A recent headline in an Irish national newspaper caught my attention which read Without coming out, you can’t be whole. I followed with interest the chronicle of real time testimonies of five LGBTQIA+ persons. Each in their own way spoke of a sense of acceptance, happiness (contentment), being whole etc. It seems that something happened in the lives of these persons that pushed them to cross the threshold to “tell it as it is”. These persons did so, embracing both the benefits and challenges that followed.