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Before
any gay person can come out to family, friends or colleagues
they must first come out to themselves. Most
gay people remember when they first made sense of their feelings
and experiences and thought "maybe I鈥檓 gay".
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Stand
Out
01603 624924
Tel: Wed 6-8pm
Sat 10am-12pm
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Some describe
coming out to themselves as exciting while others find it terrifying.
Most
people have mixed feelings.
There is
a gay youth group in Norwich. Stand Out caters for any
young person aged 26 or under who is lesbian, gay or is questioning
their sexuality.
The group
provides a drop-in twice a week (Wednesday evening and Saturday
morning) which is a safe place to explore feelings either in
a one to one setting or as part of a group discussion. Many
young people may not know anyone else who is gay. They may have
heard their families or friends make homophobic comments or
they may have made comments like these themselves.
They may
have seen unfavorable representations of gay people on the television
or they may just be unable to relate to the very narrow, stereotypical
images of lesbian and gay people in the media. One young man
says "I knew I fancied men but I was into sports and I was one
of the lads so I never thought I could be gay."
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