Umm... hi world ;-) - Empty Closets - A safe online community for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people coming out

AmaranthHart · 28th Jul 2012, 08:35 PM

Hello! This whole world is very new to me still, as it was only recently that I realized that I was bi. I have a lot to learn.

My growing up years were dominated by very conservative Christianity (IFB) as well as very conservative southern culture, so people who were LGBT were like aliens to me, sadly. It wasn't until I hit my young adult years that I started questioning things (ultimately led to leaving Christianity), which also led to questioning my sexuality (another thing that was taboo growing up - plain old sex). As I'm discovering, being bi-sexual is no less acceptable to the world, even to other people with "abnormal" sexuality, so that's certainly a lot to swallow. My mother recently asked me if I was bi, and was none to pleased with my answer. She stated I had opened myself up to demon possession and was in a terrible place, spiritually. *sigh...

I'm so tired of having to suppress who I really am because the people around me can't handle the real me. So tired of having to keep people appeased to prevent nasty arguments and hateful words. I am me, and I happen to be bi-sexual. Live with it, and please love me regardless of it - that's all I ask. Once I truly make it known, I know the backlash will be ugly, so I'm eagerly seeking to create my own family of friends who will love and support me in the absence of my blood family. So far I have at least three people in that family, and I'm eternally grateful for each of them. :-)

I look forward to meeting people here and sharing life's craziness.

~ Amaranth

**thecat06** · 28th Jul 2012, 09:04 PM

Hello and Welcome!!

28th Jul 2012, 09:06 PM

Hey! This site is super friendly, I've only been here for about a month or so - probably not even that - but I know that there is ALWAYS someone to talk to and someone who can relate to what's happening in your life at the moment. It's a pretty great feeling!

Being bi-sexual, I know that realising things.. blah, it's so confusing at times. I'm really glad to have my close friends and family be supportive of it though, because I understand how much people have to deal with. Eventually, you will find out yourself that the 'demon possession' is totally worth understanding how you think and genuinely who you are.

Suppressing who you are? I know too much of how you feel, kind of hiding in the shadows (Or closet, whatever) because people suck isn't a great feeling. You will eventually find the right kind of people, who know and understand how you truly are. I only keep a tight knit group of friends around, mainly due to that. People suck.. majority of the time.

Feel free to chat to me any time! Have a good one!

alex2020 · 30th Jul 2012, 02:23 AM

Bienvenue!

Aeon Magus · 30th Jul 2012, 09:53 AM

Hello, AmaranthHart, and welcome to EC.

SkyDiver · 3rd Aug 2012, 10:58 PM

Welcome to EC

3rd Aug 2012, 11:02 PM

Hello and welcome to EC.

AshenAngel · 4th Aug 2012, 12:01 AM

Hey, welcome, i think you'll like it here. everyones really kind and understanding and supportive of everyone. i love it, wish more places were like EC...

Bobbgooduk · 4th Aug 2012, 12:08 AM

Welcome to EC

Dolphinkid · 4th Aug 2012, 08:02 PM

Hola amiga! Yo tambien soy bisexual.

AmaranthHart · 10th Aug 2012, 04:23 PM

28th Jul 2012, 08:35 PM	#1
AmaranthHart Newbie Regular Member Gender: Female Orientation: mostly straight but certainly confused Out Status: A few people Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5 Join Date: Jul 2012	Umm... hi world ;-) Hello! This whole world is very new to me still, as it was only recently that I realized that I was bi. I have a lot to learn. My growing up years were dominated by very conservative Christianity (IFB) as well as very conservative southern culture, so people who were LGBT were like aliens to me, sadly. It wasn't until I hit my young adult years that I started questioning things (ultimately led to leaving Christianity), which also led to questioning my sexuality (another thing that was taboo growing up - plain old sex). As I'm discovering, being bi-sexual is no less acceptable to the world, even to other people with "abnormal" sexuality, so that's certainly a lot to swallow. My mother recently asked me if I was bi, and was none to pleased with my answer. She stated I had opened myself up to demon possession and was in a terrible place, spiritually. *sigh... I'm so tired of having to suppress who I really am because the people around me can't handle the real me. So tired of having to keep people appeased to prevent nasty arguments and hateful words. I am me, and I happen to be bi-sexual. Live with it, and please love me regardless of it - that's all I ask. Once I truly make it known, I know the backlash will be ugly, so I'm eagerly seeking to create my own family of friends who will love and support me in the absence of my blood family. So far I have at least three people in that family, and I'm eternally grateful for each of them. :-) I look forward to meeting people here and sharing life's craziness. ~ Amaranth

