Official LGBTIQ+ Support Thread (4 Viewers)

[Strawberry_Poppy]

I came out on accident.
Yay

 

[Day]

Does anyone have any resources for someone who is questioning? I don't think I'm straight, lesbian, or bi... but I don't know how to confirm what I am.

 

[Kitq]

Already loving this thread!!
Lemme introduce myself here..
I'm Kit! 22 yrs and I identify as asexual, agender and I'm also somewhere on the aromantic spectrum.
So I'm like a triple a battery 🔋

 

[gongchan]

I feel like I've changed my mind so many times, every time I post here something is different, lol. But hey, most people here know me as Izz, but I like River now as well. You can still call me Izz if you want though, I don't mind. I'm bisexual, with no particular lean at this exact moment (but normally girls >>). I am also genderfluid and somewhere on the transmasc spectrum, but I normally go by just calling myself a boy more often for simplicity, but sometimes that may change (which is why I still say non binary on my account).

But yeah, that's all!

 

[Juniverse]

Does anyone have any resources for someone who is questioning? I don't think I'm straight, lesbian, or bi... but I don't know how to confirm what I am.

I hope I'm not too late but

Questioning Your Sexuality or Gender? - The Proud Trust

Did you know that most teenagers question their sexuality during growing up? An increasing number of people are also questioning their gender too. This is both an exciting and quite stressful time in life. Everyone is on their own journey with this, and we all end up in slightly different...

www.theproudtrust.org

What to Do When You're Questioning Your Sexuality

Questioning sexuality can be a time of self-discovery. Learn more about different sexuality orientations, including how to navigate discovering your own identity.

www.verywellmind.com

 

[deftones]

OMG FUN- this thread is so old though JHGCDHS
bigender and bisexual here (yes they are 2 different things KHDG) now thinking about it i could be demisexual. MAYBE BIROMANTIC DEMISEXUAL??? questioning everything atm. ALSO they/it prns !!!

 

[Lisaluv]

I think I might come out to my parents this month, but I’m nervous

 

[spicy_illusion]

Ok, I'm going to say it.
I'm an Omnisexual and non-binary who goes by the pronouns of They/Them.

 

[Hoemantic]

Hey I'm Felix, I'm a trans man, pansexual and I use the pronouns he/him, they/them

 

[MYs_daileee]

anyone have tips for dealing with personal dysphoria? its more of an issue in privacy for me and idk how to deal with it currently

 

[spicy_illusion]

There is just something magical about two brides both in dresses, as well as two grooms both in suits.

 

[spicy_illusion]

anyone have tips for dealing with personal dysphoria? its more of an issue in privacy for me and idk how to deal with it currently

I don't really have any knowledge of it, however, isn't it like dissatisfaction with life and depression, etc? So maybe if you do more of something you love doing and that makes you happy?
Sorry if I didn't help that much, I don't really understand it fully to be of better help.

 

[MYs_daileee]

I don't really have any knowledge of it, however, isn't it like dissatisfaction with life and depression, etc? So maybe if you do more of something you love doing and that makes you happy?
Sorry if I didn't help that much, I don't really understand it fully to be of better help.

well im dealing with a lot of bodily dysphoria lately but really only in privacy rather than public like a lot of other queer people

 

[athenaaa]

Transgender FTM
Bisexual/biromantic

 

[lunaria]

anyone have tips for dealing with personal dysphoria? its more of an issue in privacy for me and idk how to deal with it currently

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i have had dysphoria for awhile and it's really difficult, so i feel you if it's not prying, what gives you dysphoria ? you don't have to be overly specific, but for instance, is it more femininity or masculinity, or neither ? i want to try and give some advice since i also deal with it, but i wanna make sure i understand so it can be more helpful

 

[MYs_daileee]

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i have had dysphoria for awhile and it's really difficult, so i feel you if it's not prying, what gives you dysphoria ? you don't have to be overly specific, but for instance, is it more femininity or masculinity, or neither ? i want to try and give some advice since i also deal with it, but i wanna make sure i understand so it can be more helpful

definitely femininity. its not that i want to not be feminine at all, its almost exclusively my related body parts. especially after a couple weeks ago, i had a doctor appointment where they mentioned im getting to be that age to where i need some tests done. of course, i want to avoid them as much as possible.

 

[lunaria]

definitely femininity. its not that i want to not be feminine at all, its almost exclusively my related body parts. especially after a couple weeks ago, i had a doctor appointment where they mentioned im getting to be that age to where i need some tests done. of course, i want to avoid them as much as possible.

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ohhh i feel that. i hope i'm understanding properly, and i'm sorry if this is unhelpful i tend to put things like that off if at all possible, but i must stress how critically important they can be, and weathering dysphoria is better than the alternative of not knowing if anything is wrong. when i have to go for examinations or tests, it helps a lot to have the typical things like earbuds, comfort items like a stress ball you can squeeze if you have anxiety and such, and a support person you trust (not that they necessarily have to be in the room with you if you're uncomfortable, but just to know they're right in the waiting room and will be there for you if you need them). also, doctors should respect the ways you'd like them to refer to certain body parts as to not cause more dysphoria and will typically use more accommodating language if you tell them to, so i've been told. so communication can lessen the discomfort pretty significantly. one thing that might help if it's related to chest stuffs is mentally reframing it, which i know sounds difficult. men can have health problems in that area, too, so it's important to check regardless of gender !! if the anxiety that sometimes accompanies dysphoria occurs, breathing exercises, counting, grounding techniques, or focusing on things in the room have helped me. lastly, after every difficult appointment i have, i reward myself for being brave, even if it's a small thing like my favorite ice cream that i usually don't get to eat. remind yourself that you're strong and reaffirm that just because people who identify as female have to do these things, so do some nonbinary people and boys, and it doesn't change who you are. i'm not very good at giving advice, i'm truly sorry. i really want to be able to help, but i suck at it

 

[lunaria]

does anyone have any advice on how to reinforce the use of your preferred name without sounding rude or making things weird ?? my friends have all adapted to it well and are correcting themselves if they slip up (which i don't mind at all, all that i ask is that people make an attempt to call me by my name out of respect), but i've asked my boyfriend to call me by my new name at least four separate times, and he's never said it once he uses my prior name when he talks to me, texts, talks about me to others ... and i feel so awkward trying to correct him. i open my mouth and nothing comes out. i met him before i began my transition, and although he is incredibly supportive and loving and constantly reassures me, i feel guilty and as if he doesn't deserve to have to deal with all of this. i feel as if asking would make it seem like i'm changing who i am completely, and while i am making changes, i don't want him to think i'm a completely different person so ... yeah. i'm kind of stuck. i know the solution is to just "suck it up" and be assertive, but i want to approach this tactfully if at all possible

sorry for writing a novel, i just really don't know what to do at this point and was hoping someone had ideas

 

[YOONGILOVER]

Im Bi but i dont know if im polyamourous or not

 

[tai]

How did I not know this existed ???

Anyways

Rox / Roxy / Roxanne (the name depends on how masc or fem I'm feeling) I use he/they/she pronouns. And I'm genderfluid ^ ^. I'm queer and panromantic, along with some polyamorous as well ^ ^

currently in a qpr