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Today is National Coming Out Day

July 1, 2019October 11, 2008 by Gabi Clayton

For some reason I am looking back at some old things today that relate to coming out. It’s not the same, but parents and straight allies come out to. In Everyday Out (originally published in GayPlace Online in 1997) I wrote with Catherine’s help: Public speaking does not come natural and easy for me, and …

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Some thoughts before Mother’s Day

July 1, 2019May 10, 2008 by Gabi Clayton

PFLAG-Olympia meets on Sunday. See you there? Yay! Noel is coming home for a couple of days on Monday which will be cool. Here’s a good article on coming out, which I commented on at the Bilerico site: I’m Not Out. But, Ya know, They Knowby Eric Leven ~ May 8, 2008 ~ The Bilerico …

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