Hello, everyone, and welcome to the thirty-fifth wonderful installment of the thread for the discussion, celebration and support of everyone who isn't quite heterocisnormative.
Please note that although the title of the thread names only the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Asexual communities, it is intended as an all inclusive environment. Everyone is welcome. L, G, B,T, A, Q, I, A, N, V, P, R, Q, Ω, ♅, everyone. As long as they behave themselves.
If you have a question or two about LGBTA+, you can ask it here! You can ask for advice and support in here.
In addition, many members are willing to give private advice one on one, either through email or PM. The best way to do this is asking for PM help in thread, or else to PM one of the following people:
Name: Especially familiar with the topic(s) of
KenderWizard: General/basics, gender and feminism, bisexuality
Musashi: General/basics, asexuality/demisexuality, depression
noparlpf: General/basics, asexuality, greysexuality, biology, Skype
Lea Plath: Genderfluidity
Lycunadari: Genderqueer and agendered
Eldest: General/basics, bisexuality, will Skype(voice if needed, no video)
Karen Lynn: General/basics, pansexuality, polyamory, will Skype(no voice or video, however)
HMS Sophia: Trans stuff (esp hormones)
Lix Lorn: General/basics
Tanail: Trans stuff (esp emotional issues), Skype(no voice or video, however)
Absol197: Gender identity issues
Warkitty: Academic/technical discussions
Lentrax: General/basics, depression, bullying
Wormwood74: Transgender legal issues, transgender outside contacts
Astrella: GSRM rights, feminism, trans stuff, Skype
Asteron Questar: Relationships, depression
Mystic Muse: Skype-y goodness.
Socratov: Skype-ness
Chess435: Skype
Some people are also willing to talk off-board, through Skype or email or other means, this is especially useful if your question involves board-forbidden topics such as religion or politics. Also, we can't (and ethically shouldn't!) give medical advice. If you need medical advice, please see a professional!
Here are the rules of this thread!
Everyone is welcome. Let's try to keep from seeming otherwise.
Keep this topic free of politics and religion. (so, don't violate the board rules, plz)
It's beyond the scope of this thread to discuss whether LGBT is "Right." (And really, most discussions probably should avoid moralizing too much anyway)
Please refrain from posting sexually explicit content. (Keep it friendly as well as board safe )
Here are the links for the previous threads, where much of use or interest may be found:
And, for reference, here is the Thousand&Wordster Dictionary of Commonly Used LGBTAitp Words and Phrases
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Lagerbeta: A fine brewski to be drunk by queers and allies.
LGBT: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*
Trans*: Transsexual and Transgender
LGBTA: LGBT+Asexual/Allies
QUILTBAG:
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Q - Queer and Questioning
U - Unidentified
I - Intersex
L - Lesbian
T - Transgender, Transexual
B - Bisexual
A - Asexual
G - Gay, Genderqueer
Allies: Straight people that support equality for sexuality and gender minorities.
MtF: Male-to-Female: A woman born with male nibblies, who may or may not be seeking HRT and/or SRS. (AKA: trans woman)
FtM: Female-to-Male: A man born with female nibblies, who may or may not be seeking HRT and/or SRS. (AKA: trans man)
GQ: Genderqueer.
CS: Cis-sexual: sex and gender match (a male with male nibblies, a female with female nibblies.
TS: Transsexual: Sex and gender disparity.
HRT: Hormone replacement therapy. MtF's take more progestrogens and oestrogens and FtM's take more testosterone (I think?)
SRS: Sex Reassignment Surgery: Surgery to replace/transform a vagina into a penis, or vice versa depending on direction. Mastectomies or plastic surgery may be used on breasts.
FFS: Facial Feminization Surgery: Plastic surgery to reduce chin/nose/cheekbones. not very common.
AFAB/AMAB: Assigned Female/Male at Birth
FAAB/MAAB: Female/Male Assigned at Birth.
