LGBTQ+

I didn’t come out because of some big moment.

It was actually because of a dog.

I was walking my neighbour’s dog while she was overseas. There was another guy at the park doing the same thing. We started talking every afternoon.

Nothing dramatic.

Eventually he asked if I wanted coffee.

I nearly said no.

Not because I wasn’t interested.

Because I was 41 and had spent my entire life pretending I wasn’t.

That felt more terrifying than saying yes.