Hey, dear community! 🌈 As we embrace our colorful journeys, we’d love to hear about your first Pride experience. What made it special for you? Was it the energy of the parade, the warmth of newfound friends, or that fabulous outfit you wore? Share your memories below—let’s celebrate our unique stories together! 💖✨
J'ai fait mon coming-out à ma mère, pour pouvoir changer mon prénom civil, et ça va 🥳
It is amazing to me that after profound, powerfully egg-shattering experiences, it was another eight months (!!!!) before I realized that I am a trans woman.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/learning-what-it-means-to-be-trans-changed-my-life-forever-1e9cdc79bf52?sk=1c8af7bf5d2d8290fb543339a7ac22c3
Today is 1st June, the first day of Pride month. This is my first Pride story which I am sharing here.
I first came out as gay as a teenager during high school around 2013. It was a Catholic school, although we are quite moderate. I was very glad that my friends were very accepting. It was quite welcome (to my surprise), probably because of the moderate environment in school during that time. Some teachers knew about it and they just took it easy, even lightly joked about it sometimes. I had a very smooth experience in coming out as gay. It was my first Pride experience, although not necessarily during Pride month. Needless to say, I'm very happy to this day about my experience in it.
A lot of Indonesian teenagers who came out as gay are not as lucky as me. Most of them do not receive acceptance from their surroundings, especially if they live and study in conservative schools. Families severe ties with their children for coming out. Some kids get chased out for being who they are. These unfortunate cases usually include bullying and terror. This is why Pride matters.
Happy Pride month!
Coming Out, 2 years late

When my trans egg first cracked, I had no idea I was trans. I simply thought I had “repressed feminine energy” emerging, for some reason. Maybe a mid-life crisis? Maybe a side of myself that I had simply repressed was coming out?
https://medium.com/prismnpen/discovering-my-true-gender-ba81d271aece?sk=96409906f324b134cd1ad2114befaed3
For me, the journey to queerdom was like an incredibly long and complicated game of hide and seek. There were arcane rules, unending boundaries, lost players and many false paths.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/a-trans-woman-plays-hide-and-seek-with-herself-2ed11225a0af?sk=ae0913dc04d2cee333e8ffe8bdc76430
The incredibly true story of two girls in love. Maria Magentti (USA 1995)
La première expérience romantique de deux adolescentes issues de milieux sociaux et économiques opposés. Comédie romantique indé. C'est mignon tout plein avec un happy end, mais ça montre aussi que tu peux encore perdre tous tes amis si tu sors de l'armoire.
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