I thought I had food poisoning – until I stopped being able to move body parts
It was the scariest time of my life and I cried almost every day.
Aged 70, I’m a carer for my son who suffers with depression
Knowing that at any time my son could take his life has made me quite paranoid.
What I thought was a stomach bug ended up being a tumour the size of a pineapple
I had to have nine organs removed.
Telling me I’m ‘almost white’ is not a compliment
Why did it feel like a pat on the back?
When he crashed his car, I thought the date couldn’t get worse – then he opened his mouth
It smelled as though he hadn’t cleaned his teeth in a year.
It took me a long time to come out as bisexual – because I had a boyfriend
I thought that unless I was single, my bisexuality wouldn’t be relevant.
A Coronation Street episode prompted me to come out as gay to my family after five years
'My sexuality growing up was allusive but my love for the art of soap was clear to all'.
John Whaite: My teacher outed me to my mum and I felt ashamed, but now I am a proud gay man
John Whaite shares his coming out story as part of our Pride at 50 takeover.
Jane Hazlegrove: Pride shows me strength in sharing love and who we are
Girls and boys held each other’s hands, and I held my girlfriend’s. And I felt proud.
Kimberly Hart-Simpson: I have found labels a challenging concept but love is love
Our guest-editor and Coronation Street star discusses her approach to labels and how they don't shape her journey.
Casualty’s Arin Smethurst: Sah validates my non-binary and transmasculine identity
'Sah represents my first Queer character since coming out'
Annie Wallace: Pride is a protest – the message of tolerance is working extra hard right now
'We fight on, with our message of positivity.'
People assume I can’t like football because I’m gay
How wrong they are.
After my daughter died at 10 days old, I was desperate for answers
Twenty years after the death of her premature daughter, Sarah Brown, wife of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, writes exclusively for Metro about how the couple were determined to save other tiny lives.
I’ve never needed a best friend – I have a sister
As young children, Louise and I would dress in the same clothes, desperate for people to think we were twins.
I’m a proud immigrant doctor but paying off my student debt feels impossible
Doctors like me are demotivated, burnt out and tired – we're struggling with the cost of living.
I’ve marched at every single London Pride since 1972 – these are my memories
30,000 people now join the Pride parade every year - but it wasn't always like this.
I won’t ever be able to come out as a lesbian – I’ve made peace with that
I’m a Muslim woman who wears hijab, so practically everyone I come across assumes I’m heterosexual. But I’m not - I’m a lesbian, just not an out lesbian.
Dildos, heartfelt moments and rowdy drunks: What it’s really like working in a gay adult shop
We serve a lot of men who tell us they’ll be executed back home for being gay.
I’m looking for the man of my dreams – are you the one?
I want to find the man who’ll annoy the hell out of me and lovingly steal the duvet.
My husband and I adopted four kids – three have disabilities. I couldn’t be more proud of our family
Our hearts swell with pride at how fun all four of them are. Proud that they love life. Pride at their determination to seize every opportunity.
Even though I was a lawyer, I was committing a crime by loving my partner
I made a point of bringing my partner to every social occasion.
I survived the Holocaust as a child – but it left me scared of coming out as gay
I came out at 55. It was hard for me knowing that gay men were persecuted for their sexuality during the Holocaust.
Rob Rinder: ‘I want to highlight the joy of the LGBT+ community’
Rob Rinder has joined Metro.co.uk as the first-person and opinion section's guest editor for our Pride takeover.
Because I didn’t scream during labour, I was forgotten about and had 3 traumatic births
As first-timers, we respected the expertise of the professionals around us, until the arguments started.
