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Old 28th Jan 2012, 03:42 AM   #1
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Hey! I'm from Evansville Indiana. I am 99% German but I was born in Virginia. We moved from Pittsburgh, PA over the summer for my senior year :/

So here's the run down. I am a senior in high school. I have only told a few people that I am gay. And only one of those people actually cares enough to have conversations about it with me. The problem is that I teach 6th grade religious education at my church. I am Catholic. I am an Eagle Scout. My family and I recently moved over the summer so I had to start all over again. Making new friends meeting new people...blah blah blah. I want to tell people but I am afraid of their reaction because a lot of them are not as accepting of gay people. It sucks because I just want to be me. Nothing more. And I want to love. But I can't. I still haven't told my parents or the rest of my family, just a few close friends all of whom live 9 hours away. I am understand that if I tell people I will end up losing some of them. But I am most afraid of losing the guy I've become really good friends with. He's amazing in every sense of the word and he makes my heart skip a beat every time I see him. But he's not gay. No one really seems to be.
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Old 28th Jan 2012, 04:14 AM   #2
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Default Re: Hello from Evansville Indiana!

to EC, fedora777!
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Old 28th Jan 2012, 04:57 AM   #3
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Welcome to EC! Hope to see you around.
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Old 28th Jan 2012, 05:35 AM   #4
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Heyo, wlecome to EC!
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Old 28th Jan 2012, 11:58 AM   #5
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Bienvenue!
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Old 28th Jan 2012, 12:09 PM   #6
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Hey! Bienvenido a EC!
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Old 28th Jan 2012, 02:01 PM   #7
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Default Re: Hello from Evansville Indiana!

Hello and Welcome!! I used to be the youth leader at my church before I went to college, so I can understand how hard it is dealing with sexuality and religion.
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Old 28th Jan 2012, 03:01 PM   #8
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Hi and welcome to EC!
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Old 28th Jan 2012, 03:19 PM   #9
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Welcome to EC.
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Old 29th Jan 2012, 02:30 PM   #10
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Hi, and welcome! I'm new too, so we'll be learning all about this site and life together! Woo!
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Old 29th Jan 2012, 03:17 PM   #11
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Hey welcome to EC.
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Old 29th Jan 2012, 09:11 PM   #12
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Default Re: Hello from Evansville Indiana!

Hey, fedora777! I actually just joined this site like 5 minutes ago haha. So welcome to the both of us, I guess haha. But, I also am from Indiana and live near Indianapolis. So where are you planning on going to college?
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Old 29th Jan 2012, 10:30 PM   #13
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Default Re: Hello from Evansville Indiana!

Welcome to EC!

It will take some time, but you will come to realize that your friends and family love you for who you are and not because they think you are straight. They might have a hard time at first, but once they see that the person who they love is still there then they will more likely come around.

Stick around, ask as many questions as you want and enjoy your time here
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Old 30th Jan 2012, 03:25 PM   #14
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sir!
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