Hey everyone, my name is Keith and I’m 23 years old. I’ve pretty much known that I was gay since the age of 10, I know that’s young, but not uncommon. But for many years I kept those feelings suppressed and acted like I was straight. I started coming out to people when I was [...]

Am I gay? Why am I having these funny feelings? I’ll just watch this guy-on-guy porn to see what it’s like. Those times I messed around with my buddies in middle school was just for fun. Are there others around me that are going through the same thing? If God loved me, he wouldn’t make [...]

Not long ago, I shared my coming out story with you. Essentially, I discussed coming out to my immediate family. But, as anyone who is out knows, coming out is not a one-stop process. Instead, it’s something that we do very often.
Coming out to your friends or roommates can be a scary thing to do, [...]

I was closeted until about a year ago. Coming out was not easy for me. But it was worth it, and I’d never go back.
I dated girls in high school, and actually made some swell friends from those relationships. I used to talk smack with the guys about “getting chicks.” I was always friends with [...]

Joshua Trey Barnett's top 5 things your parents will say when you come out.
If you’re gay and not yet out, I thought I’d pass along a few heads-ups. While some of these may seem harsh, remember that coming out is a process. More than likely, your parents have raised you for years with the idea [...]

Ande Stone
Ande Stone will soon be sporting a hot GayInAthens.com tee! Ande recently submitted his coming out story via our Your Story campaign. You can read it by clicking here.
In case you’re not sure what I’m talking about here, at the beginning of March, GayInAthens.com launched a campaign to compile coming out stories. Some of [...]

I guess I should start off with the whole “I have kinda known my entire life” cliché.  Which, in a way, I guess I have known my entire life. I never really liked getting dirty (seriously, I hate getting dirt on me) and I was never that much interested in what other people would think [...]

Ande Stone explores his own struggles to be himself and worship his God.
There once was this boy who lived in a po-dunk town in southwest Georgia. He was an overachieving white boy who just couldn’t seem to not be involved. He went to one of the best high schools in his county and worked really [...]

Showtime's hit series, The L Word, gave Meagan B. the "inspiration and strength" to come out.
I have been out for about a year-and-a-half now. By out I mean I confirmed it for my mom and family. Everyone pretty much had a clue. It happened the day before Thanksgiving in 2007.
I was learning to be [...]

Ravi Batra is currently involved in the Atlanta Steering Committee for the Human Rights Campaign. He is also interning at Lambda Legal.
Today is the day I told my mom about my homosexuality. I told my mom I wanted to go out to eat, just me and her. She kept on insisting we should bring my [...]

Submit your own coming out story and be entered to win a GayInAthens.com shirt! Click the photo to learn more.
Below you’ll find a user-submitted “coming out story.” This submission is part of our mission to compile a number of firsthand accounts of coming out. Our ultimate hope is that these stories will empower and assist [...]

Does one-time sex with someone of the same sex mean you're gay?
Question:
I’m a 19-year-old guy, and I had sex with a guy. Does this make me gay?
- One Timer
Answer:
Dear One Timer,
Honey, did you like it?  You know that if you like it, then you’re probably gay … right? Seriously though, no one besides you can [...]