LGBT Members?

Hello, I'm Justine and I'm bisexual. I'm from jersey and for the most part people here aren't too bad about it. You get a few asses who insist on calling others a dyke or a fag for everything, but whatever. My uncle is gay so my family's always been fine with sexuality.

Hey there, my names Alyssa, I'm 20 and I'm a lesbian.

I've been on this site for probably 4 or 5 years now. I only have a few stories but I'm proud of myself for staying focused long enough to write them :P

I'm in my 3rd year of university, planning on eventually getting my doctorate in psychology. However, I've messed up my courses because I studied abroad last fall so I don't even know anymore. I may be in school until I'm 30 but I'm sure ill figure it out!

I'm out to the majority of my family and all my friends. The only really challenge now is that I have to come out to my grandparents. They are older, obviously, and the thought that I don't know how they feel about gays scares me. I'm a wimp about this and I need lots of encouragement, so if any of you have any grandparent coming out advice for me, send me an inbox message haha I'm going to need lots of pushing to do it.

Although I've been out to my friends for around five years and out to my parents for about 15 months, I've yet to have a girlfriend. So I have little to no experience with the ladies, although I do love them so.

I'm always looking for people to chat with, especially LGBT members as i dont really know many, so if you ever wanna chat send me a inbox message :)

Hi everyone

I'm yet another 19 year old bisexual stuck in the closet and too afraid to come out to my family. My sister (in hypothetical conversation) seems to be accepting, but my parents definitely do not seem to be.

So its seems im uncomfortably stuck in my closet til I find the right person and take it from there. :3

I'm up for making friends. Anytime, anyplace, anywhere.

Oh, im another one of us smaller people. ;D I am also a uni student (woo.. :P)

Last week (10/15 - 10/19) was Ally Week!
Did any students (high schools participated, I don't know about universities) have ally week activities?

At my school, the GSA (I'm a member) took a picture with other allies on Friday and we sent questions for discussion to family groups. All in all, it was a pretty good effort and there's tons of posters around the school promoting the LGBT community.

Bi and proud!

I'm Tay, 18 and, I call myself bisexual homoromantic. I find some guys attractive but I would much rather be with a girl. I feel like I've always known I was attracted to girls, but terrified of the idea until a couple years ago when I learned to accept it (with telling my closest sister and crying for a few hours :P) I'm proud of my sexuality now!

A couple of my sisters know and they are okay with it, along with a few friends. On tumblr and to people I trust, I'm completely open about my sexuality, but a lot of people still don't know...including my dad. I've been so ready to come out, but my mom doesn't think it's a good idea, so for now, I'll just stay in my awkward little closet with the door cracked open.

And I know I'm only 18 and I have my whole life, but I'm sooo ready to find a girl :3
I'm also up for making new friends so you can come talk to me anytime! c:

Am I a lesbian? I'd like to think so, I mean ...you could call me bisexual but I'm not really. I dislike sleeping with men, I find it boring. I don't find them sexual attractive at all.

I have a girl. We're together, not officially yet but soon!!! I'm so much more ...into it? Sexually and mentally than I've ever been with a guy. I feel more alive and it's not just because we have a connection as people.

I mean, I thought that was the case originally because I thought I was pansexual (where you don't see sex, you only see personality and whatnot) but obviously that is not the case.

Sexuality is confusing.

I really need to vent right now so bear with me.

Right after a friend misgendered me- and I mean right after- I ran into my Aunt who I haven't seen in over 5 years. She thought I was my brother and asked how my former name was. The only thing I could say was 'No, no, no," and she thought something was wrong with me. That I had run away or was into drugs or something like that. I then said I was that person but that my name is Miles. She said okay with a confused look on her face and then I started walking away. When I turned the corner I started bawling. I just felt so damn bad. Still do. When dysphoria does find me, it hits me hard,

I'm not mad at her because she didn't know, but it's still makes me feel bad.

On a better note, I might be able to make a binder happen which is really good.

@ Nowhere Boy
I'm really sorry that you've had to deal with that. I don't really know what to tell you other than the dysphoria will pass. Maybe you could try and come out to your aunt? If you don't see her that often, it might not be necessary, but it could be beneficial to you.

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Two things.
Firstly, I'm pretty sure there's a homophobe in my GSA. He joined recently and is really insensitive and makes rude comments. We're watching a movie about a transgender child and he called the child an it. He's also said some very homophobic-esque comments outside of GSA. Bronwen (the leader of GSA) is most likely going to ask him to join a different committee, which will probably make things easier and restore the confidentiality and comfortable surroundings that GSA brings.

Secondly, on November 20, 2012, it's annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. I'm thinking of organizing a candlelight vigil in commemoration of the day if one isn't already going on. (Last year there was one at a local college but I haven't seen/heard anything of it yet, so I'm going to bring it up at school on Monday.) Are any of you going to participate in an event for TDoR?

