Coming Out

• A N.S. valedictorian comes out during graduation speech. A standing ovation followed

  An emotional graduation speech by a Nova Scotia man doubled as his coming out as trans to his auto mechanic classmates. The moment was met by huge fanfare.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2023
  
• Saskatchewan athlete who played college hockey on when NHLer comes out: ‘It’s going to take one’

  A former college hockey player from Saskatchewan hopes the hockey community is ready for an openly gay active player in the NHL.

  Sports

  Jun 26, 2021
  
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• ‘Be proud, be happy’: How parents can support a child coming out

  If parents don’t know what to say in the moment, they can tell their LGBTQ2 child they love them, then take a step back to seek advice from others or learn more, says an expert.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 8, 2021
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• Saskatchewan hockey player shares personal letter, coming out to teammates

  Brock Weston came out to his teammates in April 2019, and just finished his first full hockey season as an out athlete.

  Sports

  May 8, 2020
• 50 years apart: 2 people from different generations share transgender experiences

  Two people who transitioned at very different points in their lives opened up about their personal journeys. Donna came out as transgender when she was 60 and was married with children. Izzy came out when she was 10.

  Features

  Aug 29, 2019
• Coming out later in life: ‘I was finally an authentic human being’

  One common reason people come out 'later' in life is because they’ve been taught that to identify as LGBTQ2+ is wrong, says one expert.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 16, 2019
• Pride Without Prejudice: A conversation with Calgary’s LGBTQ community

  It is our job to elevate the voices of the community by putting our own voices aside so that others may speak, writes Global News Calgary's Jordan Witzel.

  Aug 27, 2018
• ‘This is your life, you only have one of them to live’: Halifax woman shares her journey of transitioning

  Rae O'Neil posts on social networking websites and also blogs about her experiences of settling into her gender identity.

  Features

  Jul 19, 2018
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• Co-workers celebrate trans Ottawa woman’s coming out in ‘amazing’ way

  An Ottawa woman who recently came out as transgender has been met with a "beautiful example of humanity getting things right," her wife said.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2016
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• ‘This is worse than death’: Dad’s response to B.C. teen coming out goes viral

  He posted screenshots of the Facebook messages with the words: "My dad’s reaction to me coming out. Can’t even say it to my face smh [shaking my head]. This is terrible please find someone in your life who cares, they’re there I promise.

  Mar 18, 2015