LGBT Friendly Thread (it says "friendly")

DeathIsMyGift

Thought I'd try this again since my last "homo" thread was shut down. This is a place for LGBT to talk about...whatever. Of course ALL are welcome here but if you have nothing nice to say---there are hundreds of other threads on MFP. Let us gays have our fun..capish?

I'll start things off by introducing myself. I'm Jessa. I'm 31 and live in the DFW area with my girlfriend. MFP has helped me tons since I joined in Feb. I have fallen off the wagon for a bit but I'm back on it full force and have set a goal to lose 10lbs by Nov. My ultimate goal is to be 150lbs. Still "overweight" for my height but I carry it well SO...welcome fellow queers. Let's make this thread a friendly and safe place for us to discuss...whatever.

wannabefit4life

Well I'm not LGBT but I definitely am friendly! Good luck on your goal!!

SoldierDad

I am not LGBT but everyone has a voice and a right to be heard. We are to love and accept everyone whether we agree or disagree. I hope this is a friendly and kind thread. :-)

RoadDog

I don't know what LGBT means, but I'm guessing DFW is Dallas Fort Worth? I really gotta get some help with my acronyms.

TOTBC -- Too Old To Be Cool.

♥jewelchristian♥

Welcome back Jessa, hope your journey goes well. Feel free to add me as a friend, I am married to a great fella, but identify as queer (by Margaret Cho's definition, I want everyone to want me) :laugh:

♥jewelchristian♥

I don't know what LGBT means, but I'm guessing DFW is Dallas Fort Worth? I really gotta get some help with my acronyms.

TOTBC -- Too Old To Be Cool.

Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans = LGBT

xTattooedDollx

Your other thread was shut down?!?!

FemininGuns

Welcome back Jessa, hope your journey goes well. Feel free to add me as a friend, I am married to a great fella, but identify as queer (by Margaret Cho's definition, I want everyone to want me) :laugh:

Love the definition of queer by Margaret Cho... Will have to second that one! LOL And Welcome!!

RoadDog

I don't know what LGBT means, but I'm guessing DFW is Dallas Fort Worth? I really gotta get some help with my acronyms.

TOTBC -- Too Old To Be Cool.

Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans = LGBT

Thank you.

♥jewelchristian♥

my pleasure :happy:

sillygoose1977

I certainly hope your thread will not be shut down. If it is I would have to question what type of site this really is and if I really want to be a part of something that accepts intolerance. Best of luck to you!

LuckyLeprechaun

Let's make this thread a friendly and safe place for us to discuss...whatever.

I'm really not trying to be a jerk...and I am not anti-gay....but I just wondered.....isn't ALL of MFP a friendly and safe place to discuss ...whatever?

Why the need for a separate thread, why the desire for a label? Isn't segregating people bad?

If I made a "straight people" thread, wouldn't you feel a little offended?

I just don't get it.

Please don't imagine I'm mad, I'm really just more confused than anything.....

Aeriel

Welcome to the site...sorry if others were cruel or just insensitive. Everyone has a right to be who they want to be, regardless of race, gender, orientation, religion or education. Hope you meet some great new friends here. (BTW, I am married with 2 toddlers:happy: )

DancingDreamer

whaaaat a gay thread got shut down? laaame :c

aaaanyway hiya! i'm Alice, i identify as Pansexual with a mild case of genderqueer (gender identification? whats that!? D8) but i'm dating a straight man currently (which is totally weird for me sometimes because i havent dated a guy since my sophomore year of highschool, i'm used to the ladies XD) i live in Austin TX (hey another texas girl! ) and i love it here (except the weather, i hate the weather) nice to meet-cha all! :bigsmile:

DKWaggoner

Hello Everyone,
My name is Deb & my partner Lori and I joined MFP a little over a month ago and we love this site! We live in Eugene Oregon.
We moved here in June 2009.I was born and raised Cape Girardeau Mo .Lori is originally from Ohio.Feel free to add me as a friend : ) Have a blessed day...Namaste...

DKWaggoner

Let's make this thread a friendly and safe place for us to discuss...whatever.

I'm really not trying to be a jerk...and I am not anti-gay....but I just wondered.....isn't ALL of MFP a friendly and safe place to discuss ...whatever?

Why the need for a separate thread, why the desire for a label? Isn't segregating people bad?

If I made a "straight people" thread, wouldn't you feel a little offended?



The difference is we are a minority and as such are attacked by others for being who we are.."straight " people are not attacked for being themselves! so a friendly place to chat with open minded people is wonderful..Did that answer your question

DancingDreamer

Let's make this thread a friendly and safe place for us to discuss...whatever.

