forum The LGBTQ+ Community Chat :) Part 2!

Started September 25, 2020 by @Moxie group

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AAAAAAAAAAA
IM THROWING HANDS WTF

-grabs my mallet- Who am I killing?!? I GO ALL JASON ON THEIR ASSES!!

braid their arteries

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I mean-
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Okay then

I think I’m putting too much faith into them. They seemed really cool (and some of them still are) but the more I learn the worse it gets.
Unfortunately, no matter what I do I cannot escape them as they are, in fact, irl friends that go to all the homeschool dances and are generally liked by my family
plus if I had to tell my parents that the reason I stopped associating with them is cause they’re “transphobic assholes” I would probably be grounded and forced to Ben Shapiro for a month

:( Sorry Ella
My family is the big transphobic too…
My mom works with a lot of LGBT students but still misgenders them, says things like "a girl who wants to be a boy" in describing trans boys, and she's explicitly told me to not bring up the fact that my fiance has 2 siblings who don't id with their birth genders (one's a trans guy, the other is an enby). Also my fiance uses they/them pronouns, but that sounds like something my family will never know. (Just keep thinking I'm straight, guys….)
Like is it really that hard to be respectful? I know it's easy to be disrespectful towards things you don't understand, but even effort to learn can go a long way.

However, Ella, I will say, your friends are still young and have time to change. So they might be terrible now, but they aren't hopeless forever necessarily.

OK SO we have a problem. One of my close friends recently came out as transgender and I keep on accidentally calling him his old name/pronouns out of habit. I feel terrible everytime I do, and I'm sure he does too, so I need help breaking the habit. Any advice on how I can break out of this habit? Or should I just try my best to call him the correct name/pronouns until it becomes a habit??

Just catch and correct yourself, and move on. If it helps, maybe in your own time, write/talk about him to yourself so you get more practice? I promise it'll eventually set in, as long as you make the effort and as long as at your core, you respect his gender identity.

Also, don't freak out about it. Just correct yourself and move on, maybe throw in an apology after or when you two are alone.

the human who puts the pan in panic has arrived haha
HELLO FELLOW QUEERS ah im awkward around other LGBTQIAPK+ peeps cuz i live in a tiny religious town in the middle of idaho so im probably the only queer in a 50 mile radius

HELLO THERE!!
I’m Max, use they/them, genderfluid, and I put the bi in bilingual ig

ah im awkward around other LGBTQIAPK+ peeps cuz i live in a tiny religious town in the middle of idaho so im probably the only queer in a 50 mile radius

_{yes mee too let's stick together}

ah im awkward around other LGBTQIAPK+ peeps cuz i live in a tiny religious town in the middle of idaho so im probably the only queer in a 50 mile radius

_{yes mee too let's stick together}

_yeehaw

I'm MJ, just a regular high schooler who wants to graduate and move to LA. She/her pronouns but I'm also chill with they/them, and uh just a pansexual who puts the PAN IN PANIC

ok i'm feeling so euphoric rn and im just vibin here, i got my music, it's raining, i'm not dysphoric, life's pretty good rn

i hope yall can feel this way if you dont (tho i do think in my case it's just a bit of mania cuz i was super depressed for the last 24 hours but i dont care imma enjoy dis)

Glad you're feeling good.
My fiance and I had our 4th anniversary today. We picked up some Indian food and ate outside in this nice weather we're having for once.

ohmigosh that's sweet!! :DDDDDD

I had a crap day, but I'm glad to see you guys are really happy! :DD

Good morning for those on the EST timeframe, I have literally no concept of time anywhere else, so if it's morning there too, good morning I guess.

Good morning.

thats awesome to hear, alex and bec !!

and good morning (please ignore the fact that it's currently 3am)

Having a good sleeping schedule is key Izzy!
I personally, go to bed at 8 and wake up at 4:30!

Goodmorning (6:30, tired af)

Morning! (8:30, very tired, don't wanna be productive today)

gOod morning, even though it's like 8:26 a.m and my day started at 4 a.m

djamksd same

i must know, am i the only one craving a bag of chips right now- because it sure does feel like it hhh

MMMM A PERSON CALLED ME HOT TO MY FACE WHAT THE FUCK
I'M NOT USED TO THIS!

o H

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dw you'll get used to it soon enough