The First Time I Came Out I started volunteering at The Center when I was in my undergraduate program at UCF. I frequented local LGBTQIA+ bars and clubs even before I had really come out. One of my first “real” dates with a girl was at Pulse. It was the first time I had ever […]

“The things two people do to each other they remember. If they stay together, it’s not because they forget; it’s because they forgive.” —Demi Moore in Indecent Proposal

For most of my life, I believed my body made me less worthy of confidence, love, and being seen. This is how I began unlearning that shame—and realized my body was never the problem.