I'm really not trying to be a jerk...and I am not anti-gay....but I just wondered.....isn't ALL of MFP a friendly and safe place to discuss ...whatever?

Why the need for a separate thread, why the desire for a label? Isn't segregating people bad?

If I made a "straight people" thread, wouldn't you feel a little offended?

I just don't get it.

Please don't imagine I'm mad, I'm really just more confused than anything.....

its hard being LGBTQ, and i'm being honest here, most straight people dont understand our issues and how it feels, we like to discuss things with other's in the same boat as us thats all

just like any ethnic, religious, or social group, its a solidarity thing.

erickirb

Welcome to the site...sorry if others were cruel or just insensitive. Everyone has a right to be who they want to be, regardless of race, gender, orientation, religion or education. Hope you meet some great new friends here. (BTW, I am married with 2 toddlers:happy: )

Who they Want to be??? not sure what you mean by this. People are who they are when it comes to race, or orientation etc, whether they "want" to be or not. It sound like you are saying it is a choice someone makes.

SoldierDad

Welcome to the site...sorry if others were cruel or just insensitive. Everyone has a right to be who they want to be, regardless of race, gender, orientation, religion or education. Hope you meet some great new friends here. (BTW, I am married with 2 toddlers:happy: )

Actual, and i didnt know this, there is a rule on here about posting your political, religious, or any views that might be inflamitory. I personally disagree with that. We should each have a voice.

LuckyLeprechaun

Let's make this thread a friendly and safe place for us to discuss...whatever.

I'm really not trying to be a jerk...and I am not anti-gay....but I just wondered.....isn't ALL of MFP a friendly and safe place to discuss ...whatever?

Why the need for a separate thread, why the desire for a label? Isn't segregating people bad?

If I made a "straight people" thread, wouldn't you feel a little offended?

I just don't get it.

Please don't imagine I'm mad, I'm really just more confused than anything.....

its hard being LGBTQ, and i'm being honest here, most straight people dont understand our issues and how it feels, we like to discuss things with other's in the same boat as us thats all

just like any ethnic, religious, or social group, its a solidarity thing.

I guess I can understand that.

It just seems a little like a double standard, ya know? If I separate and treat someone different based on race, class, whatever, I'm bad (racist, insensitive, intolerant). If a person in a minority group separates themselves from others on the same basis, it's (insert group name here) pride.

LuckyLeprechaun

Welcome to the site...sorry if others were cruel or just insensitive. Everyone has a right to be who they want to be, regardless of race, gender, orientation, religion or education. Hope you meet some great new friends here. (BTW, I am married with 2 toddlers:happy: )

Actual, and i didnt know this, there is a rule on here about posting your political, religious, or any views that might be inflamitory. I personally disagree with that. We should each have a voice.

Mike provides us this site for free. It is up to him to set the ground rules and up to us members to abide by them. I don't have a problem with his rules, and for the most part, those rules keep MFP free of drama.

RoadDog

its hard being LGBTQ, and i'm being honest here, most straight people dont understand our issues and how it feels, we like to discuss things with other's in the same boat as us thats all

just like any ethnic, religious, or social group, its a solidarity thing.

Just because we can't always understand, doesn't mean we don't care. I'd put a happy face at the end of the sentence, but I'm not only acronym challenged, I don't know how to make those cute little pics either.

I don't care one way or another what a person's sexual orientation is. My wife won't let me date ANYONE, regardless of gender. She's so narrowminded. Damn, I'd put a happy face here too.

DancingDreamer

Let's make this thread a friendly and safe place for us to discuss...whatever.

I'm really not trying to be a jerk...and I am not anti-gay....but I just wondered.....isn't ALL of MFP a friendly and safe place to discuss ...whatever?

Why the need for a separate thread, why the desire for a label? Isn't segregating people bad?

If I made a "straight people" thread, wouldn't you feel a little offended?

I just don't get it.

Please don't imagine I'm mad, I'm really just more confused than anything.....

its hard being LGBTQ, and i'm being honest here, most straight people dont understand our issues and how it feels, we like to discuss things with other's in the same boat as us thats all

just like any ethnic, religious, or social group, its a solidarity thing.

I guess I can understand that.

It just seems a little like a double standard, ya know? If I separate and treat someone different based on race, class, whatever, I'm bad (racist, insensitive, intolerant). If a person in a minority group separates themselves from others on the same basis, it's (insert group name here) pride.

i wont deny that its a bit of a double standard, i wish it wasnt.

