I think I'm a Demiboy. But I'm not sure, because I feel like I partially identifies with being a boy, but not fully, and I do not identify with other genders as well. I'm not sure if I'm really am a Demiboy. Can someone please tell me?

Uuummmm.... yall this has me on edge right now. 😭

Hi!! 19m gay/ace guy here!

So just over a week ago I posted that I got a job, and I got so much support. I feel so grateful to each and every person who commented.

Well the week was really crazy!

Was in work Monday and Tuesday, but Wednesday I had to go to hospital. I was in the waiting room from 6am to 6pm- just to be told it was a benign problem that wasn’t urgent (I was originally meant to stay for the whole night, but went home and came to an appointment the next day, where I was told that).

I’ll be honest, I didn’t cope well. My dad who I’m not close with and don’t view him as a father took me, and I’m ashamed to admit I had a meltdown. I had to leave the waiting room 4 times because I couldn’t calm down, and cried alone on a bench outside the hospital- because I thought the problem was serious, and also because it was too much and the hospital was really uncomfortable.

But I did it.

THEN the biggest thing happened. On Saturday (yesterday), I traveled by myself to visit a friend that in uni MULTIPLE HOURS AWAY. I went by train, and I can’t believe I did it.

For context, a year ago today, I wouldn’t have been able to travel 10 minutes away because of panic attacks and agoraphobia, but I traveled so far and even ATE FOOD there. It wasn’t much but I did it.

I cannot believe it. We had this trip planned for a month or so, but were both knowing that there was a low chance I would’ve gone, so we even planned to do something online in case I didn’t go. But I did.

I got up at 5am, and got to him at around 9:20am. We went to a cafe, went to the cinema, and then I went home and got back around 6pm.

This was only 2 DAYS after my meltdown of being in the hospital.

I cannot believe how much I’m doing. I cannot believe how far I’ve come.

Last year walking 5 minutes to the local store was sometimes too much. Last year 10 minutes in the car was too much. Last year it took me days to recover from an outing to anywhere local. This is the furthest I’ve traveled in 6 years.

Hello everyone !! So basically I’ve been talking to this guy for a month and he keep sending me mixed signals. He said that he’s not gay but he keeps sharing me videos of “date ideas” and I have asked him what I meant to him, he told me that I was something but not IT. The thing is, this is my first situationship ever and I keep dreaming about him, what should I do.

sometimes I usually have friends by someone who are part of the LGBTQ community in Online like Roblox relatively, but in real life as an Asexual and Gay, I don’t have any friends who are part of it in real life but I know because I liked to be alone by myself peacefully but I hate being isolated when someone have befriends or be relationship with someone who are part of the community but for me I wish I could get attracted by boys or mens whatever

I'm a 19-year-old gay man living in Hungary, and I will start university this year (in this country, unfortunately). There aren’t many queer dating apps to begin with, and the few people on them only want to hook up. I'm generally an extroverted type, but there aren’t any gay bars or similar venues anywhere in the country (plus, I live in the countryside, far from the capital—the only place where there has ever been something like that)—where I could meet new people. If I start uni, I will finish when I'm 25. After that, I could move away somewhere, but I don’t want half of my twenties to go to waste.😢 I'm contemplating whether I should go to uni or just get a job and move ASAP, but I don’t know—neither option sounds like a solid vision for the future.😔 I really am interested in other people's opinions or similar experiences.🤗

So I'm just curious, to trans men, transmascs, masculine nonbinary people, demiboys, androgynous people, masculine women too, and men who express healthy masculinity, what does masculinity mean to you? What does it look like, what does it entail, what does it feel like?

Holy Crap! I can’t believe how fast these past two years have flown by! Never in a million years did I imagine I’d be where I am today. For so long, this life felt like a fever dream—something beautiful but just out of reach, especially through my 20s and 30s

But here I am. Living it.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that it’s never too late to start becoming who you truly are and that it’s never too late to start living your dreams 🏳️‍⚧️💕🏳️‍🌈

I’m beyond grateful for the love, support, and encouragement I’ve received from my friends, family, and community along the way. I couldn’t have done this without you. Thank you—for believing in me, standing by me, and helping me believe in myself. 🥹💕

p.s. - the picture above is from last month because I’m terrible at taking pictures consistently 😅

1985 coffee table book on the Italian painter Modigliani (1884-1920):

"Modigliani might have become an even greater artist had he been able to control his self-indulgent tendencies... Alcohol and drugs may release tension and increase self-confidence in timid people. But... whatever euphoria is produced, the flight from reality may also release other dormant tendencies, such as obscenity, homosexuality, and the evasion of responsibility. ...It seems that alcohol contributed its share toward a certain monotony and repetitiousness in the works of ...Modigliani..." -- Alfred Werner.

Notes:

• Modigliani was a womanizer with no known homosexial relationships, so the cautionary aside about homosexuality is seemingly apropos of nothing.
• In 2018, a painting of Modigliani's sold at Sotheby's in New York for $157.2 million. This was the highest auction price in Sotheby's history.
• Alfred Werner, living in Vienna in 1938, was arrested by the Nazis and sent to the Dachau concentration camp, but was released in 1939. He immigrated to America and became a prominent art historian and journalist. Werner wrote over 20 books, including works on artists such as Chagall, Utrillo, Pascin, Modigliani, Gaugin, and Degas.

