How Experimenting With Beauty Helped Me Throughout My Coming Out Process

How Experimenting With Beauty Helped Me Throughout My Coming Out Process

By Larry Stansbury ·Updated October 10, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Before I could say “I’m gay,” I was mouthing the words to “Check On It,” by Beyoncé in the mirror, flipping my hoodie like it was 30 inches of honey-blonde bundles, and batting my lashes in secret. That mirror became my sanctuary. It knew my secrets before I ever dared to tell another soul. I didn’t know the vocabulary yet—didn’t know what queerness was suppose…