PhD research into "Woman who come out later in Life"

Published: Thursday, October 14, 2010

My name is Christine Gaffney. I am doing a PhD in Social Science about the experiences of women who 'come out' mid life, that is to say, women who identified as heterosexual until they were at least 27, and who came out as lesbian, bisexual or other than heterosexual, after that age.

I am looking for women to participate in my research. I am hoping to interview approximately 12 women. The interviews will last about 1 to 1 ½ hours and will involve the participant talking to me about coming out and whatever issues were involved with that process. I will be recording the interviews -- which only I will have access to. All information will be kept entirely confidential, and participants anonymity will preserved at all times.

If you came out after the age of 27 and are agreeable to being interviewed I would love to hear from you. My email is chris.gaffney@hotmail.com