LGBTAI+ #59: Will You Take This Woman To Be Your Galpal?

[PairO'Dice Lost]

PM'd you.extracharacters

[ArlEammon]

PM'd you.extracharacters

Thanks. :D

I'm curious, does anyone know why imgur doesn't work on the board any more?

[137beth]

Thanks. :D

I'm curious, does anyone know why imgur doesn't work on the board any more?

Because Imgur decided to block their images from being hosted on giantitp.com.

[CWater]

Because Imgur decided to block their images from being hosted on giantitp.com.

Huh, really? Guess that's the issue I've been having, need to switch to another image site. Any suggestions?

[ve4grm]

Huh, really? Guess that's the issue I've been having, need to switch to another image site. Any suggestions?

There's another thread about image hosts on the board right now. I'd try looking/asking there: http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showt...e-hosting-site

[CWater]

There's another thread about image hosts on the board right now. I'd try looking/asking there: http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showt...e-hosting-site

Thanks! I'll check it out.

[The Ari-tificer]

Hi, all! I've just recently realized my non-cis-ness.

[Dire Moose]

Hi, all! I've just recently realized my non-cis-ness.

Yay! Happy to hear it!

In other news, I’m over a year on estrogen now and after a few measurements I just realized I’m sporting a pair of full C cup breasts. I love my new body!

Also, I’m going to work as female for the first time tomorrow.

[Heliomance]

Yay! Happy to hear it!

In other news, I’m over a year on estrogen now and after a few measurements I just realized I’m sporting a pair of full C cup breasts. I love my new body!

Also, I’m going to work as female for the first time tomorrow.

Arg, jealous! Despite my sisters being absolutely stacked, I've only just managed to scrape a B cup (if being generous)

[Honest Tiefling]

Arg, jealous! Despite my sisters being absolutely stacked, I've only just managed to scrape a B cup (if being generous)

Make sure to rub in their face all of the cute clothes and bras you can wear that they can't. Oh, don't want bras in white, black or nude? TOO BAD.

[JusticeZero]

As of New Years, I am unemployed.
I'm going to try to become an author, since I am afraid of working for someone else again. It seems like it ends horribly when I do.
I am absolutely terrified to the point of tears.

[Florian]

It seems like it ends horribly when I do.

How comes?

[Roland St. Jude]

Why are there so many trans people in the Playground? Did someone drop a cauldron full of Elixir of Sex Shifting in the water supply here or something?

Probably just a case of us trying to be a very welcoming place so people feel comfortable bringing the topic up.

Yeah, it's kind of to be expected that the forum which has had a thriving LGBT+ support thread for many years attracts and retains more trans members than one which hasn't.

Sheriff: Truth.

That said, I need to offer a little red text modly guidance here. First, please don't discuss real world politics on this forum, even if it intersects acceptable topics. Please give discussions of politics (including electoral, party, legislative, administrative, law, policy, etc.) a wide berth. I had to scrub a couple posts upthread that linked to a news article about US policy.

Second, please remember that the rules that apply to the Forum threads also apply in PMs. The exchange below shouldn't happen here. Please don't make these kinds of requests or offer to facilitate them over PM. There are other venues for things not allowed here.

If anyone has some helpful advice for a subject I could get infracted or banned for mentioning out in the open I would appreciate it.
I'm asking for someone to help me in PM, so no one gets in trouble. Hopefully, I would get some help from a gay, or bi man.

PM'd you.extracharacters

[ArlEammon]

Sheriff: Truth.

That said, I need to offer a little red text modly guidance here. First, please don't discuss real world politics on this forum, even if it intersects acceptable topics. Please give discussions of politics (including electoral, party, legislative, administrative, law, policy, etc.) a wide berth. I had to scrub a couple posts upthread that linked to a news article about US policy.

Second, please remember that the rules that apply to the Forum threads also apply in PMs. The exchange below shouldn't happen here. Please don't make these kinds of requests or offer to facilitate them over PM. There are other venues for things not allowed here.

All I have to say is sorry..

[Mystic Muse]

I heartily recommend Discord for non-board safe topics. It's been my program of choice after putting the final nail in the coffin of Skype.

[Dire Moose]

Spoiler: New picture of me

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[Lycunadari]

I came out to almost everyone who knows me today My dad writes a "family newsletter" every year before Christmas, about what we've done and what happened this year, and sends it to all our relatives and friends, and this year I wrote a short coming out letter and asked him to please send it along with the family newsletter. So once it reaches everyone (most people get it per email, but a bunch of mostly older relatives get it per snail mail) I'll officially be out to everyone.

[CWater]

I came out to almost everyone who knows me today My dad writes a "family newsletter" every year before Christmas, about what we've done and what happened this year, and sends it to all our relatives and friends, and this year I wrote a short coming out letter and asked him to please send it along with the family newsletter. So once it reaches everyone (most people get it per email, but a bunch of mostly older relatives get it per snail mail) I'll officially be out to everyone.

Good luck!! I hope it goes well!

[noparlpf]

I came out to almost everyone who knows me today My dad writes a "family newsletter" every year before Christmas, about what we've done and what happened this year, and sends it to all our relatives and friends, and this year I wrote a short coming out letter and asked him to please send it along with the family newsletter. So once it reaches everyone (most people get it per email, but a bunch of mostly older relatives get it per snail mail) I'll officially be out to everyone.

