No.1178654
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Haven't had one of these in a bit iirc, so I figured I'd drop one out there. Plus I haven't made a thread in forever, myself, so it's two birds with one stone.
Anyways, it's the thread for LGBT people to talk about things related to it or just hang out. And, of course, allies are welcome to join in.
Really the impetus of this thread existing is that I've been thinking more about being asexual and that made me remember that we haven't had a thread like this in a while.
No.1178658
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rainbow mafia represent!
i miss these threads <3 they are a lot of fun!
you are a lot of fun!
i too have been questioning things and stuff!
No.1178660
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>>1178654I've an important medical appointment Monday, which is currently tomorrow. Fortunately, it's in the middle of the afternoon instead of at the crack of dawn. Going to see if the two recent-ish rounds of blood tests merit any sort of medication changes or anything of the sort. I expect that everything will go well, although I've still some anxiety.
I'm in a decent enough current life situation in terms of circumstance that I could probably try and go out dating or at least hanging out with LGBT people socially during the next two weeks or so. Will see about that.
No.1178667
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>>1178658I haven't been questioning anything, just thinking about it. What sort of stuff have you been questioning, though?
also you are also a lot of fun!
>>1178660I hope the appointment goes well for you!
No.1178669
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>>1178667ooh what you thinkin about?
well a few things, but one of them is around my genderfluid identity. lately i've been wondering if i truly am genderfluid, or if i'm just full blown woman, holding onto the fact that i'm AMAB as a means to make my social dynamics IRL easier to manage :/
we should talk more! how's life been for Harlowe?
No.1178671
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>>1178669The thoughts are too fragmented and difficult to actually talk about outside of my head for the most part. But they're mostly about how weird it feels to be my particular brand of asexual (aegosexual) and also the possible exceptions to the rule. The thoughts mostly seem to stem from the fact that I'm dating an AFAB person for the first time rather than AMABs like the rest of my partners are. Also the fact that a good portion of my sexuality stems from being trans, if we look at sex as a whole, wide genre of actions and things you can participate in, what things can I engage in that don't trigger my repulsion? Lots of interesting thoughts.
Ah, I feel you there. I often think about being nonbinary in the same way, like is it just because it's easier to tell people that I'm NB rather than that I'm a girl? But I'm on the very girl end of nonbinary anyways, so it's really just my current outward presentation that's different. It's an important thing to question, for sure.
Life has been hectic this past year, ever since a near breakdown in May of this year I've finally been addressing my various mental health issues and have gotten on medication and started therapy. So I'm slowly starting to deal with things. But anxiety is still a major issue, though a lot of other things feel a lot better. I started dating a new person, as I mentioned above, a couple months ago now. They are plural so it's like I've gained several new partners at once instead of just one, which is pretty fun. I spent a lot of this year unemployed and I'm about 5,000 dollars in the hole for credit card debt, but I got a job at REI because they opened a store in my area, which is good, but it's been triggering my anxiety a lot recently, which isn't good. I'm hoping things will get easier as the holiday season begins and things get busier at work, since the anxiety has been related to the fact it's been super slow at work since the store opened.
That's the general gist of things. On a more positive note, I've been hanging out with my friends and some of my partners in voice calls on Discord almost every day and it's been very nice.
No.1178673
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>>1178671that is a lot of interesting thoughts! and i'm not as familiar with aegosexual, but it does seem like it could lead to a lot of questions of where your boundaries lie or not. what would you say is a big exception to the rule? also congrats on your new partner <3
exactly! i am under no illusion that i definitely look more man than not; but when i'm at work and kids ask me "are you a girl?" or "why are you wearing lipstick" and sometimes being called "ma'am", i really vibe there. but most of the time i get called "sir" and it's like totally neutral. i do wonder if i just slap a "she/her" pin on my hat or somethin, and just be like "ma'am is fine!"
ooof that is a lot of things going on! I'm proud of you for tackling the mental health stuff with therapy and medication, and i sincerely hope it is helping! the credit card debt is no fun at all :( i've always feared being far into debt, but i'm glad you got a new job! i do hope that it picks up and helps your anxiety, and just that life in general is better for you in time
that's good! i've been doin the same with a group on discord as well ^_^ i'll try and drop some cute and silly pics to ya at smometime ^_^
No.1178675
>>1178667Thanks.
