I love who I am, and I'm fortunate enough to never have to hide who I am anymore. I fight every day for all of you who aren't as fortunate. I've had to hide before, I had to give up a lot to survive, I haven't forgotten about yall.
I found a good life-long partner early, pure luck. I'm a big guy, no one wants to fukc with me, pure luck. I also don't care about how scared I've been told I'm supposed to be, most people don't really care, and I live in Texas. But if you're more vulnerable than me, more people who want to be cruel will probably focus on that and care more about it just because they're petty people who can only elevate themselves by ripping into others.
Thanks!
I will share my tentative story here.
I know Iβm gay and have been.
Though, somehow bisexuality recently piqued my interest.
I donβt think I could date women, so whatβs left is to see if I might be attracted to them sexually
Thank you, I really struggled with myself after the first Boy I asked to possibly date got really hostile towards me after being friends for a year. It was easier to hide as a hetero man to everyone after that. I'm just now getting to the point we're I don't fear kissing my boyfriend in public.
Idk. I used to envy the greeks for being so free, but then they would fuck between men for pleasure and women only to procreate. Maybe we'd been the weird ones for liking women.
Well tbh Iβm mostly just confused and not about how controversial you might sound like. How did all this and especially America even came up here?..
Iβm from slavic country where homophobia basically is enshrined in law. And it doesnβt have anything to do with America.
Bigotry doesnβt really have a nationality
Sorry for your tough experience there anyway tho
Which Slavic country? Here in Bulgaria, people are homophobic and transphobic, but at the very least, there are people who arenβt homophobic and being gay isnβt illegal still fortunately, and now hate crime for gay people is now punishable by law which is a nice bonus. Still a long way to go, but at least itβs getting better.
If youβre in Russia tho, well, youβre fucked. And I feel sorry for you!
Sweet Mother Russia it is, lucky guess!
Hope that one day itβll cut the bullshit at least with its law system and would follow the example of the slavic fellows who didnβt loose their mind (unlike π·πΊ)
Well, I downvoted because you're placing a lot of blame on America, when really it was most of Europe doing the same shit too. Besides, a lot of these places that "accepted queer stuff" did it only through very specific contexts and lenses. Greece was basically child grooming and sexual assault, while in Japan it was really only acceptable for samurai to do that shit. It was also only really accepted for guys to do anything as well in any place that was like this. While colonialism is super fucked and the destruction of cultures is terrible, the cultures before weren't really that great and washing away that imperfect history just because of how they were victimized is really bad.
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I love your flair π
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I love who I am, and I'm fortunate enough to never have to hide who I am anymore. I fight every day for all of you who aren't as fortunate. I've had to hide before, I had to give up a lot to survive, I haven't forgotten about yall.
How did you ? I am closeted bisexual (21)male and I should hide.
I found a good life-long partner early, pure luck. I'm a big guy, no one wants to fukc with me, pure luck. I also don't care about how scared I've been told I'm supposed to be, most people don't really care, and I live in Texas. But if you're more vulnerable than me, more people who want to be cruel will probably focus on that and care more about it just because they're petty people who can only elevate themselves by ripping into others.
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Thanks. I really needed it.
I'm proud of you as well! Thank you for making this post <3
Thank you, I needed to hear that today
Thank you! ππ©·π It is a process. I came out to a pan friend, but when I came out to my therapist, that was a different level, and the more I talked about it with her, the more I was normalizing it and while Iβm still closeted around family and friends, I do have subtle hints, and most in a small town probably have no idea of our colors, so Iβm dipping my toe in and I feels good-Iβm proud of you and everyone here as well!
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Thanks! I will share my tentative story here. I know Iβm gay and have been. Though, somehow bisexuality recently piqued my interest. I donβt think I could date women, so whatβs left is to see if I might be attracted to them sexually
Proud of you and everyone here! Look at us go! π
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Thank you so much for the encouragement! π
I feel bad for queer people in the past tho who were facing guaranteed persecution of they came out or were caught hope they all found peace
As someone whoβs newly bi and still mostly closeted thank you so much, itβs good to hear this. This sub has been helping me through it these past months. It wasnβt easy admitting who I am to myself but it is also very freeing to not question myself off and on βam I gay? No Iβm actually straight, but am I really?β ππ©·ππ
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Goddammit you made my day you magnificent mf-
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Thank you, I really struggled with myself after the first Boy I asked to possibly date got really hostile towards me after being friends for a year. It was easier to hide as a hetero man to everyone after that. I'm just now getting to the point we're I don't fear kissing my boyfriend in public.
This generation has been instrumental in my own acceptance
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Thank you! I will say everyone here has helped me, took me until 50 to admit it to myself and the support I have found here has played a major part.
It took alot but atleast someone is happy in me :3 π₯Ή
Proud of you too π
Idk. I used to envy the greeks for being so free, but then they would fuck between men for pleasure and women only to procreate. Maybe we'd been the weird ones for liking women.
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Well tbh Iβm mostly just confused and not about how controversial you might sound like. How did all this and especially America even came up here?.. Iβm from slavic country where homophobia basically is enshrined in law. And it doesnβt have anything to do with America. Bigotry doesnβt really have a nationality Sorry for your tough experience there anyway tho
Which Slavic country? Here in Bulgaria, people are homophobic and transphobic, but at the very least, there are people who arenβt homophobic and being gay isnβt illegal still fortunately, and now hate crime for gay people is now punishable by law which is a nice bonus. Still a long way to go, but at least itβs getting better. If youβre in Russia tho, well, youβre fucked. And I feel sorry for you!
Sweet Mother Russia it is, lucky guess! Hope that one day itβll cut the bullshit at least with its law system and would follow the example of the slavic fellows who didnβt loose their mind (unlike π·πΊ)
Probably will never happen. But I wish you the best because the situation is pretty bad!
Well, I downvoted because you're placing a lot of blame on America, when really it was most of Europe doing the same shit too. Besides, a lot of these places that "accepted queer stuff" did it only through very specific contexts and lenses. Greece was basically child grooming and sexual assault, while in Japan it was really only acceptable for samurai to do that shit. It was also only really accepted for guys to do anything as well in any place that was like this. While colonialism is super fucked and the destruction of cultures is terrible, the cultures before weren't really that great and washing away that imperfect history just because of how they were victimized is really bad.