Pride in Plymouth

Advice and Support - Coming Out

What is 'coming out'?

The process of telling others about your sexuality (also known as 'sexual orientation') is often referred to as ‘coming out’. Coming out is not necessarily a one-off event - lesbians, gay men and bisexual people may have to come out many times during their lives.

There is no one prescribed way to come out as lesbian, gay or bisexual. You may feel comfortable being open about your sexuality with some people, but not with others. Coming out to certain people, such as family, friends or colleagues, may be difficult and takes courage. Reactions to someone coming out can range from very positive, to less welcoming. Once you have made the decision to tell people about your sexuality, you may want to think about how you tell them.

Read more at stonewall.org.uk

Closets are for clothes is a handbook written by Life Coach Richard Harris for anyone who is gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgender. This book will allow you to quickly get to grips with understanding all there is to know about being born different to most others. Closets Are For Clothes is not exclusively for gays it can help parents, families and friends who do not quite appreciate or identify with a loved one who is attracted to someone of the same sex.

Do you know what it is like to be stuffed right at the back of the closet with very little room to move with all those clothes, shoes and not to mention the skeletons? 
It can be a dark and lonely place especially when you do not have a flashlight.  Richard Harris' new book Closets Are For Clothes has been written in a “no-holds-barred” fashion.