I've had an extremely depressive year so far, with my life circumstances being in a general downward spiral since the beginning of 2020. So, thus, the fact that I'm currently in a safe, secure apartment that has everything that a normal person needs to function (and is inside of an apartment complex that's also just fine) represents a gigantic change. I'm still mulling over a lot of challenges, however.
The sort of life that I fundamentally need to lead, in terms of looking, sounding, dressing, and acting mostly feminine, is something that just isn't possible unless I either drastically leave my part of the U.S. or get out of the U.S. entirely. I also can't have the friends and community connections that I need to have in order to be a fully engaged person without crippling anxiety and depression without making the same change. At the same time, though, being out of direct physical and mental threat is major.
Today was interesting. Spending time with my step-father and his step-mother. With both of them taking almost all of the time (when it was the three of us together) focusing on extended family and various relatives.
Long conversations. Like, on the one hand, I've some pretty strong family connections with a lot of these people. Things that aren't regrettable.
On the other hand, I'm going to have to stop this sense of uncomfortable closeness with all of these individuals if I'll ever have a chance to live a happy life... only ever going to be able to live as an adult person rather than psychologically being either a mere possession like object or else just a helpless small child to these people. It's agonizing how much of my life circumstances aren't at all under my control. And so much of what they've said and done (to each other as well as to me) has been seriously toxic.
One thing that sticks in my mind is my grandmother's claim that by carving certain numbers and words into the wood of a house that she grew up in, making the marks in a room next to the attic... she... uh... I think that my grandmother believes that she "cursed" the house so that she can successfully keep either Blacks or Hispanics from ever living in it. I can't really transcribe her words that well. And I can't pretend that it makes sense.
At the same time, well, she claims as well that nobody who isn't white has lived in the house since she initiated the "curse", so... that's score one for the [My adoptive family's surname deleted]'s in the end? Maybe?
And, yes, this weird-as-fuck conversation happened in the middle of the three of us eating out at a great restaurant that I really wanted to go. In the middle of a productive and sincerely happy bunch of errands being done by my step-father and I. Eh.
No.1178679
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I've never said anything gay in my life
No.1178681
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Other than everything I already mentioned in the other thread, my gender transition is going well, and also a hell of an emotional roller coaster.
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I'm slowly becoming less emotionally detached from reality around me. I think it's rewiring my brain, like my emotions no longer gradualy onset and fester for hours, they hit faster but resolve faster too, which makes them easier to deal with somehow. I've gotten to the point where I can cry when I need to a lot easier too, especially compared to just a couple years ago. It also seems to be rewiring my personality too, I'm having a lot of days at work where I find myself just ... liking people more.
But I dunno, maybe that last one is just a product of my generally positive experiences working as a cashier at a Target in Cupertino near Apple's old Headquarters before they opened the Apple Park. It's honestly kind of an amazing experience given how very cosmopolitan Cupertino is, people from all over the world come through my checklane daily. At work I am (deliberately) visibly transgender, and I've had a broad range of reactions from people I interact with as part of the job, some are confused, some are suspicious, some comment on it positively, some thank me for being visible, but for the most part, people are just ... accepting of it ... and a year of that has been incredibly therapeutic. It's one thing to find an accepting community of people online, but it's another thing altogether to find yourself in one offline. And that's just improving my overall view of people in general.
No.1178756
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Bump
No.1178820
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So THAT happened
No.1178825
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>>1178759What makes you think I've ever done anything gay?
No.1178826
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>>1178825you have gay vibes. if you're not gay, have never done anything gay, and have never had gay thoughts... well that's unfortunate, because you seem gay.
No.1178827
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>>1178826Look if you keep calling me gay there's gonna be some serious consequences around here
I'm pretty sure I've slept with more women than anyone else on this board. That automatically breaks even and makes me straight
But that's beside the point. Saying no homo is like casting a counterspell
No.1178828
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i always liked these threads, even as mere ally. it is always cozy in here. hi jade <3 c:
No.1178829
>>1178826>>1178827Nothing more straight than constant, loud, persistent, unsolicited reminders of someone's heterosexuality, after all.
I too, frequently belt out "Boy, I sure am feeling straight today!" when I walk down the street just in case someone get sfunny ideas because of my hair.
