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[LGBT] a transformative experience thread -NEW THREAD POSTED-

Erin The RedErin The Red The Name's Erin! Woman, Podcaster, Dungeon Master, IT nerd, Parent, Trans. AMABaton Rouge, LARegistered User regular
edited October 2017 in Social Entropy++
The last one was long in the tooth and sent to the thread farm upstate.

This is the new thread!

Hi! I'm Chris (Erin eventually) and I am a Trans woman and am gay as hell for my wife.

Who are you? Come sit around the campfire and discuss things!

Bring snacks. Pickles preferably.

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  • RainfallRainfall Registered User regular
    edited June 2017
    Sup, I'm Rain, I'm trans and bi! I shaved my legs for the first time last night and it was a revelation. Good times.

    Rainfall on
  • NecoNeco In My Restless Dreams Registered User regular
    edited June 2017
    After the first year where I briefly circled the park and went home, I went to trans pride last week finally. It was kinda neat. The people I was wth wanted to march though which caught me off guard because I didn't really want to do that but I did and I guess I'm glad in hindsight.

    Hi I'm Neco I guess.

    I am very very sleep deprived which is probably why I feel chatty instead of lurk-y.

    I got a lot to say right now!

    But I'm going to bed instead, which should put my delirious mind back in order, Yay for keeping the thread going!

    Neco on
  • The BetgirlThe Betgirl I'm Molly! Registered User regular
    Rainfall wrote: »
    Sup, I'm Rain, I shaved my legs for the first time last night and it was a revelation. Good times.

    I used to like, obsessively shave my legs twice a week and now it's like every 5 weeks :(

    I should do it more.

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  • Care Free BombCare Free Bomb Registered User regular
    Hi I'm Cassandra

    or Cassy

    or Cass if you're feeling spunky

    I have some DIY waxing stuff from someone and I'm afraid to use it but I want those good smooth legs

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  • Erin The RedErin The Red The Name's Erin! Woman, Podcaster, Dungeon Master, IT nerd, Parent, Trans. AMA Baton Rouge, LARegistered User regular
    Rainfall wrote: »
    Sup, I'm Rain, I shaved my legs for the first time last night and it was a revelation. Good times.

    Shaved legs feel SO GOOD
    If you get some moisturizing lotion and slap that on there too it's even better

  • PsykomaPsykoma Registered User regular
    Hi, I'm psy.

    I started shaving my legs once a week so that I can wear dresses in this oppressive heat and I'm not confident enough to have hairy exposed legs.

  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    Gay marriage is now legal in Germany

  • Desert LeviathanDesert Leviathan Registered User regular
    Hi I'm Scott, and (*Begin Teen Girl Squad Voice*) I have a crush on every boy/girl/non-binary person.

    Realizing lately that I don't really trust or respect basically any of the moderators here. So, good luck with life, friends! Hit me up on Twitter @DesertLeviathan
  • RainfallRainfall Registered User regular
    edited June 2017
    Rainfall wrote: »
    Sup, I'm Rain, I shaved my legs for the first time last night and it was a revelation. Good times.

    I used to like, obsessively shave my legs twice a week and now it's like every 5 weeks :(

    I should do it more.

    Yeah it's definitely going to be a thing for me for the next while.
    Rainfall wrote: »
    Sup, I'm Rain, I shaved my legs for the first time last night and it was a revelation. Good times.

    Shaved legs feel SO GOOD
    If you get some moisturizing lotion and slap that on there too it's even better

    Heck yeah! Plus my legs are super hot, seriously, Whoah. Just never really noticed it with all the hair in the way.

    Rainfall on
  • KochikensKochikens Registered User regular
    Hey yall

    Im kochi
    Im nonbinary/genderqueer and queer

    If anyone wants to talk about nonbinary stuff feel free to shoot me a messageeee! <3

  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    I'm Bi, by the way.

