“OUT” defined

In our community the word “Out” has so many connotations. I want to cover of few of the ways we us the word “out”.
First: The phrase “I was outed……” This is when someone outside of the community reveals the fact that you are who you are. This could be a Friend of whom you confided [...]

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Stepping out, part II

No discussion of coming out of the closet is complete without talking about the barriers, the things holding us back and burying us in the closet if we let them. These hindrances are serious and can only be dispelled by putting them out on the table and talking about them. They must be serious — [...]

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Stepping out, part I

The opportunity to join a transgender support group is, for some TGs, an answer to a prayer. For others, it is a source of apprehension. If the comments in online TG and crossdresser forums are any indication, finding a support group is often a closeted TG’s first opportunity to escape the closet and interact with [...]

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