LuckyLeprechaun

haha Roaddog, when you are creating your post, composing your thoughts, there is a small link right above the box you're writing in, that says "add smiley" when you click on it, a whole menu of smileys comes up! click on one that matches what you'd like to show and TA-DA!!


:laugh: :happy: :ohwell: :flowerforyou: :glasses: :smokin: :smooched: :bigsmile:

DancingDreamer

its hard being LGBTQ, and i'm being honest here, most straight people dont understand our issues and how it feels, we like to discuss things with other's in the same boat as us thats all

just like any ethnic, religious, or social group, its a solidarity thing.

2)
Just because we can't always understand, doesn't mean we don't care. I'd put a happy face at the end of the sentence, but I'm not only acronym challenged, I don't know how to make those cute little pics either.

I don't care one way or another what a person's sexual orientation is. My wife won't let me date ANYONE, regardless of gender. She's so narrowminded. Damn, I'd put a happy face here too.

1) LOL YOU CRACK ME UP! :laugh:

2) i never said you didnt care! thats not how i meant it!

and 3) LuckyLeprechaur already beat me to telling you how to use smilies XD

Aeriel

Welcome to the site...sorry if others were cruel or just insensitive. Everyone has a right to be who they want to be, regardless of race, gender, orientation, religion or education. Hope you meet some great new friends here. (BTW, I am married with 2 toddlers:happy: )

Who they Want to be??? not sure what you mean by this. People are who they are when it comes to race, or orientation etc, whether they "want" to be or not. It sound like you are saying it is a choice someone makes.

Perhaps I worded it poorly. I didn't mean any offence, or as you said, to suggest it is a choice. I only meant that I choose my friends for who they are as people, not by "labels". I hope that is clearer.

Nich0le

Welcome to MFP LGBTQ peeps! Post away! Anyone gets offended can click off, there are plenty of other posts to look at and they can just stay away from this one! I'm not LGBTQ but I am a huge supporter of my family members that are and I will find no reason to complain about finding a forum to support each other.

As far as straight posts??? People are ridiculous, the stay at home moms got in a big tizzy when some of us working moms started our own thread because god forbid people be able to find like minded people who are looking for support :noway: :noway:

Buccinator

I don't think there's anything wrong with creating a LGBT thread. It's like having a Mom thread. Or a 25-30 Thread. Or a weigh-lifter thread. That's all we do here is categorize ourselves. Sure, LGBT doesn't have have much to do with weight loss or exercise, but it does have a whole lot to do with support and connection during a difficult time.

I also think we should create a Smiley thread, simply for RoadDog.

SoldierDad

If you share yoyr faith you are told to shut up or you are ridiculed. If you share your homsexuality you are a minority and expect to be cheered. Should not everyone love eachother and be free to express there hearts? That is what America is supposed to be about. There ar just so many double standards in this country. I choose to love everyone and accept everyone for themselves. Doesn't matter if I agree with you. You have the right to be gay and express it out loud. I should have the right to be a Christian and express that out loud.

immacookie

I'll start things off by introducing myself. I'm Jessa. I'm 31 and live in the DFW area with my girlfriend. MFP has helped me tons since I joined in Feb. I have fallen off the wagon for a bit but I'm back on it full force and have set a goal to lose 10lbs by Nov. My ultimate goal is to be 150lbs. Still "overweight" for my height but I carry it well SO...welcome fellow queers. Let's make this thread a friendly and safe place for us to discuss...whatever.

Welcome back Jessa, I was wondering where you had gone off to! :drinker:

DeathIsMyGift

The reason(s) I created this thread:

I got really into the forums when I started MFP. I would always read "my husband this..." "My husband that..."...quite frankly I could not relate so I created a thread called, "Am I the only Homo?" Many people answered no, some answered yes and some were very very rude. So rude in fact that the mods got tired of policing my thread so they shut it down. That put a HUGE damper on why I got off track. And no I'm not blaming my laziness/weight gain on MFP forums. I'm just saying it wasn't fun anymore for me. I get hated on enough in the real world I didn't need it in the virutal one. Especially a site where people are supposed to be uplifting each other...not tearing them down. So I built a bridge and got over it. Hence...this new thread.

I did NOT create this thread to distance myself from any one "group". I love straight people, gay people, asexual people but in all fairness why should a Gay Friendly thread be shut down (or locked) for that matter because some people have to be negative? This thread isn't exclusively "gay" but it IS exclusively FRIENDLY. You don't have to be gay but you do have to have some respect for people unlike yourself.