Man: A cisman or transman. Male.
Woman: A ciswoman or transwoman. Female.
Androgyne: Gender Identity with male and female aspects.
Genderfluid: Someone who fluctuates between male and female.
Agendered: Someone who feels neither male nor female.
Third-gendered: Someone who fits in a local society's third gender, usually male performing female tasks, occasionally vice versa.
Masculine: Something generally associated with men.
Feminine: Something generally associated with women.
Lesbian: A woman who is attracted to women.
Gay: A man who is attracted to men.
Homosexual: A person who is attracted to members of their gender.
Heterosexual: A person who is attracted to members of the opposite gender.
Bisexual: A person who is attracted to two genders (usually men and women, sometimes transgender instead of one of those).
Pansexual: A person who is attracted to people regardless of gender.
Asexual: A person who does not feel any/some sexual attraction.
Demisexual: A person who is sexually attracted to someone(s) they have formed an intense emotional relationship with.
Polyamorous: A person who is interested in a relationship with more than one person.
Radosexual: A person who is only attracted to rad people.
Pomosexual: A person who avoids SO labels.
Sexual Orientation: How one identifies who they are attracted to. (SO)
Gender Identity: How one feels inside society's idea of "man, woman, or other". (GI)
Gender Expression: How one expresses their GI to society. (GE)
Significant Other(s): Person you are in a relationship with. (SO)
Webcomics that touch on... Well, everything related to the thread.
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Venus Envy. Long dead webcomic. The creator has chosen not to continue it and move forward in life. Rain. A story of a MtF girl in high school. Khaos Komix.As the creator puts it(from his site): "A complete GLBTWTFBBQ comic about gender and sexuality. (Trigger warnings for EVERYTHING and nothing is safe for work.)" Always Raining Here. "Adrian is heartsick, Carter is horny. This is a story about their misadventures as awkward teenagers as they fumble through unrequited romances." Tripping over you.An awkward blind date leads to better options. Questionable Content. The LGBTA characters are well done, and not stereotypes. What's normal anyway. An FtM webcomic. Seems decent so far.
I know I missed a few webcomics, and if anyone finds more, feel free to PM them to me with a brief description, and I will add them.
I forgot my phone's homepage was set to the thread. Saw it had fifty pages, and nobody offered to make a new thread, so.... *points* Look that way! *pulls a Batman* *gone again*
I forgot my phone's homepage was set to the thread. Saw it had fifty pages, and nobody offered to make a new thread, so.... *points* Look that way! *pulls a Batman* *gone again*
*hooks arm around, pulls back*
Nope.
Also, just a thought, we might want to say who's willing to talk on Skype in the list of list of people to contact (though not the Skype contact info itself, for me at least, since mine is literally my name). Anybody else think that's a good plan?
Also, just a thought, we might want to say who's willing to talk on Skype in the list of list of people to contact (though not the Skype contact info itself, for me at least, since mine is literally my name). Anybody else think that's a good plan?
v.v;; Awwww.... So much for my exit. In that case, I shall fix your grammar and add a marker to people willing to Skype! :3
Turns out I've been waking up, yelling at my Scotty for climbing on the dresser, and going back to sleep without remembering it. [i]That's why my throat hurts >_<
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Originally Posted by Karen Lynn
v.v;; Awwww.... So much for my exit. In that case, I shall fix your grammar and add a marker to people willing to Skype! :3
Who was that again? >.<
Probably best just to note that for board-innappropriate topics, you should ask a person if they are willing to go off-site? That way instead of listing Skype stuff, people can ask "can I Skype with you?" Or similar.
Interesting. Scary large numbers. Universally at least 1 in 3. Although I'm surprised lesbians seem to get the most guff. That goes against what I know of patriarchal thinking.
Probably best just to note that for board-innappropriate topics, you should ask a person if they are willing to go off-site? That way instead of listing Skype stuff, people can ask "can I Skype with you?" Or similar.