I just recently found out that my crush's mom absolutely hates me because she is homophobic and assumes I'm a lesbian based on my appearance (I'm bi so she isn't far off but like right off the bat without anything but an image she saw from my insta was all she needed to assume I was gay) and I'm pretty sure my crush likes me back too but I can't hang out with her because her mom does not like me at all. adding to that she also had to lie about taking me home the other day so her mom wouldn't get mad at her 😭😭 im a teenager with short hair who wears baggy jeans. I don't try to look gay but I guess I just give off that vibe since I have immaculate style and everyone says I look like a stereotypical lesbian even though I don't try to at all. 😔 I just want her mom to not hate me so we can hang out without getting in trouble. her mom is also lwk a helicopter mom so she monitors her snap and insta too and we were snapping a lot recently and her mom got nosey about who I was which is how she found my insta (which has no trace of me saying I was gay anywhere cuz my mom follows me) and she called her out for it so she can't even snap me that often anymore cuz her mom will get all suspicious 😢😢 sorry for this lengthy rant, but if anyone has any ideas or suggestions please help a girl out 🙏

So, I was curious, Is there any 'difference' between the five stripe gay man flag and the seven stripe gay man flag? or is it just a simplified version, or its a newer design? I have always preferred the five stripe, as I like the more simple design. I have tried to google it and do deep dives to figure it out, but have come up blank. I know flags evolve over time, as well as certain flags 'shouldn't be used' because of exclusion. Just curious! :)

I (22M) have been trying to get longer hair but every time it gets to a certain point it always slows down or just stays the same length. I’m afraid to get it cut cuz I like my hair long, my mom talks about dead ends and stuff like that but I’m kinda new to hair routines and things like that. Will have have to keep getting it cut or is there some way for me to keep it long and growing?

Making a page in my journal of lgbtqia+ character in media. I would love a bunch i could add in.

Hey, I am a 33 cis-male who works as a teacher in rural Alaska. I was raised with a religious background and am still quite religious, but after dealing with a life threatening condition that has been affecting me over the past few years, I'm trying to figure out who I am.

When I was growing up, I was bullied for not being masculine enough. I was always more into music and art rather than athletics, and I was very open on expressing my emotions - which included quite a few tear-filled panic attacks. As a result of this, I was constantly called "gay" by my classmates and was even physically assaulted once by a couple of them at a childcare program offered by my elementary school. The thing was, before dealing with this bullying at the ages of 9-10, I hadn't had any romantic feelings really, but I did naturally tend to gravitate associating with the girls in my class and even called a few of them my "girlfriends" before I really knew what that all entaled. It was only in the midst of all this bullying that I began having consistent gay thoughts throughout the rest of my childhood - which given my childhood bullying and my religious background, didn't make things very fun. I did also have a few crushes with some girls in my class, but I felt more comfortable being with them as friends than trying to ask them out or anything like that.

Ever since high school, I've never had much of a priority in maintaining any relationships. I've always been a workaholic, and I have tended to prefer living alone for the most part. I feel guilty because my younger siblings are married with kids, and partly due to my religious beliefs, I genuinely also desire a typical nuclear family with kids myself. It's just that I've never had too much motivation to actually get anywhere and honestly, given my childhood, I still feel a bit fake by calling myself straight, even if that's what I say if people ask. These days I would say I'm more attracted to women, but again, aside from a few fleeting first dates in college, I really haven't done much relationship-wise. For the longest time I've never really desired to look back on my childhood, but as I'm growing older, I feel that for the sake of my confidence and sanity, I ought to investigate this more. If I'm not straight, where in the spectrum would I be?

can we nominate her as a gay icon??? yes or no? cuz i like her so far but does she like us tho …. Jesus kinda scares me as a gay yknow. and she loves the biblical text, which yes if that is peace for you yay, but that shit can sometimes make a gay like me not look good in other’s eyes. but she gives me a bit of icon behavior if you look at her instagram. i fuck with her. i think as the people with pop culture influence tbh we should lift her to an iconic status. but open for discussion

I've been part of the LGBTQ+ since I was about 20 - 21 (so 6 - 7 years now) but I had some LGBTQ+ family members (had a gay uncle)

I'm 27

I'm a big time animal lover (four dogs, two cats)

I live in the south (yay me)

I'm gay and proud, not scared to admit it at all as I'm proud of who I love.

Nice to meet you all, cheers <3

So I know nobody cares (that sounds pickme but whatever) but i need to share an update of my life. So i really wasn't sure abt my sexuality and gender but now... i think i know. So I like using she/they pronous (btw what pride it is? It's like nonbinary or what?) And I really attracted to girls. And this is it. On December and on Janury I wasn't sure if I like boys to and now I know it. I'm writer and when I see pretty boy I just thinking about how I can get him to my story and that's why I have him in my mind. It's not bc I like him or what. So I guess I lesbian. Do you agree? And yes I know this Is stupid unecessary post... but I wasn't there for more than month

Hi I’m 18 and a girl and I’m struggling with my sexuality and identity at the moment. I don’t understand myself so this is all I know (how I feel) I don’t know how to explain but I feel like I’m a lesbian and also straight and not bisexual but more like idk

A gay man or a gay woman but I don’t feel like a straight girl do you know what I mean omg I’m not making this very clear

If I was to be in a relationship I would want to be a man with a man but I’m a woman it’s very confusing because I would also feel like a lesbian because ugh women But also maybe be in a straight relationship but I with a woman okay

Maybe I feel like a bisexual man but I’m a woman this makes no sense sorry guys