'I remember the tears running down my face as I told my mum I was a lesbian. It was 2005 and I was just 15 at the time. I felt so upset and confused, but there was no need to worry because Mum was amazing,' writes Laura Wilkinson for Metro Opinion. 'Growing up in the 90s meant I was at school under Section 28, so discussions in the classroom about being LGBTQ+ were non-existent. There was a void, making it hard to imagine what my life would be like when I came out. 'After I came out to my mum at 15, I used to worry that I would never make friends and find people like me. In fact, I was outed not long after that – I told one friend who told someone else, and I went to school one day to find that everybody knew. 'Over the years, I’ve realised that, for queer people in a heteronormative world, life is a series of coming outs – when you start a new job, meet new people, or navigate everyday life.' 👉 https://trib.al/A2ttQ9i