General Coming Out Links
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Coming Out Can Reduce Sexual Prejudice - http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/comeout1.html
A national survey study finds that heterosexuals who personally know a gay man or lesbian have more favorable attitudes toward gay people in general than do heterosexuals without such contact. |
Cool Page for Queer Teens - http://www.bidstrup.com/cool.htm
Useful information for GLBT teens about coming out, problems in school and at home, religion. Several links and expert consultations. |
Gay Life - http://colugino.com/glife/
Advice on being homosexual and meeting others. |
GayHealth: Coming Out
A collection of articles on issues relating to coming out published on GayHealth.com |
GayHealth: Coming Out -
News and articles on coming out operated by lesbian and gay medical professionals. |
GLBTQ Education: Identity Formation and Coming Out - http://www.youth-suicide.com/gay-bisexual/links2.htm
Identity formation and coming out process in gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning people is not well understood. Internet resources, reports, papers, books, abstracts, and bibliography. |
How to be a Happy Lesbian - http://www.amazingdreamspublishing.com/hlbiblio.html
Resources and links for lesbian women, and PDF download of part of the book, "How to be a Happy Lesbian: A coming out guide" (requires email address and name). |
Lesbian for newbies - http://www.robynpaul.com
A sex guide that offers information and encouragement to all women who desire women. Includes excerpts from the book, contact information, and relevant resources. |
My Child is Gay. - http://www.bidstrup.com/parents.htm
My child is gay. Now what do I do? Answers the questions most parents when learning their child is gay. Helping out in the community and resources. |
National Coming Out Project - http://www.comeout.org/
Resources and event information for the Dallas/Ft. Worth Texas area. |
Outpath Coming Out Archives - http://www.outpath.com/
Search through the stories of many people who have come out. |
Parent/Child Health Information - Coming Out - http://www.cyh.com/cyh/youthtopics/usr_index0.stm?topic_id=1330
A health-based site with facts and suggestions for young people thinking about coming-out and their parents. |
ReachOut! - Sexuality and coming out - http://www.reachout.com.au/index.asp?mci=3&mwi=2&tii=22
Fact sheets and referral for youth who believe they may be gay, lesbian or bisexual and things to consider when coming out. |
Stages of Coming Out - http://www.psychpage.com/learning/library/gay/comeout.html
Article on stages of coming out. |
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Coming Out Chats/ Forums
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Coming Out Yahoo! Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComingOut/
Email group for gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people coming out to share experiences. |
Empty Closets - Online guide to coming out! - http://www.emptyclosets.com/
Forums for GLBT young people to support and give advice to one another. |
Qnet discussion board - http://www.qnet.org.au/smf/
Qnet is an online community for gay, lesbian, bi, transgendered and intersex people under the age of 25. It's also a place for their friends, family, teachers, supporters and peers to offer support, get information and make new contacts. |
Support For Lesbians Coming Out - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SupportForLesbiansComingOut/
A Yahoo! Group providing peer support for women who are coming out. The group is administered by the authors of "How To Be A Happy Lesbian: A Coming Out Guide". Only women may join this group. |
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Personal Stories Coming Out
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"That P" comes out to his mother - http://www.thatp.com/thatp/historyp.html
The story of a young man coming out between the ages of 13 and 18. |
Coming Out of a Lesbian's Mother - http://www.angelfire.com/co/lesmom/
A mother's story of learning and accepting that her daughter is a lesbian. |
Evol Esum: Finding love and being gay - http://evol-esum.blogspot.com/
Personal weblog dealing with coming out. |
Out Notes - http://outnotes.com
OutNotes.com consists of a collection of letters that people have written to friends, family, and loved ones to 'come out' as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transsexual. |
Peggy Is Out: My coming out party - http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Village/9443/
Life story of a married Nebraska woman from with emphasis on how her sexuality impacted it. |
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