Blodge
Since the recording of this story, Blodge (yes it’s a nic name) has transitioned and is now Chase, a “testosterone-based” individual. In this story, recorded in 2013, he tells an entertaining tale about his experience with gender expressions and stereotypes both in the town where he grew up in southern Ontario and in communities in the Yukon Territory. An updated story was recorded at the Moving Trans History Forward conference in 2016, and is available to view here.
Blodge’s story video is part of a series of videos from Whitehorse, YT that were facilitated by the Yukon Queer Film Alliance with the generous support of Arts Fund Yukon. YQFA is responsible for OUT North, the first queer film festival north of 60.
Erik
Erik is a self-identified man who was brought up in a very Catholic family and experienced incredible discrimination from both his family and from the Catholic church when he came out/began his transition. Erik however, has risen above the ignorance of his family and has found a brilliant
resolution for himself. Erik keeps a blog at: www.unmuffledmind.wordpress.com And he is involved with the Vancouver chapter of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Erik’s story was part of a series of videos collected at Vancouver Pride in 2012. This series was partially sponsored by Qmunity in Vancouver.
Bill
Bill talks about the intense and silly parts of his coming out as a gay man.
Herb
Herb is a gay man who grew up in a Mennonite home. He talks about coming out and the issue of family acceptance.
Calamity
Calamity is a young lesbian from BC who describes her engaging but surprisingly anti-climatic coming out story.
Nicki
Nicki is a young lesbian that struggled with coming out.