over the past few years, transgender visibility has improved greatly with a number of trans people becoming very public through the media and I was even featured on Match of the Day‘s Premier League football show recently. So why do we still need a Transgender Day of Visibility? Unfortunately, that visibility has also brought an […]