Emmanuel Lafont
Why 'coming out' can take a lifetime
By David Robson for BBC
”I wouldn't broach the topic of my sexuality with my family until I was 19, at university, and in a long-term relationship with my boyfriend. As I braced myself for that conversation, I told myself that this uncomfortable moment would last just a few minutes, and that I would never have to face it again.
I couldn't have been more wrong: I would have to come out again and again, whenever I started a new job, met a stranger who asked if I had a wife, or go for a hospital appointment that asks for my next of kin. I prefer to be open but at the back of my mind, there is always a slight unease about the possibility of hostility or aggression – and sometimes those fears are justified.”
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