socel.net is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Socel is a place for animation professionals, freelancers, independents, students, and fans to connect and grow together. Everyone in related fields are also welcome.

Server stats:

315
active users

#comingout

2 posts1 participant0 posts today
Prism & Pen<p>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.<br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/say-the-thing-when-family-loves-you-wrong-41819fea7488" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/say-the-t</span><span class="invisible">hing-when-family-loves-you-wrong-41819fea7488</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queer</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Family</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>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.<br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-moments-of-realisation-quiet-truths-from-my-childhood-92de773908ef" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/the-momen</span><span class="invisible">ts-of-realisation-quiet-truths-from-my-childhood-92de773908ef</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queer</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Identity</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Muslim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Muslim</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>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.<br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/a-personal-gay-history-who-was-i-then-who-am-i-now-2f212e124fc3?sk=206e78899b6ddd7e3f2970d18f54dd3f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/a-persona</span><span class="invisible">l-gay-history-who-was-i-then-who-am-i-now-2f212e124fc3?sk=206e78899b6ddd7e3f2970d18f54dd3f</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gay</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Memoir</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/QueerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>In the summer of 1986, I made a choice that changed everything: I came out as a <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/lesbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lesbian</span></a> in my small <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> town. Living openly as a <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> person felt dangerous, and my coming out tested the loyalty of my closest friends.<br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-quantum-leap-how-one-moment-redefined-my-identity-fea6cf184c6b?sk=4d7a011885692c2e72bb28dff89affe7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/the-quant</span><span class="invisible">um-leap-how-one-moment-redefined-my-identity-fea6cf184c6b?sk=4d7a011885692c2e72bb28dff89affe7</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nonbinary</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>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.<br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-den-of-the-lion-gay-masking-in-an-unconventional-high-school-spy-story-0b694894a5d7?sk=9afc95bde23060a4c18bc7cdcb643f51" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/the-den-o</span><span class="invisible">f-the-lion-gay-masking-in-an-unconventional-high-school-spy-story-0b694894a5d7?sk=9afc95bde23060a4c18bc7cdcb643f51</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/HighSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSchool</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sports</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>As a <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/bisexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bisexual</span></a> 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.<br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/my-bisexual-manifesto-6ee2ce713fba?sk=e435511dadefb514c77cc3bb96a39ac2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/my-bisexu</span><span class="invisible">al-manifesto-6ee2ce713fba?sk=e435511dadefb514c77cc3bb96a39ac2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Identity</span></a></p>
Pierre Ménard<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@karlcow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>karlcow</span></a></span> Lorsque j'étais enfant, à l'école, je disais à mes camarades de classe que j'avais passé mes vacances en Indre avec l'intention qu'ils imaginent que j'avais été en Inde <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/comingout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comingout</span></a></p>
Combster<p>Jasmin Savoy Brown Says Her Life Mirrors 'Yellowjackets' More Than You Think.</p><p>Jasmin Savoy Brown opens up about her religious past, queer identity, and finding balance through art and community.</p><p><a href="https://www.combster.com/s/jasmin-savoy-brown-says-her-life-mirrors-yellowjackets-more-than-you-think" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">combster.com/s/jasmin-savoy-br</span><span class="invisible">own-says-her-life-mirrors-yellowjackets-more-than-you-think</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yellowjackets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yellowjackets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comingout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comingout</span></a></p>
not stinky!We don’t slam doors in this house—unless they’re falcon-wing.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CarMemes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CarMemes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Tesla?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tesla</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DadHumor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DadHumor</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ComingOut?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ComingOut</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ElectricVehicles?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectricVehicles</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NotInThisHouse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NotInThisHouse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MuskCult?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MuskCult</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ModelWhy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ModelWhy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FamilyDrama?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FamilyDrama</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Memes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Memes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Funny?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Funny</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Lol?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lol</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Meme?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meme</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Haha?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Haha</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MemeOfTheDay?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MemeOfTheDay</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Shitpost?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shitpost</a>
