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ccdd · 5th Apr 2008, 03:01 PM

I've just realised how lucky I am, with a great circle of LGBT friends (with all letters covered!) and their supporters!

Let's see (of real-life friends, in regular contact):

2 gay men
2 lesbians
2 bisexual women
1 bisexual man
1 transgendered man

Wow - and I'm out to all but 1 of the bisexual women (don't know her too well)!
Plus I know 2 other gay men but I'm not so friendly with them so not out to them...
Plus I know of others by hearsay but not personally.

We're everywhere!!!!

Is anyone else as lucky as me? I really hope so, because they have all offered me the most amazing support and I love them all

CerahWright · 5th Apr 2008, 03:42 PM

most of my close friends are straight but strong supports of the GLBT community. The one gay guy friend isn't much of a friend b/c he's an ass. but in general my friends are there when i need and things aren't akward between any of them. I have female straight friends who are more comfortable talking to me about sex, and things pertaining to sex, than they are with our other straight friends. i do wish i had more GLBT friends b/c i get tired of being asked my opinion on this or that guy, etc. but besides that i can't complain much.

CrimsonThunder · 5th Apr 2008, 04:54 PM

I know lots too. I wouldn't consider them all friends, I prefer hanging around with straight people.

5th Apr 2008, 08:49 PM

I'm not as lucky, I'm only friends with one bisexual woman, so yeah... my school kind of suck.

heatqueen · 6th Apr 2008, 02:07 AM

3 bisexual girls
2 lesbians (Not closely - one's the Wells girl, the other's the one who found me on facebook)
1 gay guy (Only seen him on my friend's webcam)

It's growing very slowly, I guess.

Austin · 6th Apr 2008, 10:37 AM

I don't really have any that I know in person... :/ I don't have much OTHER friends either, so yea

Grof142007 · 6th Apr 2008, 10:44 AM

2 Gay Man
1 Lesbian( Dont see her 2 often now n days)

yea and a whole but load online =) not including u guys =)

suburbs_of_sodom · 6th Apr 2008, 11:04 AM

Yeah, I don't have any friends who are outright gay or bi. I do have one girl friend who's kind of bi but definitely prefers guys and then another girl friend who's straight but open. Oh, and my sister is kind of bi, but not really, she's only ever made out with girls when she's drunk (like me!).

But does it count if all my teachers are gay?

Psychedelic Bookmarks · 6th Apr 2008, 11:36 AM

1 bi/gay girl (not sure)
1 straight but open girl

not much :/

RENThead · 6th Apr 2008, 10:04 PM

when i still thought i was straight, i used to joke that my friends were trying to tell me something...
i had 5 best friends.. 2 gay guys, and 2 lesbians (they were/ still are, a couple) and one bisexual female...

im only really good friends with one of the guys now... (leaving school, and moving away has made it really hard) but u some times think that because i knew them, its made it easier for me to accept what i am..

7th Apr 2008, 05:44 PM

I am!
i have a bunch of gay friends
to be exact 7 lesbians, and 1 bisexual.
(there are no boy liking boys in my town)

Antonio252 · 8th Apr 2008, 08:53 AM

3 Gay men
4 Lesbians
2 bi guys
3 bi girls

and the rest are Straight

byeee · 8th Apr 2008, 10:54 AM

I don't really have any LGBT friends... I know some (even personally) but I wouldn't go as far as calling them friends.

simon · 8th Apr 2008, 03:27 PM

4 lesbian plus mum and her partner, ex-partners and friends
7 gay men
4 bi girl that i know of

and i have the straight friends that are really supportive and two don't care what gets said or what they say.

the guy and best mate hears so much and adds his bit in most gay talks i have.

the girl who we call Maureen doesn't care about anything. she asks questions that would make most people feel uncomfortable

8th Apr 2008, 03:55 PM

Hmm there's one bi girl I'm friends with. The rest are all straight =]

HalfInsane · 8th Apr 2008, 04:01 PM

3 gay guys (although that's counting my uncle and his partner... but hey, we've all got the same sarcastic cynical sense of humour! =D)

And... oh jeeze, 5 bisexual people (counting my gf).

It's a small town and it's not all that tolerant so most LGBT people around here tend to be really quiet about it... I'm one of the few exceptions; I don't care who knows. So there's probably more people, I've got my suspicions about a few of my friends even.

tehnathan · 10th Apr 2008, 08:40 PM

Most of my friends are gay/bi and the straight ones don't care (if they did, they wouldn't be my friends).

