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Coming Out: The Freedom Of Fitting in Your Own Skin
Growing up in the 70s and 80s, UC’s Assistant Professor Peter Graham came out in a very different time. And his first – and most important – coming out … was to himself.
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Coming Out: In an Ideal World, I Wouldn’t Have To
UC’s Senior Coordinator for Social Engagement Lydia Stevens dreams of a day when she no longer has to explain her sexual orientation – just as her twin sister has never had to.
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Coming out: Celebrating who I am, and who I love
When UC's Acting Library Services Manager Christian West came out at 16, he couldn’t say the words – and made his best friend guess instead. Today, he is happy to share who he is, and to engage with respectful, open questions.
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Coming Out: No Bisexual is an Island
It can be met with misunderstanding and outright dismissal – that’s one reason UC ELSA Digital Coordinator Ross Hope’s coming out as a bisexual will always be an ongoing process. If it helps even one person feel less alone, it’s worth it, he says.
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Coming Out: Life as an open conversation
For UC Bachelor of Pharmacy student Sophie Cherryh, her coming out was drama-free – and that’s exactly as it should be, she thinks.