Trans visibility day for me is a day of broadcasting representation, the confidence in numbers that this day brings I believe should be an everyday occurrence considering the positive effect […]
“That’s okay”
So my experience is pretty underwhelming, so don’t be too disappointed. Since early high school, I was pretty open to friends about my state. I quite straightforwardly called myself bi-curious, […]
Reflections on being wrong about queerness
In hindsight, I was wrong about a lot of things. For one, I was wrong about what it means to be queer. Years after coming out, some part of me […]
How lucky am I?
Here I am with my partner of 38 years, a home we own without a mortgage, a daughter and three wonderful grandchildren. I don’t really know how I survived my […]
My Dad’s My Mate
I wrote this story in 2013 for the inaugural issue of “Hello Mr.” magazine as part of an ongoing photography project by Melbourne photographer, Ben Capp, called “My Dad’s My […]
The not so surprising surprise
Growing up in a town with a population of 22,000 wasn’t the easiest thing in the world, particularly when you identify as DSG, I was also one of four boys, […]
My Coming Out
I left home when I was 18 when I started university and stayed in a share house near my university. I knew it was going to be hard, very hard […]
A Friend in My Time of Need
After my migration to Australia when I was 19 I had many casual jobs then I trained as a nurse. In my second year of nurse training my mother in […]
Coming out wasn’t a one-time experience for me and it still isn’t
I wish I just could’ve forward an email to everyone I know; linked with Diana Ross’s ‘I’m Coming Out’ , in the first place. How simple and direct that would’ve […]
What Coming Out Meant To Me
Coming out is not only about telling people who you are, it’s about accepting and being true to yourself.