**Jim1454** · 11th Apr 2008, 08:35 AM

I really only have one gay friend, other than my bf. However, I do have a number of gay / bi friends I chat with occassionally online. I found it very helpful to have someone to talk to and do things with that could relate to me from this perspective of my life.

5th Apr 2008, 03:01 PM	#1
ccdd Procrastination Queen Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: 30(ish) friends, but mostly closeted. Out to mum Location: UK Posts: 1,009 Join Date: Nov 2007	Gay circle of friends I've just realised how lucky I am, with a great circle of LGBT friends (with all letters covered!) and their supporters! Let's see (of real-life friends, in regular contact): 2 gay men 2 lesbians 2 bisexual women 1 bisexual man 1 transgendered man Wow - and I'm out to all but 1 of the bisexual women (don't know her too well)! Plus I know 2 other gay men but I'm not so friendly with them so not out to them... Plus I know of others by hearsay but not personally. We're everywhere!!!! Is anyone else as lucky as me? I really hope so, because they have all offered me the most amazing support and I love them all

5th Apr 2008, 03:42 PM	#2
CerahWright Well Known Regular Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: Out to everyone Location: around Cincinnati Age: 21 Posts: 141 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: Gay circle of friends most of my close friends are straight but strong supports of the GLBT community. The one gay guy friend isn't much of a friend b/c he's an ass. but in general my friends are there when i need and things aren't akward between any of them. I have female straight friends who are more comfortable talking to me about sex, and things pertaining to sex, than they are with our other straight friends. i do wish i had more GLBT friends b/c i get tired of being asked my opinion on this or that guy, etc. but besides that i can't complain much.

5th Apr 2008, 04:54 PM	#3
CrimsonThunder Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Full Member Gender: Boy Orientation: Bi Out Status: Friends, Work, Whoever knows Location: South Australian! Posts: 3,536 Join Date: Jul 2007	Re: Gay circle of friends I know lots too. I wouldn't consider them all friends, I prefer hanging around with straight people. __________________ Biggest car buff around.

5th Apr 2008, 08:49 PM	#4
GunStarre Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Gay circle of friends I'm not as lucky, I'm only friends with one bisexual woman, so yeah... my school kind of suck.

6th Apr 2008, 02:07 AM	#5
heatqueen Official #1 fan of Celine Dion Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Pansexual/Homoromantic bisexual Out Status: Generally whoever asks Location: I travel a lot Age: 20 Posts: 5,707 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: Gay circle of friends 3 bisexual girls 2 lesbians (Not closely - one's the Wells girl, the other's the one who found me on facebook) 1 gay guy (Only seen him on my friend's webcam) It's growing very slowly, I guess. __________________ Don't drink and drive. You might hit a bump and spill your drink. Co-founder of the 'Sailor Moon Made Me Gay' club...and the lesbians.

6th Apr 2008, 10:37 AM	#6
Austin Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Most people in my life. Location: Orange County, California, USA Age: 19 Posts: 1,790 Join Date: Apr 2008	Re: Gay circle of friends I don't really have any that I know in person... :/ I don't have much OTHER friends either, so yea __________________ Can I sail through the changing ocean tides, can I handle the seasons of my life?

6th Apr 2008, 10:44 AM	#7
Grof142007 Dreamer of EC Merchandise Full Member Gender: Sexy Male Orientation: King of Homosexuals Out Status: Openly Gay Location: High Point,North Carolina Age: 22 Posts: 1,652 Join Date: Apr 2007	Re: Gay circle of friends 2 Gay Man 1 Lesbian( Dont see her 2 often now n days) yea and a whole but load online =) not including u guys =) __________________ The name is Kevin Dreamer of EC Merchandise EmptyClosets Shop

6th Apr 2008, 11:04 AM	#8
suburbs_of_sodom EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: My parents, sister, and most of my friends Location: Northern Virginia...neither here nor there Age: 22 Posts: 404 Join Date: Jun 2006	Re: Gay circle of friends Yeah, I don't have any friends who are outright gay or bi. I do have one girl friend who's kind of bi but definitely prefers guys and then another girl friend who's straight but open. Oh, and my sister is kind of bi, but not really, she's only ever made out with girls when she's drunk (like me!). But does it count if all my teachers are gay? __________________ "The white cracker who wrote the National Anthem knew what he was doing. He set the word free to a note so high nobody could reach it." - Angels in America

