LGBTAitP - Part 21: BLACKJACK!

[Triscuitable]

Those of you who can identify with one of the kids, I'd recommend giving it a try. Those of you who can't - why not give it a try anyway?

That makes no sense, but that's the kind of logic I've come to expect from the entity known as Heliomance.

[Heliomance]

http://www.crunchyroll.com/hourou-mu...re-blue-568412

Hopefully that should work. I couldn't find it anywhere other than Crunchyroll.

That makes no sense, but that's the kind of logic I've come to expect from the entity known as Heliomance.

How does it not make sense? I found that it enhanced my enjoyment of it that I understand what the t-girl is feeling. When she tries on her sister's dress and twirls in the mirror, I know the quiet, shy happiness she's feeling because I get it too. Thus, I recommend it to the t-folks around here.

But that knowledge isn't necessary to enjoy it, it's perfectly good in its own right, so there's no reason why those of you who are perfectly comfortable in your own bodies shouldn't watch it.

[supernerd]

Well, I identified as straight, then bi, then straight, then bi, then straight, then I-don't-know-what-the-heck-I-am, then oh-god-sex-is-scary, then bi, then I-don't-know-what-the-heck-I-am/bi/I-don't-know-what-the-heck-I-am/bi/straight/bi/I-don't-know-what-the-heck-I-am/oh-god-sex-is-scary.

I want to say that I'm confident that I'm attracted to female bodied people, but I'll be honest, I've never successfully (on my end) had relations with anyone who wasn't born XY and I'm wondering if I'm repressing something or have just had bad luck couple with my known issues. And it doesn't help that what I'm attracted to literally seems to change with the phases of the moon. And I'd like to try out stuff, but I'm cripplingly bad at picking up people, I have what feels like no privacy, and since I'm not looking for an emotional connection (I'm quite happy with my girlfriend) my normal approach is useless here. Also there's the fact that evidently the only women who find me remotely interesting are consistently gay, and I'm picky well outside my weight class with guys so picking up fellas is probably out, and...

Well unfortunately I'm barely sixteen. I wish I could help but sadly, it seems I can't. I hope you find out who you are. *hugs*

Just watched the first episode of Wandering Son. For those that don't know, it's a very cute anime about a pair of trans kids - one going each way. Those of you who can identify with one of the kids, I'd recommend giving it a try. Those of you who can't - why not give it a try anyway?

Well I tried out rain and friggin loved it and now I'm hooked!

[noparlpf]

http://www.crunchyroll.com/hourou-mu...re-blue-568412

Hopefully that should work. I couldn't find it anywhere other than Crunchyroll.

Oh my gosh new avatar I am so confused.
Thanks!

Well I tried out rain and friggin loved it and now I'm hooked!

Rain is excellent. I read the whole thing on New Year's Eve while home alone, drinking vodka.

[turkishproverb]

Oh my gosh, I got signatured!

...That's adorable.

[Ceric]

Just watched the first episode of Wandering Son. For those that don't know, it's a very cute anime about a pair of trans kids - one going each way. Those of you who can identify with one of the kids, I'd recommend giving it a try. Those of you who can't - why not give it a try anyway?

I'm cisfemale and the first episode was adorable ^_^ Sorta wish I hadn't discovered it on the weekend before finals

[Coidzor]

I think switching pronouns is totally legit.

Yeah, one is afforded a certain amount of leeway in making a cover, after all.

[KenderWizard]

Oh my gosh new avatar I am so confused.

Me too! I was like "new person?" Who would have thought we would have similar reactions, hmm?

... There should be a Mild Anxiety smilie. I need a Mild Anxiety smilie. I'm mildly anxious. A lot.

...That's adorable.

Yeah, one is afforded a certain amount of leeway in making a cover, after all.

Exactly! ... By which I mean, I agree with your agreement with me. Also legit, I think, are minor changes and misheard words. That last one because it's cute. A la Stevie Nicks. "All the way down to Emmeline".

[Triscuitable]

Oh my gosh new avatar I am so confused.

My thoughts exactly. I believe that one was made for Gender Bender Week a while back. Reskinned, maybe?

How does it not make sense? I found that it enhanced my enjoyment of it that I understand what the t-girl is feeling. When she tries on her sister's dress and twirls in the mirror, I know the quiet, shy happiness she's feeling because I get it too. Thus, I recommend it to the t-folks around here.

I must have read it wrong. Oh well, my apologies.

Oh my gosh, I got signatured!

Well that's enough to go into a signature.

[Heliomance]

Oh my gosh new avatar I am so confused.
Thanks!

It is Infernal Week this week. Thus, Naomi got Succubus'd.

...I should change my sig to reflect credit for the new avatar. BRB.

[noparlpf]

It is Infernal Week this week. Thus, Naomi got Succubus'd.

...I should change my sig to reflect credit for the new avatar. BRB.

Oh I see.

Well in that case my avatar is currently me in Hell. Yup.
Funny how everything always seems to be dark around me...

[Triscuitable]

Oh I see.

