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Clatter · 24th Jan 2012, 11:07 AM

Hey there, I figured I'd take a second to introduce myself to you all. I'm a 19-year-old illustrator from the northwestern USA. I love the outdoors so much it hurts, haha. I'm really confused about what I'd be classified as (sexually/regarding gender), but oh man, that's for a different post altogether. I'm looking forward to finally opening up and talking about it, because I've come to a point in my life where I can't ignore myself anymore.

Thanks for having me here!

WillNeverMarry · 24th Jan 2012, 11:20 AM

Hey, welcome

This is a good place to find out who you really are so feel free to post whatever is on your mind. You'll always get great advice here! All the best

Nazo · 24th Jan 2012, 11:24 AM

Heyo, welcome to EC!

hml8 · 24th Jan 2012, 12:23 PM

hey welcome to EC.

Hopefully this site will help you figure things out!

we're happy to have you here!

thecat06 · 24th Jan 2012, 01:18 PM

Hello and Welcome!!

fiddledeedee · 24th Jan 2012, 03:01 PM

Woot, another GQ! Even though I don't know my gender yet!! Welcome to EC!!!

!!!!

Out of interest, how do you think the terms "straight" and "gay" apply to genderqueers? I mean, gay is liking the same gender, so that would surely be other gendeerqueers, and straight would therefore mean liking only non-GQ people.

(I don't normally use this many exclamation points, by the way!!!!!)

alex2020 · 24th Jan 2012, 03:14 PM

Bienvenue!

And I love the outdoors too!

Silver Sparrow · 24th Jan 2012, 04:08 PM

welcome!

Chouchou · 24th Jan 2012, 08:46 PM

to EC! See you around.

duriru · 24th Jan 2012, 08:50 PM

Hey! Bienvenido/a a EC!

Clatter · 24th Jan 2012, 09:32 PM

Thanks for the welcomes, all of you. c:

@fiddledeedee: That's a good question! Honestly, I'm not sure how to answer, but I guess I consider myself 'straight' because I'm physically female (as far as my actual gender, though, it's god-knows-what), and I'm attracted to people who are physically male. I mean, as far as I've experienced. I've actually never been around another genderqueer person, my whole life, haha.

---------- Post added 24th Jan 2012 at 10:32 PM ----------

Thanks for the welcomes, all of you. c:

@fiddledeedee: That's a good question! Honestly, I'm not sure how to answer, but I guess I consider myself 'straight' because I'm physically female (as far as my actual gender, though, it's god-knows-what), and I'm attracted to people who are physically male. I mean, as far as I've experienced. I've actually never been around another genderqueer person, my whole life, haha.

Artemicion · 24th Jan 2012, 10:19 PM

Hi and welcome!

silverhalo · 25th Jan 2012, 03:19 PM

Hey welcome to EC.

24th Jan 2012, 11:07 AM	#1
Clatter Clatter Regular Member Gender: Genderqueer Orientation: Straight Out Status: I'm even confused about THAT. Location: Northwest USA Posts: 2 Join Date: Jan 2012	Hi, ladies and gents (and everybody in-between) Hey there, I figured I'd take a second to introduce myself to you all. I'm a 19-year-old illustrator from the northwestern USA. I love the outdoors so much it hurts, haha. I'm really confused about what I'd be classified as (sexually/regarding gender), but oh man, that's for a different post altogether. I'm looking forward to finally opening up and talking about it, because I've come to a point in my life where I can't ignore myself anymore. Thanks for having me here! Last edited by Clatter; 24th Jan 2012 at 11:17 AM..

24th Jan 2012, 11:20 AM	#2
WillNeverMarry Seasick, Yet Still Docked Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Friends, Family and to anyone who asks Location: Scotland Age: 23 Posts: 267 Join Date: Jul 2010	Re: Hi, ladies and gents (and everybody in-between) Hey, welcome This is a good place to find out who you really are so feel free to post whatever is on your mind. You'll always get great advice here! All the best

24th Jan 2012, 11:24 AM	#3
Nazo Janis Ian's Lesbian Crush Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Facebook, not hiding at college Location: Michigan Age: 19 Posts: 2,071 Join Date: Dec 2010	Re: Hi, ladies and gents (and everybody in-between) Heyo, welcome to EC! __________________ are you feeling like a prisoner are you living life the way you want giving time to ones you love are you giving time to who you are