Congrats! Hope it goes over well.

[Kesnit]

So...

My mother passed away suddenly the day after Thanksgiving. (Nov 23 for those not in the US.) A friend of my father wrote the obituary for the newspaper where they lived and the newspaper where they spent most of their adult lives and where I grew up. (My parents moved a few years after they retired.)

The orbit has me listed as their son, under my new name. While I was staying with Dad for the first memorial service, I got a friend request on Facebook from someone I knew in high school, M. She told me her mom (who was a teacher at that high school) had figured out how to find me (probably through the orbit) and told the person messaging me. M went on to say she understood if I didn't want to accept the friend request because I wanted to stay hidden. Given how supportive she was, I accepted. Within a few days, I had about 10 more friend requests from high school classmates.

I had been debating going to the memorial in the town where I grew up because I wasn't sure how it would go over. After the support I got, I decided to go. (It is this weekend.)

In addition, my 25th high school reunion is next year. I skipped my 20th because my parents still lived in the town where I grew up, and I didn't want to put them in an awkward position. I was not sure if I would go to my 25th because I didn't want to deal with drama. Now it seems likely I will go.

[Lycunadari]

Good luck!! I hope it goes well!

Congrats! Hope it goes over well.

Thanks! Tbh, I'm not too concerned about how everyone will take it– I've already been out to all the important people for much longer, so this is really just for extended family and friends. The only reason I haven't done this sooner is that my grandma was still alive last year (I don't think she would have reacted badly, but she was really old and not that well mentally, so I didn't want to confuse her with this). But of course I still hope nobody's going to be a **** about it, even if I rarely see any of them, it would suck to know that my family is full of transphobes (but I don't think it is). In any case, I've already gotten two positive replies (from my nephews mother and an old friend of my father; not directly though, the wrote to my dad and dad told me what they wrote).

So...

My mother passed away suddenly the day after Thanksgiving. (Nov 23 for those not in the US.) A friend of my father wrote the obituary for the newspaper where they lived and the newspaper where they spent most of their adult lives and where I grew up. (My parents moved a few years after they retired.)

The orbit has me listed as their son, under my new name. While I was staying with Dad for the first memorial service, I got a friend request on Facebook from someone I knew in high school, M. She told me her mom (who was a teacher at that high school) had figured out how to find me (probably through the orbit) and told the person messaging me. M went on to say she understood if I didn't want to accept the friend request because I wanted to stay hidden. Given how supportive she was, I accepted. Within a few days, I had about 10 more friend requests from high school classmates.

I had been debating going to the memorial in the town where I grew up because I wasn't sure how it would go over. After the support I got, I decided to go. (It is this weekend.)

In addition, my 25th high school reunion is next year. I skipped my 20th because my parents still lived in the town where I grew up, and I didn't want to put them in an awkward position. I was not sure if I would go to my 25th because I didn't want to deal with drama. Now it seems likely I will go.

I'm sorry for your loss. But I'm glad you've found so many supportive people and I hope the memorial and the high school reunion will go well!

[Heliomance]

I just watched Incredibles 2, and holy hell they are not subtle about their queer allegories.

And then I read a series of unbelievably wholesome fan comics about the blatantly queer character, and I'm actually crying from the adorable.

<3 casual representation - even though it's never explicitly said that she's queer, its so very blatant that no queer person looking for representation could possibly miss it.

[JusticeZero]

So I just submitted my first ebook, in the process of learning how to be a full time author so I won't have to worry about politics at work. Getting fired from my day job for New Year.
One part hopeful, one part terrified.

[137beth]

So I just submitted my first ebook, in the process of learning how to be a full time author so I won't have to worry about politics at work. Getting fired from my day job for New Year.
One part hopeful, one part terrified.

Where'd you submit it to?

[JusticeZero]

Kindle and Smashwords (ergo, 'most everywhere else' - Smashwords and its competitor Draft2Digital distribute to various non-Amazon retailers). I don't know how much information about title/author I can give out here, given that it's under a pen name so I wouldn't be giving personal information.

[Florian]

I don't know how much information about title/author I can give out here, given that it's under a pen name so I wouldn't be giving personal information.

Well, you should give some thoughts about how you will advertise and how you will drive sales. The usual problem is that successful sales will drive further sales because your product (and yourself) will gain more visibility (rankings, recommendations and such). Ex: Spam your facebook profile and twitter account, get into WhatsApp groups of like-minded people and announce it there, anything to get this all-important initial boost.

[Lake Huron]

So I'm in love with a fellow who is homophobic as all hell.

Really starting to wonder why I bother waking up in the morning.

[137beth]

Kindle and Smashwords (ergo, 'most everywhere else' - Smashwords and its competitor Draft2Digital distribute to various non-Amazon retailers). I don't know how much information about title/author I can give out here, given that it's under a pen name so I wouldn't be giving personal information.

Cool, I like Smashwords. Although I understand if you are unable to post a link to it here.

So I'm in love with a fellow who is homophobic as all hell.

Really starting to wonder why I bother waking up in the morning.

That...sounds bad. Is are they directing their homophobia towards you or just towards other people?

[Lake Huron]

That...sounds bad. Is are they directing their homophobia towards you or just towards other people?

It's not really "directed". It's just something that gets brought up.

[Dire Moose]

I have an appointment to get my hair dyed pink on January 13.