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- hello :]hi :] my name’s imogen and i’m 14 (a bit young i know), and i’m bi and nb! i love crime tv shows like bones, criminal minds and ncis and i also love watching minecraft streamers !!
- Coming out to my homophobic dadHi i’m Sophia, My dad is very religious and doesn’t accept the “lifestyle”. He thinks all sins are equal to each other. For example, he said someone who is a rapist is equal in Gods eyes to someone who is gay. He used that example knowing i was raped. How could he say that? Rapists […]
- homophobic familyHey! my name is Nathan! i’m a closeted gay guy from a very homophobic country in asia and my parents are very homophobic and very conservative. being gay is not really a thing here and it’s seen as a “sickness”. i love buying cute and feminime outfits online and hide it somewhere in my room […]
- Have we outgrown each other?It has been three years since I graduated from the University. During my college days, I am a popular student because of my academic standing. Back then, I had a lot of 'friends'. Of course, I knew how to sort out the real from the fake. Sadly, many of those whom I considered as real […]
- Coming out to homophobic parentHi, my name is Emily. I really want to come out to my parent but I am afraid they might kick me out. I am tired of hiding who I really am to them. Any advice?
- Hi what should I doHi I’m 23 and thinking I’m bisexual I’m a female and I know that I like guys but I have always Noticed some girls as well but didn’t think to hard about it till now and well I’m not sure how I should see if I am BI or just lonely because guys are jerks […]
- Feel ugly no matter what I doI feel like no matter what I do I will always be ugly. I try makeup, doing my hair etc. And I exercise like crazy but still feel fat and gross. I will always be this ugly girl that no one wants. I can’t get over my ugly disgusting nose either. How do you train […]
- I feel uglyI’m going to a party tonight and I haven’t been taking care of my skin so I don’t feel pretty and I have a burn scar in the middle of my thigh so I just don’t feel comfortable with myself
- hey i dont know am i ugly or normalhey i dont know am i ugly or normal i am depresed
- i need help with my sexuality, very confused.TW: mentions of r*pe trauma i am a cisgender female and i have previously identified and bi and pansexual, but i'm confused again. i have r*pe trauma which causes me to be disgusted by thinking about sex with a male/masculinity. i am currently in a heterosexual relationship, with my partner identifying as bisexual. he is […]