@ z o m b i e
I'm feeling much better now, and I don't think that coming out to her would be neccesary because I don't see her at all. I didn't even recognize her until she said my dad's name.

On the Trans* day of Rememberance, I didn't do anything for it last year but I'm pretty sure a Queer Youth Group I attend will have a candlelight vigil and I will be sure to attend.

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According to my mom I might be able to get on T earlier then what people usually get it where I live because of my low bone density.

There is the option that my mom misunderstood what my doctor said so I'm not getting my hopes up, but I’d be really happy if this is true.

Hi. I'm Marie. I'm a lesbian. Some people don't like that word, but I'm fine with it. I use the reclaimed "dyke" sometimes. I'm not down with the other F-word, however. I really like rainbows and boyshorts. I'm currently single. My area seems to be okay with gay people. I was never bullied (I was homeschooled until college, though). A lot of people wore purple for spirit day. I've never been to a pride, but it seems like fun. My parents didn't really get upset when I told them. I'm very glad I'm out to them. I'm not really out to my extended family because I don't know how they'll take it. I'm mostly around them for Thanksgiving and Christmas anyway. I'm out online when it comes up. On some websites, I actually have to come out to people. Like one time when I was saying I didn't get why people think Gerard Way is so sexy. One girl was like, "Well, what's not to like?" I was like: I'M GAY. She didn't know. I thought it was obvious.

MY MOM GOT FORMS TO CHANGE MY NAME LEGALLY AND SHOULD BE GETTING PAPERS TO CHANGE MY GENDER IN THE MAIL!

I am so happy for this. I also got a binder and should be getting a packer for my birthday. Things are going so well!

@ Nowhere Boy
Congrats! That sounds like some amazing news.

Hi, I'm Ashton. I'm a lesbian :) My community is kind of so-so on the whole gay thing. My hometown isn't blatantly against it, but not really pro either. The city I live in now is SUPER Pro-gay!! It's absolutely fabulous. Of course, Columbus is the most gay-friendly city in the Midwest and has one of the biggest queer populations in the country :) I went to Columbus Pride this year and it was great!

And congrats, Nowhere Boy! That's fantastic news :D

@ Nowhere Boy
Dude, that's awesome!

On a similar note, I'm going to work with my guidance counselor and principal to urge my parents to change my name, if not only for school forms and records and such. I would work with my therapist, but I haven't been to see her in quite some time and my parents don't exactly seem too enthusiastic to work on getting me back to going regularly.

Hi my name is Liz! I'm lesbian and I was outed to my parents (by a psychic) when I was 16. it did not go well and to this day, my parents have a great deal of hatred towards this fact.

but i attend USC and am now a junior there. the community there is way more accepting then the area i grew up in (Compton, CA) and it even has a GSA. I'm currently the assistant director. :)

Yeah, I'm pretty excited. I'm so happy about it.

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I'm really excited. A trans* friend of mine is getting top surgery soon. He's been trying to get it for about eight years so it's awesome that he is getting something he's been wanting for years! Another trans* friend of mine is getting misgendered by his professor soon which sucks though.

In other news I could be running my schools QSA next year. I'm excited about this.

So I came out to my brother today. Basically, I just told him that I'm transgender, use male pronouns and go by Piers. And he was totally and completely cool with it; his exact words were like "yeah, that's cool, that's alright" and I'm just really happy that it went well and that he at least knows now.

Next week, I'm going to host an event for the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which was actually on the 20th but I'm holding it after the holidays to get the best outcome possible.

@ z o m b i e
That's awesome! I'm glad he took it well.

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I went to a candlelight vigil today for the Trans* Day of Rememberance. There was a lot of crying and hugs going around. It was emotionally draining. Afterwards I had a good talk with an older trans* woman about how things about Trans*/Queer rights and social acceptance have changed over the years.

I also talked about pronouns with my brother today, mainly plural/gender-neutral pronouns. He said that while he might not understand why someone would want to be called 'they' singularly, he said that the least he can do is respect the persons pronouns, which is good I think.

Okay wow a lot has happened to me recently.
So on Wednesday I came out to my entire school as transgender. Every Wednesday, my school has all-school meetings and a few other GSA members and I presented information on what transgender means and I used it as an opportunity to share a bit of my story and to be able to come out to the school. Thus far, I've gotten nothing but positive feedback and support from students and staff. It's a really amazing feeling, to be honest.
In addition to that, tomorrow (well, today, technically - let's go with Friday, for simplicity's sake) the GSA and I have organized an event for the Transgender Day of Remembrance. It's going to be a sort of concert + candlelight vigil and I'm pretty excited for it, if I do say so myself. It's a little late for TDOR, but I'm glad that my school is recognizing the day and is willing to host the event after classes.

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In the realm of non-trans* issues, I'm becoming pretty interested in this guy at school... I'm not sure about his sexuality, but he appears to be the type of person who'd be bisexual. Or perhaps a fluid in his sexuality. I don't know. Maybe more on him later, if anything actually happens.