I know that when some Gays, Lesbians and Bisexuals make the choice to come out to friends and family they get a hard time, but do fathers feel let down that their son is more in to sportsmen than sports, do mothers see a future without Grandkids and No Proper Wedding and friends see night out with Abba, Kylie and Cher Music, This is not the reaction I got. (more…)
Is coming out in Newry the big drama some of us believe it to be?
Posted by Administrator on January 31st, 2006
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Get yourself OUT
Posted by Administrator on August 1st, 2005
I too left it late to OUT myself BUT it has been 1 of the best things I have ever done.
Growing up in rural Armagh I always knew that I was different,but it wasn’t till I attended secondary school that I finally realised what the difference I felt was. Life plodded along just dandy,infact,like something you’d read in a thrashy novel,I expected a big Pink Bus to just pull up some day and for someone to shout “all aboard” for gayland.It didn’t and I did nothing about it..Infact..I just studied away,went to England to continue those studies and still did NOTHING about that side of my life,preferring to study more and focus on my sports[I know..Geekdom at its best] (more…)
A Warrenpoint experience
Posted by Administrator on June 5th, 2005
Ok here goes, my name is Gareth and I’m 19 years old and I live in Warrenpoint, a small town which isn’t exactly full of gay men for me to interact with. I’m writing this because I’ve found that reading other peoples stories has really helped me to feel a sense of belonging for the first time in my life, so it’s only fair that I do the same if only to help one person decide that they’re not completely alone. (more…)
Different
Posted by Administrator on April 9th, 2005
Ok so being gay in Newry is probably not the best place for me to start from so I won’t. I do remember as far back as being 4 or 5 years old and being different to most of those around me. there were many reasons for this but being gay wasn’t one of them. politics, economic and social depravation, and class, all had a bearing on myself being different. (more…)
Coming out – just one of lifes difficulties!
Posted by Administrator on March 22nd, 2005
I have had three major traumatic times in my life so far. One was my mothers death, the second my fathers on-going illness and the third my coming out – a late affair!
During my coming out period of about 10 years, I felt that this was the most traumatic, stressful, head wrecking part of my life, but hindsight as they say is a wonderful thing. I now know it was the least stressful of all three mentioned, the reason being that I ultimately had control over the result unlike the others. The hardest part was actually confronting it and saying aloud those two small words “I’m Gay!” (more…)
Coming Out
Posted by Administrator on January 5th, 2005
Before I start to write my story any names mentioned in this story does not mean that they may be the other way inclined too!
Ok it all started 3 years ago when i felt this weird feeling when i seen good looking guys on the television or on the street. I thought what is wrong with me. I can’t actually like guys. Can I? (more…)
Coming Out – Your Story
Posted by Administrator on January 4th, 2005
Send us your Coming Out Story and tell the world how it went for you -
