forum The LGBTQ+ Community Chat :) Part 2!

Started September 25, 2020 by @Moxie group

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I came out to my grandma and she didn’t have a heart attack!!! I’m so freaking happy 😭😭😭

Once you're out of the closet, you can't go back in.

Big this because I came out last year as bi to my parents but recently I had to tell them my orientation changed and my mom's been giving me a lot of shit for it

Be careful and pick the right time to come out

yes, precisely. my parents never took me seriously, but even so, when they went through my social media and saw pan in my bio they were like what the fuck, make up your mind, you're young and confused, etc etc. because before that they had thought i was bi, which i was for awhile. but i didn't ever come out to them, they just found out so it's better to wait with that kind of stuff if it's going to cause problems for you.

hey everyone, sorry I haven't been around for ages, I've been so busy being back at school….
i just wanted to say I hope you're all doing OK and I love you all lots. you guys all deserve nothing but happiness and love and I just hope you remember that
😘

Y'all I'm still on my break, but look at these s h o e s
https://yrushoes.com/collections/platformz
I was looking for stuff for my birthday and I love this website so I thought I would share

I-
Gosh darn it, I already love this website. The shoes are so cool looking. Like, is that even possible?

see ima let my opinion go out a little, (my opinion shut up). Even though I'm lesbian I'm not too versed in the LGBT since the drama coming from it, and a lot of the toxic attention that happens in and around the community. I kinda steer away from a lot of other LGBT irl since of all this, its not that I hate them its I don't agree a lot with their views in things either and I can't actually be social with them.

I was straightening my hair and my friend looks at me and goes "thats the straightest thing on you" and a;ksdjf;alks I was wearing a Queen T-shirt, ripped sky blue jeans, doc martens, and a red yellow and blue flannel. She's not wrong.

I was straightening my hair and my friend looks at me and goes "thats the straightest thing on you" and a;ksdjf;alks I was wearing a Queen T-shirt, ripped sky blue jeans, doc martens, and a red yellow and blue flannel. She's not wrong.

she's not-

haha did I just make a tweet of my partner’s reaction to the Virgil jacket I made for them and tag the almighty Thomas Sanders in hopes that he sees it? Yes. Yes I did.
Hoping this doesn’t end up backfiring on me somehow :’)

;-; gay club is trying to get rid of a ton of pins from their event the other day so I finally managed to snag a few pride flag pins
And they had demisexual and genderflux pins too!

;-; gay club is trying to get rid of a ton of pins from their event the other day so I finally managed to snag a few pride flag pins
And they had demisexual and genderflux pins too!

idk what those mean but ok!

I was straightening my hair and my friend looks at me and goes "thats the straightest thing on you" and a;ksdjf;alks I was wearing a Queen T-shirt, ripped sky blue jeans, doc martens, and a red yellow and blue flannel. She's not wrong.

asdfghj a few weeks ago I met up with some friends, including one who doesn't go to our school anymore, and I was wearing docs, rolled-up jeans, socks with the tops folded over the docs, and an oversized sweatshirt, plus a bandanna around my neck and the first thing my friend said was "You look so gay!"

Something really bad happened last night and I don't think I can shake it.

My parents went through my phone and found that I was being openly gay. They proceeded to ask me about who I had a crush on, then they called me "sick". They said I had so much garbage in my head that I can't tell what's right and what's wrong. They said that I'm so full of sin that it's clouding my judgment.

They told me that I only think about myself, and that I'm selfish. They blamed it on the fact that I'm gay, and they said that having that much sin in my life is causing me to be a bad person.

Then they asked me about the things I was posting on my story, which was essentially me saying that Homophobia really bothered me and that I had witnessed my friend go through some and it bothered me. They said that I constantly sounded miserable and that I had no reason to be miserable, seeing as to how I have a wonderful and loving household.

Then they asked me if I really am miserable, of course I said no because I knew they wouldn't understand, but they kept drilling me until I said yes. Then they asked why, and I said "Things will never change." They continued to force this stupid "You are a Christian, I know you are, you're letting this sin get the better of you." stuff down my throat, continuing to remind me that I do nothing but break their rules and take from them, I never give anything back. They tld me that they would never accept me and my lifestyle and that I as to simply get over it.

They said that dating guys is forbidden and that it's disgusting and I am an abomination. They told me to stop thinking of my feelings and to think of their feelings, because apparently, I ignore them, which I do, but can you blame me? I can't come to them about any bullying, homophobia, crushes, love, hopes, dreams, because they will just tell me that I am garbage.

I seriously wasn't well last night. I barely got out of bed this morning, and quite frankly, I just want to fade away.

The worst thing is that I am performing tonight in the show, and they will be there, clapping and pretending to be proud of me, then I'l go home into all of the homophobia and have to deal with it. I can't do it. I can't handle this anymore. It's just getting worse. There's nothing I can do, they will always view me as a disgusting abomination to God.

I even told them that I don't believe in god. And they berated me over that.
Pretty much, I'm burning in hell.

That and I'm grounded from my phone. So that's fun.

They told me to stop thinking of my feelings and to think of their feelings

Okay they're gonna tell you you're being selfish then say this?? The fuck??? I can't really say anything other than the fact that you're not the garbage one, they are absolute trashbags of parents and should start thinking of how they are making their child feel. I'm so sorry you have to live with that, Tom.

I'm just so close to teetering off the edge.

I'll be fine tho, i'll make it.

I'm just so close to teetering off the edge.

I'll be fine tho, i'll make it.

don't forget that we love you and we'll be here for you

I'm just so close to teetering off the edge.

