num_pages: 144
description: A brave coming-out story of 40-something Louise who while married realizes that she prefers women Forty-something Louise is married to Peter with whom she has four children. They live in a big house and on paper everything looks fantastic. But Louise has a secret that she barely dares to admit to herself: a burning desire for women.When I Came Out is the story of a woman who has met societys expectations throughout her life but finally realizes that she has not been true to herself. From first-time creator Anne Mette Krulf Lorentzen this bold and elaborate piece of autobiographical work addresses personal anxieties about coming-out later in life and documents her jump from a safe well-established heteronormative middle-class life to living openly as a lesbian. With beautiful drawings using anthropomorphic animal characters Anne Mette Krulf Lorentzen tells her coming-out story with charming sensitivity and a loving humor. 
language: English
title: When I Came Out
publisher: SelfMadeHero