Looking back as a senior, I can finally laugh about my experience coming out as a freshman. I grew up in a small conservative town where being out as a queer woman was not an option. I longed for college,...

Today is National Coming Out Day. My opinions on coming out are complicated. Coming out is a very vulnerable and incredibly personal experience. Because society is very cisheteronormative, meaning that...

My sexual orientation should be no surprise to those who know me. I’ve made no conscious attempt to conceal this identity in college — in fact, I’ve done more to embrace it than I ever expected to...

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