  • mori1972mori1972 FF14: Rhotfyr Thosinmharsyn (Y)UKRegistered User regular
    Hi I'm Paul and I'm a gay mid-40s single weirdo with HIV and a slightly broken brain. Oh and I'm a Brit. And no, I do not live in a castle. Or sound like Hugh Grant. Or like tea (the drink). But I do like tea (the meal).

    I love Sense8, and Final Fantasy 14, and bears, and long walks on the beach at night, and...and...

    Er, sorry. I kinda wandered off into a different place then *blinks*

    Anyways...hoorah as always for this space where we get to just...be ourselves (whatever that may be at any given time) and just...er...be.

    I'm also more of a lurker than contributor, but I'm a good listener and like to pop in now and then when I see other folks having issues with broken brain stuff, even if its just to let them know that they aren't alone in dealing with that shit.

    It's all saltwater these days:
    Ocean, tears and heartbreak soup
    Half alive in a whitecap foam
    Half in love with a white half moon
  • Curly_BraceCurly_Brace Robot Girl Mimiga VillageRegistered User regular
    Hi I'm trans, pansexual, and super glad this forum community exists. You're all wonderful and amazing! <3

  • mori1972mori1972 FF14: Rhotfyr Thosinmharsyn (Y)UKRegistered User regular
    I was also totally going to edit my post to make a confession, but I chickened out at the last minute so...er...*panics*..that Sense8! Great news its coming back right?! *runs off again*

    It's all saltwater these days:
    Ocean, tears and heartbreak soup
    Half alive in a whitecap foam
    Half in love with a white half moon
  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    Whenever you're ready, we're here.

  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    mori1972 wrote: »
    But I do like tea (the meal).

    YOU'RE A NORTHERNER!

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  • smofsmof [Growling historic on the fury road] Registered User regular
    Hi, I'm smof and I don't know what I am, and it all makes me quite angry.

  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    Hi, I'm smof and I don't know what I am, and it all makes me quite angry.

    are you not a dinosaur

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • Blameless ClericBlameless Cleric An angel made of sapphires each more flawlessly cut than the last Registered User regular
    Hi I am Bleric, am bi/pan (world is full of TOO MANY CUTE PEOPLE)

    also yes in case it had not come up and does at some later point, spool32 is my dad, I am a 2nd gen forum poster

    I like sense8 and cute comics and cartoons and also ALL OF YOU YOU ARE ALL SO NICE

    Orphane wrote: »

    one flower ring to rule them all and in the sunlightness bind them

    I'd love it if you took a look at my art and my PATREON!
  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    Howdy.

    They call me 21st 'cause I'm an ace and a 10.

    Also confused about everything.

  • RainfallRainfall Registered User regular
    mori1972 wrote: »
    I was also totally going to edit my post to make a confession, but I chickened out at the last minute so...er...*panics*..that Sense8! Great news its coming back right?! *runs off again*

    I took like five tries posting here before I came out, s'cool.

  • OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    edited June 2017
    Howdy.

    They call me 21st 'cause I'm an ace and a 10.

    That's a pretty baller intro

    Also, hey, I guess. I've been becoming increasingly comfortable calling myself bi and being openly interested in guys.

    OmnipotentBagel on
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  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    Howdy.

    They call me 21st 'cause I'm an ace and a 10.

    That's a pretty baller intro

    Also, hey, I guess. I've been becoming increasingly comfortable calling myself bi and being openly interested in guys.

    Thanks!

    And congrats on coming clean to yourself. When I started realizing I was NB, I really did my best to bury it.

  • PsycohedPsycohed On a Fool's ErrandRegistered User regular
    edited June 2017
    Hey, ya'll. I'm trans as hell and lesbian as fuck. You? Well, you're beautiful. And that's pretty cool. Me, though? I'm a Debbie Downer. Here, check it out:

    Oh hey, looks like marriage equality is too hard for us shitkickers to figure out. Short version: a couple of assholes from Houston sued the city over married gay couples getting tax benefits. A lower court said "uh, yeah, gay people get rights, don't be stupid." The case moved up the chain to the Texas Supreme Court. Today, the TSC has torpedoed that earlier ruling, and said a trial court will need to be hear the case again.

