Healthy Proud Families
According to People Kristy McNichol has come out of the closet. Last week, McNichol, best known for her Emmy-award winning roles as Buddy Lawrence in Family and later as Barbara Weston in Empty Nest, shared a photo of herself with her longtime girlfriend Martie Allen and revealed to PEOPLE: “As I approach 50, I want to be open [...]
Arianna Huffington talks to Suze Orman about her sexuality, coming out, and why she calls herself a “60-year-old virgin.” Huffington Post Suze Orman Discusses Her Sexuality & Coming Out
Various celebrities talk about their coming out process. Portia De Rossi Actress Portia de Rossi admits she struggled with going public about her sexuality. The 37-year-old, who is now happily married to wife Ellen DeGeneres, says if everyone would be honest about who they are it wouldn’t be a big deal. Ellen DeGeneres Barbara Walters [...]
For those who may be struggling with coming out to their family, friends or colleagues, there is a new book that can help. The How to Come Out Guide for Women Questioning Their Sexual Orientation will help you overcome your fears and will give you the confidence needed to come out to yourself and to the people most [...]
Holidays are upon us and and many lesbians instead of enjoying this special time of the year with their family and friends are experiencing holiday blues. The reasons are varied, here are some. If you are a woman questioning your sexual orientation but haven’t built up the courage to actually try to meet someone, or [...]
As a parent you have certain expectations of your children, naturally you want them to grow up to be fulfilled, happy, individuals who will be able to develop meaningful and long lasting relationships. Most likely you were brought up with the values that heterosexuality is the norm and homosexuality is wrong. You may have been [...]
National Coming Out Day is celebrated around the world on October 11th (October 12th in UK). NCOD was founded in 1988 by Robert Eichberg and Jean O’Leary to raise awareness of the lives of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in the US. October 11th was chosen as it was the anniversary of the 1987 National March in Washington DC for [...]
The term ‘coming out’ can mean many things to many people. For many it simply means accepting who they are, without preconceptions, without judgement, assuming an identity that is open and honest, both to themselves and to others around them. To others, it simply means accepting who they are in silence, not sharing with anyone [...]
The words ‘coming out’ has different meaning for different people. For some women, identifying as a lesbian means self acceptance, acknowledging that they are attracted to people of the same sex and want to develop sexual, romantic relationships with them. For others, it means, letting people they care about know that they are not heterosexual; [...]
Accepting yourself as a lesbian can be an exhilarating and liberating step. However, you may have concerns as how your adolescent will accept your new found identity. Adolescent are going through their own sexual awakening, the last thing they want to face is their mom’s coming out issues. Nevertheless, it should be dealt with, secrets [...]
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