Gonna Be Alright – Medium

Gonna Be Alright

Gonna Be Alright

“That one relationship I had in high school.”

I had feelings for a girl when I was in high school, but I didn’t know who I was because I didn’t have the language nor did I concern…

2 min readNov 22, 2022

--

“That one relationship I had in high school.”

--

Gonna Be Alright

“She even calls me her own daughter.”

At first, I didn’t plan on coming out to my mom until I get a job, but I loved my partner too much. I considered her part of the family and…

3 min readNov 22, 2022

--

“She even calls me her own daughter.”

--

Gonna Be Alright

“It’s not like I hid it.”

I might’ve come out around 15–16 years old. To whom I couldn’t remember, it’s been too long. With my classmates, I didn’t overtly come out…

3 min readNov 22, 2022

--

“It’s not like I hid it.”

--

Gonna Be Alright

“Something we all deserve.” (part 2)

A long moment of silence began to appear between me and my mom. After a little while, she knew I hadn’t told dad yet so she said she’d tell…

2 min readNov 22, 2022

--

--

Gonna Be Alright

“Something we all deserve.” (part 1)

If I could reflect on the most memorable parts of our wedding planning period, it first had to be when I came back to Lào Cai and decided…

3 min readNov 22, 2022

--

“Something we all deserve.” (part 1)

--

Gonna Be Alright

“All I could do then was take the beating.”

Content warning: child abuse.

3 min readNov 22, 2022

--

“All I could do then was take the beating.”

--

Gonna Be Alright

“Something wasn’t right.” (part 2)

We were in a long-distance relationship so I came out over the phone. After I told him, he went completely silent. I couldn’t see his…

2 min readNov 22, 2022

--

--

Gonna Be Alright

“Something wasn’t right.” (part 1)

It took a long time of panicking about my sexuality before I recognized that I’m bisexual. When I was in elementary school, I remember…

2 min readNov 22, 2022

--

“Something wasn’t right.” (part 1)

--

Gonna Be Alright

“Do you intend to steal the crown from the Queen?”

School has to be the place where I feel most comfortable because I haven’t come out to my family yet. But with my friends, I am free to…

2 min readNov 21, 2022

--

“Do you intend to steal the crown from the Queen?”

--

Gonna Be Alright

“I was homophobic against myself.”

The biggest “coming out” I’ve ever had to do was probably to myself. It was a really long period of time, too. When I got to high school…

2 min readNov 21, 2022

--

“I was homophobic against myself.”

--

Gonna Be Alright

Gonna Be Alright

A collection of coming out stories from the LGBTIQ+ community and their loved ones in Việt Nam. Visit our official platform at instagram.com/comingoutvn/

Help
Status
About
Careers
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams