The exerpts below are all real-world coming out stories by gay and lesbian service personnel from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, British Army, Royal Air Force and their reserves.
"I've come out twice now since I've been in (only a year). Once on Basic Training and once when i got here to my first proper post. Both times i told one person and it slowly filtered round. I think this is probably the easiest and best way of doing it. I really didnt feel i should have to stand up and tell some people, like it was an issue. I just slipped it into conversation and let them pick up on it."
Being gay or bisexual means, in simple terms, that you are physically and emotionally attracted to people of the same sex as you. Nobody chooses their sexuality and despite sexuality being only one aspect of an individual's being, to be gay or even bisexual is certainly not always without its problems.