Well in that case my avatar is currently me in Hell. Yup.
Funny how everything always seems to be dark around me...

You're a Grue, right? I always figured that, so easy to tell from all the... Uh... Darkness. And unseeing stuff.

[noparlpf]

You're a Grue, right? I always figured that, so easy to tell from all the... Uh... Darkness. And unseeing stuff.

Nah. I'm just a ninja.

[supernerd]

Guess who just watched someone on YouTube read And Tango Makes Three for the first time. And guess who has a warm fuzzy feeling inside.

[turkishproverb]

a nerd with powers above and beyond those of a normal nerd?

[Kneenibble]

*gay hugs for all*

Though it was a few pages back now (I've had a helluva weekend), I appreciate the positive feedback on my photos. Thank you.

I like your face better with the long hair. I think it works for you.
On the other hand, you look fine with the short hair and the beard. (Is it just the lighting or is your hair a different color? Or I might just be tired and confused.)

Thank you.

The last picture shows my winter coat. My hair bleaches very blond in the summer sun, and the long hair pictures were taken after a summer in south India. Then in winter it turns all dark and sandy.

I'd say beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder on this, long-hair Nibbler looks quite nice to me. The current look is certainly very nice, but the old one is hardly terrible.

Perhaps many who seem to do poorly are merely following another idea of beauty? The beholder has many eyes, after all. Some even Charm People! :3

Although, I never quite liked how people's choice of style are valued on how pleasing they are to others. Some of us are actually trying to warn you about our SAN-damaging presence!

Well thank you, and please forgive that my tone is often like a bitchy host on What Not to Wear. I don't mean to say that people ought to conform their appearance only to please other people. I do mean to say that there are some basic and universal principles of Aesthetics that apply to shapes and colours; the shape of one's face matters as to what shape and size of glasses are flattering, and what hairstyle, and what cut of collar or neckline; the colours in one's complexion matter as to what textures and colours of clothing are flattering; the shape of one's body matters as to what shapes and textures of clothing are flattering. I like to see people consciously working with and maximizing what they have.

Although I stand behind my belief there are basic aesthetic principles that are universal, obviously taste plays a role too -- as the varied replies have shown.

I was hoping that that first picture might have elicited more humour, but oh well.

And now that I'm finished having nothing particularly useful to say, more *gay hugs* for all!

I'm glad Shiro's relationship is going well.

[Arachu]

I had an odd weekend...

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(Spoiler-ed for probably being just suggestive enough to squick someone out)

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First I figured out that the only major difference between "man-boobs" and 'girl' boobs is the amount of muscle in the former. Reasoning "why not", I tried to see if said muscle can be massaged 'out'... Apparently it can. Surprisingly well.

That (along with my hair being unusually cooperative) had me feeling pretty confident... I even smiled at a mirror and had my sister take a picture of me.

... Then I broke a nail. Right down to the thumb-tip.

I proceeded to be pretty severely depressed for a while... When I told my cousins why, they acted all surprised and said "it'll grow back!"... Without thinking about how long a couple of weeks is to someone with nothing to do.

After that, though, I glimpsed myself in a full-body mirror and actually had to ask if it was one of those ones they put in photo places to make you look thinner (it wasn't).

The picture went fairly well... Though I'm less confident than I was yesterday.

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I was telling a joke at the time... <.< >.>

Thanks. *hugs turkiskproverb*

I miss Skeppio when she's offline. I really do. ._.

*Hugs*

That makes no sense, but that's the kind of logic I've come to expect from the entity known as Heliomance.

It doesn't have to. *takes a chip to her mouth... and EATS it!*

So um... We did a lot of hand holding. The pop culture/entertainment museum was really cool, but smaller than we expected so we got through quickly. We then decided to go to the art museum and saw a lecture on 2012, the Mayan calendar, and the end of the world, still holding hands. We left at the end, but a bunch of people stayed to ask question, and the one lady was a real bitch cuz we had to walk past her to get out and she didn't want to move her damn legs so she was like "Can't you wait five more minutes?" and when I told her my dad was waiting for us, she was like "Mhm. Sure..."

Then we drove him back to his house, still holding hands.

Gah, hate people like that. >.<

Also - adorable!~

Well, I identified as straight, then bi, then straight, then bi, then straight, then I-don't-know-what-the-heck-I-am, then oh-god-sex-is-scary, then bi, then I-don't-know-what-the-heck-I-am/bi/I-don't-know-what-the-heck-I-am/bi/straight/bi/I-don't-know-what-the-heck-I-am/oh-god-sex-is-scary.

I want to say that I'm confident that I'm attracted to female bodied people, but I'll be honest, I've never successfully (on my end) had relations with anyone who wasn't born XY and I'm wondering if I'm repressing something or have just had bad luck couple with my known issues. And it doesn't help that what I'm attracted to literally seems to change with the phases of the moon. And I'd like to try out stuff, but I'm cripplingly bad at picking up people, I have what feels like no privacy, and since I'm not looking for an emotional connection (I'm quite happy with my girlfriend) my normal approach is useless here. Also there's the fact that evidently the only women who find me remotely interesting are consistently gay, and I'm picky well outside my weight class with guys so picking up fellas is probably out, and...

