Vyvyen Wong – Cairns LGBTIQ+ Pioneer – My Story

Vyvyen Wong – Cairns LGBTIQ+ Pioneer – My Story

It was a bright, sunny morning along a tropical Queensland Road as I drove from Babinda Boulders to James Cook University Campus in Cairns. Passing the sugar cane trains with their little trolleys full of sugar cane mulch, the ocean to my right and the Great Dividing...
Mikhara

Mikhara

Mikhara Coming out was the most challenging process I have ever experienced and continue to experience. Firstly, it is a process. ‘Coming out’ isn’t a single point in the spectrum of one’s life. It is a journey that requires continuous effort....
My coming out letter

My coming out letter

My coming out letter I tried coming out to my parents in person at age 17 and 22. Both times were inexplicably hard. Not allowing either of us the time and space to fully process what was being said and unsaid. Writing my parents a letter of understanding was the best...