Hey... so I guess I'm calling myself cub17. In case you couldn't figure it out, I'm a 17 yr old bear. I was born in Los Angeles, but I live in the burbs of Austin, TX now. Pretty cool city lol. I'm Irish-Mexican. Umm... I was born blond-haired, but I've sort've darkened now. I don't like to shave anything other than my face, and even then I sport a stache and goatee. I dress like an old school vato half the times, and the other times as a lazy hippie. Depends on my mood. I'm a very spiritual person, I suppose. I was raised Catholic, big into Mary. But I like to combine religious practices, and so I have my own thing goin on. For those who have been hurt by religion, I completely understand and I'm not here to cause problems or preach or whatever. I'm on my path to become a priest, and I double as a traditional Mexican shaman (curandero) in training. But I'm not a creationist, I believe in conversation, and yeah. As for being LGBTQ, I've had feelings for boys as far back as I can remember. I still remember my first crush, a 5 yr old boy named Marco back in LA. And then Jason was my first major boy crush in 1st grade. Alongside these, I also had crushes on girls, such as Miranda in kindergarten. I went through Hell and Back from 4th to 7th grade, with a toxic grandma scaring me into hating myself, and a society around me that didn't understand my need for affection. I was the loner, in the back, angry, hateful, and self-loathing. In 8th grade, I fell in love with this guy I was SURE was gay, also Catholic. I came out to everyone as bi. It was like a 99% acceptance, and I felt really good for the first time in my life. My crush, however, was threatened and told his dad I sexually harassed him. Almost got expelled. Someone intervened and I stayed. This is turning into a long introduction, sorry. Uhh, to wrap things up, I don't have any musical abilities, though my friends say I can sing(i dont believe it), I'm a good writer, I speak near-fluent Spanish and Turkish, I like old music, I like cute thin boys, I'm a gentleman, I'm accepting and open-minded, and I really need someone to talk to these days. So yeah, thanks for reading
welcome to EC! What a wonderful thing that you've come to feel your spiritual roots early on; many people don't make those connections until later in life. Apparently there are a fair number of shamans and people of indigenous spiritual traditions who are gay. It sounds like on the whole you've had a fair degree of acceptance toward your sexuality, and I'm sure that's been a big blessing for you. I hope you'll stick around. I think you'll find this to be a wonderfully open and supportive community
Thank you very much, Chip. I'm really excited about this site. I've been sorta waiting to find something like this.
Hello Cub, and welcome to EC. :newcolor: Sadly we haven't all got the amazing ninja skills that Jonathan and Sunsetting have, but I hope you still enjoy your time here!
Welcome to EC! Thanks so much for sharing your story . My Spanish I'm afraid is a little rusty and my Turkish is nonexistent so... :dry:. On the other hand, my French is pretty good I like to think, haha! Catch up soon. Dr. Faustus.
I absolutely love your avatar. It reminds me of one on deviantart, its a cat in a suit doing a similar dance. I don't know why but I think its awsum! And thanks everybody!