24th Jan 2012, 12:23 PM	#4
hml8 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Canterbury, Kent or Southend, Essex Age: 21 Posts: 424 Join Date: Dec 2011	Re: Hi, ladies and gents (and everybody in-between) hey welcome to EC. Hopefully this site will help you figure things out! we're happy to have you here! __________________ 'I feel pretty, Oh so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and gay' . . . hums on

24th Jan 2012, 01:18 PM	#5
thecat06 EC's Biggest LNJF and SNL fan!! Full Member Gender: Let's say Pangender! Orientation: Let's say gay!! Out Status: Out to parents, campus, and 75 friends on facebook Location: Central and Northern Ohio Age: 19 Posts: 2,504 Join Date: Jun 2011	Re: Hi, ladies and gents (and everybody in-between) Hello and Welcome!! __________________ So many years have passed, since I proclaimed my independence, my mission, my aim, and my vision, so secure, content to live each day like it's my last, it's wonderful to know, that I could be, something more than what I dreamed, far beyond what I could see -Dream Theater

24th Jan 2012, 03:01 PM	#6
fiddledeedee 22/12-31/12+X! Full Member Gender: Complicated female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Most, sans Dad Location: England Age: 15 Posts: 1,128 Join Date: May 2011	Re: Hi, ladies and gents (and everybody in-between) Woot, another GQ! Even though I don't know my gender yet!! Welcome to EC!!! !!!! Out of interest, how do you think the terms "straight" and "gay" apply to genderqueers? I mean, gay is liking the same gender, so that would surely be other gendeerqueers, and straight would therefore mean liking only non-GQ people. (I don't normally use this many exclamation points, by the way!!!!!) __________________ A problem should be measured not by the cause of the problem but by the consequences it has on a person. ~ Anfauglith

24th Jan 2012, 03:14 PM	#7
alex2020 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Everybody important, and anybody who asks. Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 1,437 Join Date: Aug 2011	Re: Hi, ladies and gents (and everybody in-between) Bienvenue! And I love the outdoors too! __________________ “Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.”

24th Jan 2012, 04:08 PM	#8
Silver Sparrow Proud to be a bookworm! Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Nothing quite fits... Out Status: One person IRL Location: Massachusetts Posts: 174 Join Date: Oct 2011	Re: Hi, ladies and gents (and everybody in-between) welcome! __________________ Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth. ~Benjamin Disraeli

24th Jan 2012, 08:46 PM	#9
Chouchou Warrior Goddess Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Homosexual (asexual?) and mostly homoromantic Out Status: To some friends, but not to family Location: Wisconsin, USA Age: 26 Posts: 1,109 Join Date: Oct 2011	Re: Hi, ladies and gents (and everybody in-between) to EC! See you around. __________________ "The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

24th Jan 2012, 08:50 PM	#10
duriru Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13 Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Not out at all Location: Honduras Age: 18 Posts: 986 Join Date: Dec 2011	Re: Hi, ladies and gents (and everybody in-between) Hey! Bienvenido/a a EC!

24th Jan 2012, 09:32 PM	#11
Clatter Clatter Regular Member Gender: Genderqueer Orientation: Straight Out Status: I'm even confused about THAT. Location: Northwest USA Posts: 2 Join Date: Jan 2012	Re: Hi, ladies and gents (and everybody in-between) Thanks for the welcomes, all of you. c: @fiddledeedee: That's a good question! Honestly, I'm not sure how to answer, but I guess I consider myself 'straight' because I'm physically female (as far as my actual gender, though, it's god-knows-what), and I'm attracted to people who are physically male. I mean, as far as I've experienced. I've actually never been around another genderqueer person, my whole life, haha. ---------- Post added 24th Jan 2012 at 10:32 PM ---------- Thanks for the welcomes, all of you. c: @fiddledeedee: That's a good question! Honestly, I'm not sure how to answer, but I guess I consider myself 'straight' because I'm physically female (as far as my actual gender, though, it's god-knows-what), and I'm attracted to people who are physically male. I mean, as far as I've experienced. I've actually never been around another genderqueer person, my whole life, haha.

24th Jan 2012, 10:19 PM	#12
Artemicion :D :D :D Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Anyone who asks, but parents in denial. Location: Vancouver BC Canada Age: 23 Posts: 1,112 Join Date: Aug 2010	Re: Hi, ladies and gents (and everybody in-between) Hi and welcome!

25th Jan 2012, 03:19 PM	#13
silverhalo EC Addict Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: Quite a few Location: England, Age: 29 Posts: 3,166 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: Hi, ladies and gents (and everybody in-between) Hey welcome to EC.