    If somebody could kindly please mess with Texas, I'd damn sure 'preciate it.

    Psycohed on
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  • smofsmof [Growling historic on the fury road] Registered User regular
    Every time I think I've settled on an answer for my gender ponderations my brain only lets me relax for a while before it starts kicking around and muddying the waters again.
    The other day I was sat watching people play volleyball (I am a highly trained spectator), the players of which included a guy I have a thing for. I was musing on how I always feel with absolute certainty that the people I get attracted to will obviously never like me back in the same way. And it suddenly occurred to me "Of course he wouldn't fancy you, he's straight." And that thought just clicked, like I was becoming aware of some obvious fundamental truth. Which, for those viewers joining us in media res, is kind of a weird thought considering I am AFAB.

  • MalReynoldsMalReynolds The Hunter S Thompson of incredibly mild medicines Registered User regular
    Howdy! I pretty much just lurk this thread because I don't have much to contribute. Bi, male, just turned 30.

    "A new take on the epic fantasy genre... Darkly comic, relatable characters... twisted storyline."
    "Readers who prefer tension and romance, Maledictions: The Offering, delivers... As serious YA fiction, I’ll give it five stars out of five. As a novel? Four and a half." - Liz Ellor
    My new novel: Maledictions: The Offering. Now in Paperback!
  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    Oh, oh yeah. Introductions.

    I waver between utterly unconcerned with gender to being VERY ANGRY ABOUT HOW SOCIETY THINKS PEOPLE SHOULD ACT so basically in short gender roles can bite my ass and I'm like nonbinary/genderqueer and stuff.

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  • smofsmof [Growling historic on the fury road] Registered User regular
    Also @TheRoadVirus I heart this thread title

  • The BetgirlThe Betgirl I'm Molly! Registered User regular
    I'm very glad that I feel more comfortable now IDing as Bi because for a long time I definitely felt like I wasn't supposed to?

    Steam PSN: YerFriendMolly
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  • simulacrumsimulacrum She/herRegistered User regular
    Hi, I'm Remilia.

    I'm a trans and bi girl that mostly lurks

  • Erin The RedErin The Red The Name's Erin! Woman, Podcaster, Dungeon Master, IT nerd, Parent, Trans. AMA Baton Rouge, LARegistered User regular
    Also @TheRoadVirus I heart this thread title

    Yay! I was in the process of looking at buying my first lady cut shirts and was being a nerd and found some fun mad Max ones and that's been in my head in different forms for days

  • mori1972mori1972 FF14: Rhotfyr Thosinmharsyn (Y)UKRegistered User regular
    *catching up on some earlier posts*

    I'm not a northerner - but I did grow up in the Midlands, which I guess is Northern-ish (note to non-UK peeps: it really isn't).

    As for the confession(s) it was really considering coming clean about some silly forum crushes I've been holding onto for a while - because, yeah, positive reinforcement is good (especially when I read so many posts from folks talking about how friends, family, society, the world at large and often even their own brains make them feel...not-positive). But then my brain goes "no no no freakboy!" and runs off cackling to itself.

    Um, yeah, I think I'm in kind of a weird headspace at the moment, so ignore my ramblings about this.

    But oh my god so much :heartbeat: for all the folks sharing their different perspectives and experiences. Just from straightforward introductions! So much :heartbeat:

    It's all saltwater these days:
    Ocean, tears and heartbreak soup
    Half alive in a whitecap foam
    Half in love with a white half moon
  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    Hi, I'm Riley. Pan, NB demigirl (I guess). I pretend to be a fox person online because foxes are cute and small.