Misanthropic Gender-Bender<p>I Guess I Just Came Out to My&nbsp;Mother</p><p>(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. <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/genderidentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genderidentity</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonbinary</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/comingout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comingout</span></a></p><p><a href="https://misanthropicgeek.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/i-guess-i-just-came-out-to-my-mother/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">misanthropicgeek.wordpress.com</span><span class="invisible">/2025/03/30/i-guess-i-just-came-out-to-my-mother/</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>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?<br><a href="https://buff.ly/dvTwfME" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/dvTwfME</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Bisexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bisexual</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Family</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LivingProud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LivingProud</span></a></p>
Shady Jon<p>If you like TJ Klune, Fredrik Backman, or are a gay man of *ahem* a certain age - or wondered what it was like to be gay and coming of age in the 70's, I highly recommend Matt Cain's The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle. </p><p>A delightful and solid read, bullying and bashing take a back seat to a story of everyday human courage and survival, with an ending that will make you smile. </p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/mattcain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mattcain</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/comingout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comingout</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
S.T. Veje<p>I'm not a werewolf, or gay, but it's the full moon so ... I'm coming out anyway :flag_nonbinary: :rainbow_heart: </p><p><a href="https://www.stveje.dk/bg/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">stveje.dk/bg/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NonBinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonBinary</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Enby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enby</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Genderfluid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genderfluid</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a></p>
Janet Logan (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️<p>16 years ago, I came out to close friends on Livejournal. I shared that post to my blog.</p><p><a href="https://janetannelogan.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/announcement/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">janetannelogan.wordpress.com/2</span><span class="invisible">009/03/13/announcement/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TransJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransJoy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a></p>
Translesb Art🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🦕<p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/comingout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comingout</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/lesbien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lesbien</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/transmasc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transmasc</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/butch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>butch</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/lesboy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lesboy</span></a> <br>Bon j'ai un truc à vous dire, ça fait depuis quelques mois, au début je pensais que j'étais gay et bi, mais je me suis totalement trompé sur moi, je pensais mieux me connaître (ce qui est frustrant), je suis ni gay, ni bi et ni hétéro, je ne me suis pas rendu compte de moi même au début, je suis lesbien et mon identité est butch lesboy qui me correspond le plus. Je suis transmasc et non-binaire, je suis masculin et je suis à l'aise le fait qu'on me dit que je suis un gars et aussi j'aime me dire je suis un gars pourtant mon identité est pas un homme binaire, je me considère comme transmasc et pas un homme trans binaire car mon identité est aussi non-binaire et je suis très à l'aise dans ma non-binarité (sa se dit se terme ?), je me sens très proche le fait d'être lesbien que de la bisexualité et de l'homosexualité. Ça m'a fait un peu un choque pour moi car je pensais mieux me connaître. Et comme l'a très bien dit oomfie "tu n'as pas du tt à te sentir femme c ça qui est beau avec le lesbianisme, tu es lesbien-ne transmasc nb, tu n'as aucune obligation de t'accrocher à une identité femme" et ça m'a fait trop plaisir de lire ça. Voilà merci de m'avoir lu la team 🩵🙏</p>
Prism & Pen<p>She wouldn’t die, no not yet.<br>No place to dwell, no dimension,<br>except only one.<br>She found her home<br>in the masculine realm.<br>Not where she wanted, ...<br><a href="https://buff.ly/6sZAQNs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/6sZAQNs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/QueerPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerPoetry</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>To be fair, my mother did tell me that she still loved me after I came out to her — but that was it. Every other reply to any message I sent her was curt, laced with an aura of disdain.<br><a href="https://buff.ly/3hbMt50" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3hbMt50</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Bisexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bisexual</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Family</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Identity</span></a></p>
I Am Not A Taboo! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️<p>There's a new piece on the I am not a taboo! blog!</p><p>'A coming out story from a mother's perspective' has been written by Amanda Croft of AC English Coaching to foster discussion of the story themes and what it means to be true to yourself.</p><p>Have a look at the questions at the end of the story and let us know what you think.</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ELT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ELT</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/TEFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEFL</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ESL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESL</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://iamnotataboo.com/a-coming-out-story-from-a-mothers-perspective/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iamnotataboo.com/a-coming-out-</span><span class="invisible">story-from-a-mothers-perspective/</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>Three cheers, maybe more with<br>closet doors open, or was it prison doors?</p><p>Freedom for him, freedom for her...<br><a href="https://buff.ly/2UtBeP9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/2UtBeP9</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ComingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComingOut</span></a></p>
Peter Kahn🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈<p>If another’s <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/comingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comingOut</span></a> seems courageous, what’s that say about fear that holds you back from living or expressing your inner truth?</p><p>Facing <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> seems like when I faced cancer. It’s bravery &amp; it doesn’t feel like it because what’s the alternative? In both cases, I exist &amp; plan to keep on existing.</p>