So, uhm, I'm kinda bad at introductions and talking about myself, but I'll give it a try. And yeah, I just started this sentence about ten times and deleted it because writing about this to anyone but my sister/best friend is difficult. Anyway, here it goes... I'm 26 and I just started to really accept the idea that I'm queer after my sister started asking me why all the stories I write (I'm a YA writer currently in the process of trying to find an agent) are about gay and lesbian teens. I prefer the word "queer" but "bi" and "pan" also work for me, as long as the definition means "attracted to multiple genders." Going by the Kinsey scale I range from 2 to 4, recently I feel like I'm toward the high end of 4. The gender thing, though. That's something I'm dealing with. I'm not sure I ever felt completely male, but I'm sure I'm not female. I think I like the androgyne label for now. The idea of being androgynous feels right, at least more right than being male. I'm still trying to figure it all out, though. For a little more about me aside from that, I'm a nerd who can't find a way to divide their (any pronouns work for me, by the way) time between writing, reading, and playing video games. I can spend a month speeding through a first draft of a manuscript, but then spend the entire next month playing Dragon Age during every space minute, and I've been known to drop everything else I'm doing the moment I get my hands on a new A.S. King novel. I feel like I might be rambling, so I'll stop myself now.
Welcome to EC. I was same as you just yesterday in terms of writing about my problems for this entire community to see. I think it was like 10 drafts drafts and 5 hours later I finally built up the courage to post what I wanted to say. But it feels good doesn't it? I felt that it relieved some of the pressure that I was/am dealing with.
Yeah, it does feel pretty good to get it out there. I skirt around the topic so much it's nice to just be direct about everything. Especially after spending a lot of time today thinking about what to say.
I also stared at the post button and edited my post like crazy for a while. Then I was hovering over the post button and accidentally pressed down on the trackpad. C'est la vie. And yeah, it's like a huge weight is off your chest, eh? As a fellow writer/Dragon Age addict, hello, and welcome to EC! =)
Yeah, for me being here for just over 24 hours it is comforting. I don't know who you are "emri" or "statua", what your names are and what you are even like. But I can still relate to you both. I am honored and glad to 'virtually' meet you.
Thanks, it's great to meet you too, newly and Statua. It's comfortable here without even leaving the welcome forum much so far. I have a pretty good feeling about my decision to join.
Yay! I'm so glad that you have a good feeling about it. Thanks to you two, and a few others on the welcome forum, I do as well. Definitely a confidence booster.