  • KochikensKochikens Registered User regular
    Every time I think I've settled on an answer for my gender ponderations my brain only lets me relax for a while before it starts kicking around and muddying the waters again.
    The other day I was sat watching people play volleyball (I am a highly trained spectator), the players of which included a guy I have a thing for. I was musing on how I always feel with absolute certainty that the people I get attracted to will obviously never like me back in the same way. And it suddenly occurred to me "Of course he wouldn't fancy you, he's straight." And that thought just clicked, like I was becoming aware of some obvious fundamental truth. Which, for those viewers joining us in media res, is kind of a weird thought considering I am AFAB.
    i know that feel. I often worry my being super homoromantic is because i feel straight dudes just arent attracted to me ever?? Then i realize no, its just that i dont emotionally connect to men on the same level as not-men.

    Posting on craigslist one day ten years ago with only a typed description of myself and my interests made me realize that straight dudes totally want me, just ussuuuaallly not the type id consider knocking boots with. And still not romantically.

    Ive also become v frustrated with the idea of marriage because i hate wife and husband and spouse as words applied to myself

  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    I've just never heard someone refer to 'breakfast, dinner and tea' over 'breakfast, lunch and dinner' unless they were Northern. :pop:

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  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    Kochikens wrote: »
    Every time I think I've settled on an answer for my gender ponderations my brain only lets me relax for a while before it starts kicking around and muddying the waters again.
    The other day I was sat watching people play volleyball (I am a highly trained spectator), the players of which included a guy I have a thing for. I was musing on how I always feel with absolute certainty that the people I get attracted to will obviously never like me back in the same way. And it suddenly occurred to me "Of course he wouldn't fancy you, he's straight." And that thought just clicked, like I was becoming aware of some obvious fundamental truth. Which, for those viewers joining us in media res, is kind of a weird thought considering I am AFAB.
    i know that feel. I often worry my being super homoromantic is because i feel straight dudes just arent attracted to me ever?? Then i realize no, its just that i dont emotionally connect to men on the same level as not-men.

    Posting on craigslist one day ten years ago with only a typed description of myself and my interests made me realize that straight dudes totally want me, just ussuuuaallly not the type id consider knocking boots with. And still not romantically.

    Ive also become v frustrated with the idea of marriage because i hate wife and husband and spouse as words applied to myself

    Consider: hitchling

  • Halos Nach TariffHalos Nach Tariff Can you blame me? I'm too famous.Registered User regular
    I'm Halos, I'm trans, probably, I think I've said as such before, but still every time I try and talk to someone about it I end up psyching myself out and keeping quiet, it's frustrating.
    I'm certainly very bi though, or pan more accurately, I suppose, I'm glad that that part of me has always been quite clear to me at least.

    I always make sure to read these threads, but I am a lurker at heart, you're all good people and it delights me to see so much compassion here.

  • DoobhDoobh She/Her, Ace Pan/Bisexual 8-) What's up, bootlickers?Registered User regular
    Hello, this is d- Melissa; trans, pan/demi, and autistic.

    I'm one of the anarchists here on the forums. Hi hello hi.

    Miss me? Find me on:

    Twitch (I stream most days of the week)
    Twitter (mean leftist discourse)
  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    I literally just started HRT, so this should be fun

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  • mori1972mori1972 FF14: Rhotfyr Thosinmharsyn (Y)UKRegistered User regular
    @Kay To be fair I'm with you on that one. I never use 'tea' in that kind of phrase, but only really in the sense of the meal you have in the early evening. So I'd always use 'breakfast, lunch and dinner' as a phrase, but always do the whole 'what did you have for tea?' as a standalone reference.

    As I'm in danger of interrupting all these awesome scenes of internet social connecting if I say anymore, I'll just leave the rest up to the general vagaries and intricacies of the English language as practiced by Brits, with all its legacies from the old class system that are still alive and kicking in modern-day Britain (along with institutionalised racism and sexism, terrifying xenophobia about Europe, and a frankly bewildering approach to imperial vs metric measures)

    It's all saltwater these days:
    Ocean, tears and heartbreak soup
    Half alive in a whitecap foam
    Half in love with a white half moon
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