Meeting people of the same orientation.

Completely lol I feel the same way Plus they make the best friends

 

When I first started coming out I had this huge need to talk to as many LGBT people that I could get my hands on. Luckily EC took care of that for the most part so I wouldn't look like a maniac, but I still did it when I got to meet other LGBT people.

Now I usually only ask people who I get closer with. After being here for two years you sort of hear it all haha I still ask a lot of questions to people that I find interesting, though. Best way to learn about the world around us in my opinion

 

Totally. When I meet somebody who's gay, I want to make it clear that I am too.

I'm at a new college, and DYING to meet some other LGBTers. There's no GSA though, so I have no idea how!

 

I absolutely feel the same way with transgender people.

I remember almost a year ago I was on a bus, and across the isle there was a transgirl. I was still a lot less certain about my trans identity then, and I honestly think it might have been the first time I knew I was seeing a transsexual person in person, in public, just by chance. I just wanted to get up and hug them and talk to them and tell them how awesome I thought what they were doing was.

But of course if I did that all it would have done is indicate that they didn't pass =/

Funny that now I actually know this person and just finished talking to them in person a half an hour ago =P

Anyway, now that my pointless story has concluded, yes I feel that way about other trans people =P

 

It was important for awhile to, like you said, compare notes, but as time went on I noticed that I often don't have anything else in common with them. Overall it's a pretty small part of my life.

 

I have pretty much nothing in common with most LGBT people. I'm a math and science person, which pretty much differentiates me. I know that sounds like profiling, but every other kid whom I've ever known to be gay was a major humanities and theatre lover. So I really can't "compare notes" because I don't share any interests.

 

Oh, you are going to be pleasantly surprised when you get to college then. That's for sure

Edit: Until then, if you want to talk to someone who shares some of those interest in a more private way, I know Filip is working in the field, and Owen is a math major. I think we also have a couple of engineer majors on staff, but I don't remember from the top of my head xD

 

Well, out of the 4 people in my entire life that I've met who are gay, I did feel the need to tell all of them. :lol:

There needs to be more gay people here. Maybe I'll give someone else the courage to come out around here. :dry:

 

I wish I could actually be in the situation to meet someone who is gay!

Especially where I live, coming across a gay person seems to be very few and far between. Although I am over generalizing as many gay men are masculine acting like me!

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I like sciences! Not the chemistry side to the sciences but planetary and evolutionary sciences. Math is torturous.

 

I totally do this!!

I always enjoying hearing other's stories because everybody comes from different backgrounds. I like to hear about how these people came out while keeping their different backgrounds in mind.

This may just be because I like to talk too..

 

When I first started coming out, maybe. Probably because I feel like I've just led a very unstructured life until I accepted the fact that I was gay and I just needed another gay boy's company.

But now, not really. I treat gay people the same as their straight counterparts - if I talk to you and there's a connection, I'm down to hang out with on a different day.

 

Yet to meet someone who I know is bi/pansexual.
Have met some gay and lesbian people and usually get along quite well, but don't feel the need to bond over being queer.