The Longform Guide to Coming Out
My So-Called Ex-Gay Life
A young man, newly out to his parents, undergoes “ex-gay” therapy.
Gabriel Arana American Prospect Apr 2012 20min
Gareth Thomas ... The Only Openly Gay Male Athlete
A rugby legend makes history.
Gary Smith Sports Illustrated May 2010 30min
The Kingdom in the Closet
On gay life in Saudi Arabia, where coming out is not an option.
Nadya Labi Atlantic May 2007 25min
Coming Out in Middle School
How parents and communities are scrambling to adapt as kids start identifying as gay earlier and earlier.
Benoit Denizet-Lewis New York Times Sep 2009
The Coming Out Story I Never Thought I'd Write
A 32-year-old lets go.
Steve Kornacki Salon Nov 2001 10min
The Story of a Suicide
Getting to the truth in the story Tyler Clementi, a gay student at Rutgers, who committed suicide and was spied on by his roommate Dhaurn Ravi. Shortly after this article was published, Ravi was convicted of hate crimes.
Ian Parker New Yorker Feb 2012 50min
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