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On Saturday, I got a good dosage of nice clean social homophobia. I went out to lunch with two friends (one knew I was gay, the other did not), and one girl was talking about her new beau. She turned to me and asked if I had a boyfriend. I said no, but I have a girlfriend. Suddenly, she sat up straight and exclaimed, “YOU’RE BI!” I said, no, “I’m gay.” (Heads turned.) Well, she couldn’t believe it, and asked for a clarification, “You mean you’re lesbian? You like women?” For affirmation, she turned to my other friend who responded with, “She’s a little bit lesbian.”

Hi, my name is Rose. Hi, Rose!  I am a newbie on the blog, so I thought I would start out with a rather rough version of my coming out story. I wrote it at the age of 15 in a diary entry (you know, those really small “decorative” journals), and typed it up unabridged [...]