*Hugs* I hope things turn out well for you. :c

I've identified as bi since I was 16. Before that, I was pretty much "straight" except for the occasional week-long "gay episode" (I said "episode" not because I thought it was bad, but rather because I thought it somewhat temporary).

I'm thinking about identifying as pan, but I don't know how to confirm my interpretation (I think it's something like 'being attracted to whoever you're attracted to without putting much thought into gender')... :shrug:

[Astrella]

You look lovely~

Your hair... it is so prettyyyyyyyy....

[Coidzor]

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First I figured out that the only major difference between "man-boobs" and 'girl' boobs is the amount of muscle in the former. Reasoning "why not", I tried to see if said muscle can be massaged 'out'... Apparently it can. Surprisingly well.

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...I'm not grokking you. The closest I can figure is that you're saying that muscle can be massaged until you can no longer feel it or that you've found some way to cause muscle to be broken down or atrophy.

Female breasts are actually quite well served by having a solid base of pectoral muscle from what I've learned of the subject. Lean rather than bulky muscle, but, it's generally better not to go for bulky muscle anyway, as only specialists have call for them.

I proceeded to be pretty severely depressed for a while... When I told my cousins why, they acted all surprised and said "it'll grow back!"... Without thinking about how long a couple of weeks is to someone with nothing to do.

Well, sounds like you need to find a hobby. I imagine we could help with that.

[Kneenibble]

Huh. That's... That's definitely a knee-nibbler right there. Though I must admit, I would've pegged a few more years on for size...x.x

Wait -- are you saying you thought I was older, or that I look fat? ;____;

[Arachu]

You look lovely~

Your hair... it is so prettyyyyyyyy....

Ohmygod I just teared up over a compliment!

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...I'm not grokking you. The closest I can figure is that you're saying that muscle can be massaged until you can no longer feel it or that you've found some way to cause muscle to be broken down or atrophy.

Female breasts are actually quite well served by having a solid base of pectoral muscle from what I've learned of the subject. Lean rather than bulky muscle, but, it's generally better not to go for bulky muscle anyway, as only specialists have call for them.

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Closer to the second one, I think. I should... Probably do more research to make sure, but I heard something about that sort of thing distributing muscle more evenly in cows that get raised to be the perfect steak.

... Oh god, that's the worst rationale I've heard in years. Well, in practice it seems to work quite well (not only are they softer - they're also rounder and more sensitive ), and the only muscle it seems to be affecting is... Too far out to do much. I don't even know how it got there in the first place.

Right, though, I should check up on that when I'm done with this homework.

Well, sounds like you need to find a hobby. I imagine we could help with that.

I'm afraid I'm not grokking you.

[Coidzor]

Wait -- are you saying you thought I was older, or that I look fat? ;____;

I thought you'd be, like, 28 or something.

[golentan]

Seriously in crisis mode ATM. Why do I find sexuality so difficult? Scratch that, I know why, so why can't I overcome it?

[Caustic Soda]

That (along with my hair being unusually cooperative) had me feeling pretty confident... I even smiled at a mirror and had my sister take a picture of me.

Wow, you look pretty cute in that picture, Arachu. And if I met you on the street your appearance would definitely be a pass.

Seriously in crisis mode ATM. Why do I find sexuality so difficult? Scratch that, I know why, so why can't I overcome it?

While I can't help you figure things out, I can offer you lots of *hugs*. That's not much, but I hope the sentiment helps. Best of luck

[KenderWizard]

Well that's enough to go into a signature.

Oh my gosh, my excitement over getting signatured got me signatured again! This is so exciting!

By the way, since it's 49 again (already!), I think Asta should make the next thread.

[Reluctance]

Golentan: Have you looked into the local kink community? I don't know what's available near you. I do know, however, that their fetish for discussing things to death is even stronger than their fetish for being tied up and flogged. Something along those lines should be your safest practical space for exploring what does and doesn't work with you.

[Lix Lorn]

Seriously in crisis mode ATM. Why do I find sexuality so difficult? Scratch that, I know why, so why can't I overcome it?

Despite what everyone likes to say, knowing your problem doesn't really make it easier to deal with.
(HUG)

[Triscuitable]

Oh my gosh, my excitement over getting signatured got me signatured again! This is so exciting!

By the way, since it's 49 again (already!), I think Asta should make the next thread.

But... But I... Poo, I'm not on a PC yet. Hmph...

[noparlpf]

I'm amused. Many of the guys involved in Drag Night don't seem to know how to remove makeup. A lot of guys yesterday still had traces of eyeliner and stuff on their faces.

[supernerd]

I'm amused. Many of the guys involved in Drag Night don't seem to know how to remove makeup. A lot of guys yesterday still had traces of eyeliner and stuff on their faces.

I'm a theatre kid. They be jellin