Hi Karen!
... In the time it took to go from 34 to 35 you changed your avatar again. Good timing! XD
Ah, but I'm willing to Skype for any reason, not just board inappropriate topics. PMs are so slow... >.<
Also, I use a rotating avvie service. Hit refresh a few times and watch it change. I only have five avvies in rotation so far. Max is five hundred... :3
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To all musicians, appear and inspire:
Translated Daughter, come down and startle
Composing mortals with immortal fire.
Star Wars canon is one of those things where people have started to realize that the guys in charge are so far off their rockers that it's probably for the best to ignore them.
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OH GOD THEY'RE COMING! RUN! RUN, TURKISHPROVERB, RUN!
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Originally Posted by Maxios
GENERIC FLAMING COMMENT, POSSIBLY INVOLVING YOUR MOTHER !
You lie! I have received no friend/contact request! I know, not what you meant. It's 2:40 AM, I'm allowed to intentionally misinterpret things for comedy.
Ah, but I'm willing to Skype for any reason, not just board inappropriate topics. PMs are so slow... >.<
Also, I use a rotating avvie service. Hit refresh a few times and watch it change. I only have five avvies in rotation so far. Max is five hundred... :3
I can see any of them.....it is just blank space to me
You lie! I have received no friend/contact request! I know, not what you meant. It's 2:40 AM, I'm allowed to intentionally misinterpret things for comedy.
Something this made me think of, anybody from this thread want my skype contact... thingie? Can't recall their name for it, on account of it nearly being 2am.
Ah, but I'm willing to Skype for any reason, not just board inappropriate topics. PMs are so slow... >.<
Also, I use a rotating avvie service. Hit refresh a few times and watch it change. I only have five avvies in rotation so far. Max is five hundred... :3
Aww, I can't see your avatars.
*Tries to do a bat-exit too*
@Survey: Mrrr, so far those statistics sound horrible, but I hope the attention to the problems can do a bit to help. ^_^'
Something this made me think of, anybody from this thread want my skype contact... thingie? Can't recall their name for it, on account of it nearly being 2am.
I'll take yours and anybody else's who wants to give me theirs.
Ah, but I'm willing to Skype for any reason, not just board inappropriate topics. PMs are so slow... >.<
Also, I use a rotating avvie service. Hit refresh a few times and watch it change. I only have five avvies in rotation so far. Max is five hundred... :3
Neat! How does it operate?
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Originally Posted by Mystic Muse
You lie! I have received no friend/contact request!
The thread list, not the friend list, sweetie.
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Originally Posted by Irish Musician
I can see any of them.....it is just blank space to me
Do you have any ad blocking programs? They might target script which specifically displays other, cached graphics.
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Originally Posted by FallenEco
Hello again. Just checking in.
Hi there! Welcome back! Or forth? Forth. Welcome forth!
Way I understand it is that it keeps a cached pile of avvies and randomly plucks one every time the image address is polled. So, if five people load this page at the same time, maybe two of them will see the same avvie.
I always thought that purple and white avatar was a duck, Karen, and that the ear sticking up was its bill, but now that I'm paying attention enough to see that it's clearly a Pokemon like all the others, I can't even force myself to see the duck. I guess you don't know what you have until it's gone.
__________________ Blessed Cecilia, appear in visions
To all musicians, appear and inspire:
Translated Daughter, come down and startle
Composing mortals with immortal fire.
Generation 10
The first time you see this in a signature, put it in your own signature and add one to the number. This is a social experiment.
Degeneration 91
The first time you see this, copy it into your signature and subtract one.
Hey Noparlpf, [url=http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=39c_1368515756[these guys go to a clinic to find out what giving birth feels like.[/url] [Warning] [joking sexism] [possible harsh language]
I find it relevant due to our discussing whether a male can even possibly experience it, or if an analogue was insufficient due to having the wrong neural paths for it. Thoughts?
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