Posts Tagged ‘coming out video’

Alex, 25

Published by beckatz on June 15th, 2009 - in Video Stories

Alex’s Coming Out Story from I Want the World to Know on Vimeo.

Alex grew up in a suburb of Philadelphia, PA, and first came out to his brother when he was 15. His family is supportive, but Alex’s parents initially did not want him to come out in high school for fear he would be known as the “gay kid.” Alex finally came out to his peers in college at Tufts University. Alex became involved in many LGBTQ organizations in college and discovered he felt most comfortable defining himself as queer. Today he lives in Brooklyn, NY, and is very active in social advocacy groups including JFREJ (www.jfrej.org).

Kristy, 31

Published by beckatz on May 10th, 2009 - in Video Stories

Kristy’s Coming Out Story from I Want the World to Know on Vimeo.

Kristy grew up in Lawson, Missouri, and she was raised in a religious home where being gay was not accepted. She came out as a sophomore at Illinois State University and excelled in basketball. She now lives in New York City where she trains athletes at Columbia University and organizes Proposition NYC, the “hottest new Friday party to hit the New York girl scene.” She says she has never been more comfortable in her own skin and believes that creating a dialogue about sexuality is the best way to make room for compassion and understanding.

Visit the Proposition NYC website at http://www.propositionnyc.com.

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