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LGBTQ+ Stories

As LGBTQ+ people, we don’t always see ourselves out, proud, and thriving in the world.

It can sometimes make us feel like the world doesn’t have space for us – but that’s not true. We spoke to some members of our LGBTQ+ community about their journeys into education, training and work, the challenges they faced, and how they found their place.

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Pembe

Watch Pembe’s story about school, neurodiversity, and being LGBTQ+ in the creative sector

Kerris

Watch Kerris’ story about taking an apprenticeship in engineering as an LGBTQ+ woman

Tim

Watch Tim’s story about growing up in Northern Ireland, being openly gay and changing career paths

Celine

Watch Celine’s story about coming out, changing career paths and embracing her identity at university

Chimtengo

Discover an illustration of Chimtengo’s story through school and university

Miki

Watch Miki’s story about growing up in a religious community, coming out, and changing career

Khakan

Watch Khakan’s story about being an LGBTQ+ person of colour in the creative arts sector

Cassandra

Watch Cassandra’s story about her journey through school and college to now running her own business

Darren

Watch Darren’s story of coming out at work and living as an openly gay man in his personal and professional life

Brendan

Read about Brendan’s student experience in Northern Ireland

Maisy

Read Maisy’s story about moving from sixth form to university and exploring her sexuality

Ro

Read Ro’s story about facing homophobia and transphobia at school, and being accepted at university for who they are

Clare

Read about Clare’s journey from the music industry to the Prince’s Trust

Hailey

Read Hailey’s story about college, mental health, transitioning, and working at The Prince’s Trust

Lu

Read Lu’s story about changing jobs and embracing their LGBTQ+ identity

Ruth

Read Ruth’s story about graduating university and finding work at the Prince’s Trust

Ree

Discover an illustration of Ree’s story through school and into the workplace as a non-binary person with epilepsy

Ashton's story

Discover Ashton's story through school, their decision to leave university and their work now as a self-employed artist

Srishti

Read about Srishti’s experience of moving to the UK as a teenager, discovering their asexual identity, and working as a care coordinator in the NHS

Mark

Read about Mark’s experience of working in hospitality after leaving school, then going to college in his 20’s and now working in the NHS

Sam

Read about Sam’s experience through school, coming out, and now working as a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant in the NHS