Coming Out With Care
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SECTION FOUR

Centering Queer and Trans Joy

As you start, or continue, your journey, it is important to surround yourself with stories of joy, of LGBTQIA2S+ history, of civil rights milestones, of positive coming out stories, and examples of out and proud queer folks. As you read about queer and trans joy, remember to make sure to celebrate who you are. This might be hard if things aren’t going well, but it’s important that you find ways to celebrate that you are being yourself. There is nothing wrong with that

What is Trans Joy? - Trans Positive Documentary
Book: All the Things They Said We Couldn’t Have: Stories of Trans Joy, by T. C. Oakes Monger
When I Came Out

You are not alone. As this website shares, every coming out story is unique
Trans Stories with It Gets Better

A collection of video and written stories from trans people about their lives, including celebrations of joy.
Gay soccer, lacrosse player comes out playing Hangman

College soccer player Lindsey Farrell came out to her whole team via a game of hangman, with the blank spaces spelling “C-O-A-C-H, I-M GA-Y.”

Coming Out: The Experiences of GenderGP Team Members

Advice from the GenderGP team: “I spent so much time denying it and repressing it … and it only got better when I embraced it. I wish I had done it sooner. I am happier since I came out and a lot more comfortable in myself.”

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