I'll be fine tho, i'll make it.

don't forget that we love you and we'll be here for you

absolutely. i can't claim to know what you're going through by any means, but me and plenty others are here if you need to vent, or you need advice, or if you just need to feel loved and supported for who you are. <3

Thank you guys, that means so much.

lmaoooo. today i'm wearing my platform docs, red and black plaid pants with a black tshirt tucked in it and a leather jacket. i just feel powerful.

I'm just so close to teetering off the edge.

I'll be fine tho, i'll make it.

don't forget that we love you and we'll be here for you

absolutely. i can't claim to know what you're going through by any means, but me and plenty others are here if you need to vent, or you need advice, or if you just need to feel loved and supported for who you are. <3

we're all here, always. i know exactly what that feels like. as i was reading that i was literally like wow i'm going through the very same thing. so know that we're all here for you.

I'm just so close to teetering off the edge.

I'll be fine tho, i'll make it.

maybe tell your parents that they're failing to be good parents. Tell them they're role as a parent is to lift their child up, to respect them and love them for who they are. But instead they're bringing you down by telling you God doesn't love you and you're garbage. God's love is unconditional, he'll love us no matter what, and a parent's love should be the same. Unconditional. Tell them that they're love is conditional right now just because you're not like them. You do what you want to do. Think guys are attractive. Don't let them hold you down. Plus I don't think the Bible says that Gays are bad…

No, the Bible doesn’t say that all, it’s just how people have interpreted the texts.
The term “homosexuality” was only coined a couple decades ago, and there is no mention of “homosexuality” from any of the prophets so it’s safe to assume that the term didn’t even exist when the books of the Bible were written.

Even if it did:

1. It's not their job to condemn you
2. It's not on par with some other sins that are forgiven by humans easily
3. It's inappropriate for them to force their views on you so hard

The homophobic spread from the line of the Bible 'man shalt not lay with man' is the result of a mistranslation

It actually says 'man shalt not lay with boy'

The homophobic spread from the line of the Bible 'man shalt not lay with man' is the result of a mistranslation

It actually says 'man shalt not lay with boy'

Are you on about Leviticus 18:2 — “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.” ?
This has had many translations because we have to remember that the books of the Bible were originally written in Hebrew, and an old form of Hebrew at that.
The KJV translates the verse as: “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination.” The NIV offers: “Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.” The NRSV, 1989, states: “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.” The Priest for Equality translation makes a bold move with its translation: “Do not lie with a person of the same-sex in the same way as you would lie with a person of the opposite sex; it is detestable.”

even then, Leviticus are all Jewish laws.
The whole book of Leviticus was written for the Levites, God's chosen people, and one of the twelve tribes of Isreal that was given the right to contact god. They became priests.
The whole book is laws for these priests and for the Jewish people in order to remain clean enough to worship God, as Prayer wasn't a thing because Jesus hadn't died on the cross, therefore there wasn't a bridge from the earth to heaven and all that.

For context, let me explain a little about the system of Prayer before Jesus.
There was a temple, and in the temple, the Ark of the Covenant was held, along with incense and a sacrificial table for sacrifices. The Priests were the only ones allowed to enter the Temple, they were chosen by god, and they had very specific rules to follow in order to be clean enough to be in the presence of God. Those rules were the rules like don't eat pork or bottom-feeding fish. Don't wear mixed cloth and stuff like that. They had to wear specific clothes when they entered the temple and they had to wear a rope tied to their ankle, their robes had bells along the bottom, and here's why. As soon as the priest crossed the veil, into the temple, if the priest had broken any of the rules, or was "unclean" he would drop dead, the bells would stop ringing, and they would have to pull them out with the rope, because again, no one could cross the veil unless it was a priest, and even then, they could still die.
That is the whole book of Leviticus, rules for the priests and jews.

And here's why they are irrelevant, and the book is there solely for the history of Christianity.

When Jesus died on the cross, the "veil was torn in two" with a great earthquake and the sky went dark. This is very important

Matthew 27:51

"When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit. At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split. "

This is signifying that, now that Jesus has died for our sins, we no longer need a veil or priest, now anyone can pray, because our sins have been paid for. Now that we don't need priests, we don't need the laws for those priests, and therefore, Leviticus means nothing to us. And so when someone brings up that scripture, even though it's mistranslated, they still like to push it, so this is what I tell them, because even if it did mean homosexuality, it doesn't matter anymore.

(I have done a shit ton of research on this, my dad is a pastor, I have read the bible my whole life, I have met with people who literally went to college to study these things. I know what I'm talking about. But again, I'm agnostic, so take it or leave it ig.)

Thanks this was really interesting to read!

No problem!

I have so much proof to disprove the "homosexuality is a sin" stuff, they just choose not to listen. I am seriously contemplating doing a whole paper thing with sources and such and just giving it to them.

Idk, I talked to a close friend and they said that they are going through the same thing, and they are older than me, and they told me that the only thing I can do is just suffer it out, and take sanctuary in friends.

No problem!

I have so much proof to disprove the "homosexuality is a sin" stuff, they just choose not to listen. I am seriously contemplating doing a whole paper thing with sources and such and just giving it to them.

this is very good, yes. because being educated on topics you're debating on is obviously so important. and since gays have to defend themselves for literally just being who we are, it's very nice to be able to defend yourself in an educated manner.

my friend is dating someone let name him michael and name my friend kayden. michael is transphobic but kayden is trans and michael said in front of kayden "transgender doesnt genetically change the gender" and he always saying trans isnt real. we need to make like a yt video that explains trans

my friend is dating someone let name him michael and name my friend kayden. michael is transphobic but kayden is trans and michael said in front of kayden "transgender doesnt genetically change the gender" and he always saying trans isnt real. we need to make like a yt video that explains trans

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