I know that this topic has been raised many times in this forum but my curiosity can never be sated. I've only know two people but I am not closed to them. How did/do you meet other gay/bi people IRL? Did you join any lgbt community? How was the experience? I read a few old threads about this and the most common answers were "I don't feel related", something about discrimination, blah, blah...really, anything a tad more positive? And how big is the community? And is one community more accepting than another? Meanwhile there are some straight guys out there complaining about being hit on a lot by gays :bang::bang::bang: Perhaps I should pay one of them to be my gay-magnet? Oh maybe they are trying to send me the message "not looking and you will see them everywhere?
I think simply being out can attract LGBT+ people, when I came out as pan sexual, I seemed to make friends with other people who are LGBT+. I have also made friends with people online who are LGBT+ too. I would like to join a community/LGBT centre but the nearest one is really hard to get to :L
For me it's a bit interesting, I think. Most LGBT people I know in real life are friends who previously identified as straight. 2 of my friends (they've been my friends since I was 10 or so, I think) came out to me as gay. =) I'm not trying to get to know LGBT people were I live.. I really don't care about one's orientation. :icon_bigg I think with certain communities, there can be some ace- and biphobia. That's what I've heard and read a few times. Whether LGBT communities fit you depends on a lot of things.. If you're willing to know more people, it's perhaps a good idea! :icon_bigg
The only LGBT people I know outside of the internet are lesbians. I know of one gay male who goes to a school near mine, but he has a boyfriend and doesn't exactly even like talking to me. On here tho, I have oodles and oodles of gay and lesbian friends
Never realized how many gay girls there were until I came out. Few at work and then there are the occasional ones that hit on me lol. Never know how to respond though so I keep walking.:lol:
When I joined an LGBT+ club at my school I met a bunch of LGBT+ people there. Also when I started coming out I found LGBT+ people where I least expected it.
I simply don't bother to meet lgbt people offline, because the ones around where I live are just as ignorant as the homophobes. If you aren't a certain look(do I need to elaborate?), are part of the ace spectrum, or aren't out(among other things) around here, don't bother is all I'm going to suggest. Aside from maybe one or two exceptions elsewhere, the few people I talk to a fair bit on here are my only 'lgbt friends'.
It really helped when I joined my schools LBGT+ club. Even though I'm not friends with everybody in the club it is nice to know people who can relate to my problems when my other friends can't.
There are a decent number of places to meet lgbt people provided you live in a decent sized city. Do you have a university or college nearby? See if they have an lgbt group. How about a pflag chapter? Any pride events going on? How about a gay sports league? Aside from that, there are online dating sites to meet people. Perhaps a local lgbt Facebook group?
In my private life, I've met various Gay men, one lesbian, and zero(It's a number) bisexuals...Gay men at Gay bars, and the sole lesbian was a (female)friend of mine's sister...
Nah, it's a small city so no lgbt group, and there's hardly any event here, let alone a pride event. I do plan on moving to a bigger city eventually and they have a group there which I intend to join, let see how that will go :eusa_danc
There are a couple of LGBT+ people where I work but I don't really socialise with them. There aren't really any LGBT+ groups near me and not really a LGBT community where I live so I don't get to meey or socialise with any. I see that as a positive thing in a way though, as where I live is very LGBT friendly in general so there is no real need for one. The most contact I have, is here.... Happy days