6th Apr 2008, 11:36 AM	#9
Psychedelic Bookmarks Helena Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Close family and quite a few friends Location: UK Age: 18 Posts: 2,195 Join Date: Oct 2007	Re: Gay circle of friends 1 bi/gay girl (not sure) 1 straight but open girl not much :/ __________________ "I refuse to recognize the terms hetero-, bi-, and homo-sexual. Everybody has exactly the same sexual needs. People are just sexual, the prefix is immaterial." (Morissey)

6th Apr 2008, 10:04 PM	#10
RENThead EC Addict Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Gay / Asexual Out Status: everyone who asks Location: Cork, Ireland Age: 22 Posts: 447 Join Date: Feb 2008	Re: Gay circle of friends when i still thought i was straight, i used to joke that my friends were trying to tell me something... i had 5 best friends.. 2 gay guys, and 2 lesbians (they were/ still are, a couple) and one bisexual female... im only really good friends with one of the guys now... (leaving school, and moving away has made it really hard) but u some times think that because i knew them, its made it easier for me to accept what i am..

7th Apr 2008, 05:44 PM	#11
littledinosaurs Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Gay circle of friends I am! i have a bunch of gay friends to be exact 7 lesbians, and 1 bisexual. (there are no boy liking boys in my town)

8th Apr 2008, 08:53 AM	#12
Antonio252 Crazy Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Most people who ask Location: Frederick, Maryland Age: 22 Posts: 517 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: Gay circle of friends 3 Gay men 4 Lesbians 2 bi guys 3 bi girls and the rest are Straight __________________ Amor No Sabe Sexo

8th Apr 2008, 10:54 AM	#13
byeee wanderer... Full Member Gender: Guy Orientation: totally G.A.Y. :) Out Status: practically everyone! Location: HB Age: 23 Posts: 167 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: Gay circle of friends I don't really have any LGBT friends... I know some (even personally) but I wouldn't go as far as calling them friends.

8th Apr 2008, 03:27 PM	#14
simon Well Known Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: paraparaumu, new zealand Age: 22 Posts: 192 Join Date: Oct 2007	Re: Gay circle of friends 4 lesbian plus mum and her partner, ex-partners and friends 7 gay men 4 bi girl that i know of and i have the straight friends that are really supportive and two don't care what gets said or what they say. the guy and best mate hears so much and adds his bit in most gay talks i have. the girl who we call Maureen doesn't care about anything. she asks questions that would make most people feel uncomfortable

8th Apr 2008, 03:55 PM	#15
Midnight Angel Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Gay circle of friends Hmm there's one bi girl I'm friends with. The rest are all straight =]

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8th Apr 2008, 04:01 PM	#16
HalfInsane EC Addict Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: Everyone Location: BC, Canada Age: 20 Posts: 400 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: Gay circle of friends 3 gay guys (although that's counting my uncle and his partner... but hey, we've all got the same sarcastic cynical sense of humour! =D) And... oh jeeze, 5 bisexual people (counting my gf). It's a small town and it's not all that tolerant so most LGBT people around here tend to be really quiet about it... I'm one of the few exceptions; I don't care who knows. So there's probably more people, I've got my suspicions about a few of my friends even.

10th Apr 2008, 08:40 PM	#17
tehnathan Aspiring Student Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: That way. Over there. Or is it that way? Out Status: It's not a big deal. If people want to know, yes. Location: Ottawa, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 264 Join Date: Aug 2007	Re: Gay circle of friends Most of my friends are gay/bi and the straight ones don't care (if they did, they wouldn't be my friends). __________________ "I like to tell people I have the heart of a small boy. Then I say it's in a jar on my desk." - Stephen King

11th Apr 2008, 08:35 AM	#18
Jim1454 EC 'Dad' EC Advisor Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Toronto Age: 41 Posts: 7,449 Join Date: Mar 2007	Re: Gay circle of friends I really only have one gay friend, other than my bf. However, I do have a number of gay / bi friends I chat with occassionally online. I found it very helpful to have someone to talk to and do things with that could relate to me from this perspective of my life. __________________ Jim "It is never too late to be what you might have been."