No.1178830
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>>1178827hey if you're not gay, you're not gay, who am I to argue your sexuality? Alls I'm sayin' is, you got gay vibes
No.1178831
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>>1178829gay people also love talking about how gay they are
No.1178832
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>>1178830And all I'm saying is that I'm about to have to do something drastic if you don't stop calling me gay. I'm gonna have to start aggressively sucking on them toes while looking you in the eyes if you keep acting up.
>>1178829You can't blame me for choosing the correct sexuality.
No.1178833
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>>1178832That certainly would prove your straightness, considering my gender.
No.1178834
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>>1178833I'm gonna eat your ass like groceries just to prove and assert my dominance
No.1178835
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No.1178837
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>>1178835[LOUGHLY INHALE *COUGH COUGH*] Listen here monkey! Scurry forth at once and procure this delightful indulgence. We are indulging in the sweet embrace of the
gas and savoring the delights of our little poppy perc pills.
No.1178839
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>>1178838I’m telling you, I go totally nuts, really, it’s tremendous—very dumb, very stupid! Believe me, I’m out of control. White girl wasted? Absolutely! I’m so high, folks, it’s like I’m in a whole new universe. We’re talking galaxy levels of gas, it’s unbelievable, folks, I’ve got candidates just craving for another hit, it’s fantastic!
No.1178842
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Nobody can drink like I can, folks, believe me. I take more shots than Call of Duty. They straight up call me Danny Devito because I’m so beyond trashed. I’m faded off the sour like I’m some sort of Warhead superstar. If you don’t believe it, look at the THC to CBD levels, absolutely incredible. Mindflayers? They’ve traveled the entire cosmos for this weed! Even wizards, the best wizards, making deals with devils and demons just for a tiny sniff of that top-shelf skunk. It's phenomenal!
No.1178843
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Alright, I have to go to work.
Be safe everyone.
😘
No.1178845
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>>1178843Good luck out there
No.1178848
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>>1178845See you around Muuuuuurray!
No.1178851
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Meow
No.1178854
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>>1178852>>1178851meow meow meow meow meow
No.1178857
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>>1178852>>1178854Howzitgoin, nyaners?
No.1178858
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>>1178857It's going pretty good, aside from my stomach feeling weird and making me not able to eat.
How are you?
No.1178859
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>>1178857It's banyanners!
No.1178862
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>>1178858Any reason for the stomach issues? Hopefully it passes soon...
Am doing okay. Been contemplating buying a table, is a bit more than I planned on, but is nice. Like $600 but new.
All the used tables in my area/FB marketplaces are not the right size (too big, too small) or kinda in not the greatest condition...
>>1178859I don't know what that means!
No.1178863
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>>1178862All I can figure is that it's because I ate french toast for breakfast and ice cream for lunch. It's not like I have a stomach ache or anything, it's just like "no i dont want any food"
Ah, the issue of buying a table. That is something my mom has been struggling with herself for a while now. Tables are ridiculously expensive for what they are.
No.1178866
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>>1178863Ice cream for lunch isn't the best of lunches, maybe. But, if it's just a matter of still feeling full, who can say!
Yeah they are. If I had a full on house, I wouldn't mind getting a nice table that would last a long time. But as I am in an apartment, I don't want to buy something I may not want in the next place if I need to move...
No.1178868
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God it feels good to be straight.
No.1178954
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>>1178868I know, right? Men are great aren't they?
No.1178962
>>1178954Some may be.
And then there's my dumb ass.
No.1178964
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>>1178962>dumb assYou seem alright in my book. Don't beat yourself up.
No.1178980
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>>1178965As long as the sex is bad it's not gay
No.1178981
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>>1178961Yeah! If we're talking about being straight that means men for me!
No.1178990
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>>1178980If it looks like a girl and acts like a girl, then I'm treating it like a girl. That's the only path to true heterosexuality.
>>1178981Of course, of course. You're a boy kisser. I'm sorry to inform you, but that's pretty gay.
No.1178993
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>>1178990Me talking to Socrates: Yeah, yeah. Even the tops get called gay. I know. It's fucked up.
Kissing boys is super straight for me actually. If I kissed a girl THAT would be gay.
No.1178999
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>>1178993Kissing girls? That's gay as hell. What do you take me for? Some kind of bundle of sticks that spends all of their time hanging around a bunch of sensitive girls talking about their feelings and playing with Barbies?
>>1178998I'm so straight that I make it my goal to have the worst sex possible.