28th Jul 2012, 09:04 PM	#2
thecat06 Let the journey of life continue! EC Moderator Gender: Let's say Pangender! Orientation: Let's say gay!! (Homoromantic Demisexual) Out Status: Out as pan to most, out as gay completely Location: Central and Northern Ohio Age: 20 Posts: 7,072 Join Date: Jun 2011 Tournaments Won: 9	Re: Umm... hi world ;-) Hello and Welcome!! __________________ The tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible. -Anderson Cooper

28th Jul 2012, 09:06 PM	#3
SydneyChick Guest Posts: n/a Tournaments Won: 15	Re: Umm... hi world ;-) Hey! This site is super friendly, I've only been here for about a month or so - probably not even that - but I know that there is ALWAYS someone to talk to and someone who can relate to what's happening in your life at the moment. It's a pretty great feeling! Being bi-sexual, I know that realising things.. blah, it's so confusing at times. I'm really glad to have my close friends and family be supportive of it though, because I understand how much people have to deal with. Eventually, you will find out yourself that the 'demon possession' is totally worth understanding how you think and genuinely who you are. Suppressing who you are? I know too much of how you feel, kind of hiding in the shadows (Or closet, whatever) because people suck isn't a great feeling. You will eventually find the right kind of people, who know and understand how you truly are. I only keep a tight knit group of friends around, mainly due to that. People suck.. majority of the time. Feel free to chat to me any time! Have a good one!

30th Jul 2012, 02:23 AM	#4
alex2020 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: It fluctuates. Out Status: To some. Location: Florida Age: 20 Posts: 2,040 Join Date: Aug 2011 Tournaments Won: 2	Re: Umm... hi world ;-) Bienvenue! __________________ “Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.”

30th Jul 2012, 09:53 AM	#5
Aeon Magus EC's Blue Gaylien Full Member Gender: I go peepee standing up xD Orientation: I'm a Man's Man Out Status: The people that I care about most. Location: Western Cape, SA Age: 27 Posts: 2,919 Join Date: Nov 2011	Re: Umm... hi world ;-) Hello, AmaranthHart, and welcome to EC. __________________ Sing me a Painting, I'll paint you a Song Inside my heart is breaking. My make-up may be flaking, but my smile still stays on. The show must go on.

3rd Aug 2012, 10:58 PM	#6
SkyDiver ภูมิใจที่ได้เป็นเกย์ Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Alberta Posts: 1,758 Join Date: Mar 2012 Tournaments Won: 3	Re: Umm... hi world ;-) Welcome to EC

3rd Aug 2012, 11:02 PM	#7
lonewolf77 Guest Posts: n/a Tournaments Won: 15	Re: Umm... hi world ;-) Hello and welcome to EC.

4th Aug 2012, 12:01 AM	#8
AshenAngel as queer as a clockwork orange Full Member Gender: Comfortably female, but androgyne-minded Orientation: Somewhere between bi and pansexual Out Status: School/Friends, Some Family & Therapist Location: Monument, Colorado Age: 14 Posts: 950 Join Date: Jun 2012	Re: Umm... hi world ;-) Hey, welcome, i think you'll like it here. everyones really kind and understanding and supportive of everyone. i love it, wish more places were like EC... __________________ "You're perfectly flawed, You're perfectly incomplete. Like cracks in the glass, And faded photographs..." ~Otep <3

4th Aug 2012, 12:08 AM	#9
Bobbgooduk Banned Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Age: 54 Posts: 703 Join Date: Jul 2012	Re: Umm... hi world ;-) Welcome to EC

4th Aug 2012, 08:02 PM	#10
Dolphinkid Well Known Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: uh, what? my friends know and my mom doesnt approv Location: San Juan Posts: 171 Join Date: Jul 2012	Re: Umm... hi world ;-) Hola amiga! Yo tambien soy bisexual.

10th Aug 2012, 04:23 PM	#11
AmaranthHart Newbie Regular Member Gender: Female Orientation: mostly straight but certainly confused Out Status: A few people Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5 Join Date: Jul 2012	Re: Umm... hi world ;-) :-)

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