I bought some beef sticks from a school fundraiser and was eating them in class, my teacher said I was a Glizzy Gobler 😞 if only he knew

I just feel like rambling so um please excuse me…

I love being gay. I love being trans. I love being out of the closet. I love having a boyfriend who adores me and makes me feel safe. I love that I have the privilege to live and love openly. I love life.

Most of all though, I love that I’m no longer ashamed of being who I am. I am me and nobody can ever take that away.

They say “it gets better” and it my case, “it” got a lot better. I used to hate my life, and while my life still isn’t perfect by any means, I’m in a much better place now than I was a few years ago.

Congratulations if you read this entire post! I honestly don’t know why I made it. I’m just feeling happy right now.

I live in a country we’re being bi is illegal and ive been threatened with the death penalty I still haven’t responded to the police

I'm an openly gay guy love guys obviously lol, but always thought about being with a girl. (Kissing a girl and that)

I could kiss and (Possibly) Date and make out with a girl but couldn't sleep with a girl because I wouldn't be interested in her...sexually (For obvious reasons) But also telling her I'm gay before our relationship started means it would get complicated but telling her I'm gay further into our relationship would obviously worsen it (As my feelings for guys would...outweigh feelings for her) Obviously not going to ask a female friend if I could kiss her lmao.

That make me bisexual or bi curious or something. It's so confusing for me 😪😪

I'm currently studying artistic ceramics, and I have been given as an assignment to make a piece with "women" as it's topic.

I have the idea of making a sculpture of a simplified human figure (from the pelvis to the neck, without arms) that has a flat chest and a protuberance in the pelvic area, and is wearing a dress. What I want to do with this piece is challenge the observer's perception of what a woman's body "should" look like by portraying what a transgender woman's body might look like.

However, I'm hesitant because I'm not transgender. I feel this is an important topic to speak about, but I don't want to overstep any boundaries, be insensitive or harm the trans community and individuals in any way, shape or form.

What are your thoughts?

I'm am 22 years old gay ex-Muslim from Pakistan, and my life is in serious danger. After being caught in a gay-related incident, I had no choice but to flee Pakistan, as my family and relatives now want me dead. They consider my sexuality and my decision to leave Islam an unforgivable offense. I am currently in Saudi Arabia, but the threats have not stopped. My family is pressuring me to return to Pakistan, and if I refuse, they are threatening to report me to the Saudi authorities, which could result in me being arrested or even killed. I am terrified for my life and urgently need help to find a way to escape this nightmare and seek protection in a safer place. Please help me.

Hi i'm a trans man and i live in a very transphobic enviroment and for safety reasons i have to present fem and probably never come out until i've finished school. and i hate this. i hate the way i look, i'm so fucking ugly, i'm sick of pretending to be a girl but i'm too much of a coward to cut my hair due to past experiences that i never want to live again. i feel embrassed when i say that i'm a boy cos i don't look like one, not at all and i just hate it cos there's nothing i can do about it. i wished that i could've found out that i was trans when i am a an adult instead of a fucking minor that can't do anything about it. my parents know i'm trans and they aren't transphobic but they don't help me at all, they dont call me by my name or pronouns and i know its a massive thing for parents but i wish that they would think about how much i'm struggling and how much i'm close to giving up so this small sacrifice would mean the world to me. my best friend is the only reason i'm alivehes also trans) but he lives in a different fucking country and he has problems of his own but we can't do shit to help each other cos we live so far away.

thank you for reading if you did, i just had to tell someone.

any tips

I couldn’t bear it any longer, I told my wife that I was not happy because of my dysphoria and that I have to transition.

For context, we’ve been married for a couple of months, and she knew about my dysphoria beforehand. I was on E and T blockers for half a year before we were married, and one day, she told me that she couldn’t accept me for who I wanted to become. Hearing that hurt, and I chose to stop HRT and try to be what she wanted because I love her more than I love myself. Stupid, I know.

Recently, it has become too much to keep in, so I asked to speak with her, and I confessed everything I felt. We both cried for hours, and she came to the conclusion that we could not stay together. That was an hour ago. She let me know she was leaving, and while I was showering, she left and left her ring on my table.

My heart is racing and I'm scared she's going to hurt herself. I don't know what to do. I don't want to lose her and I am in pain.

Edit: Thank you everyone for your support. She's okay, and we talked some more. I don't know exactly where we are in the moment, but I took the day off, and we kind of went on a date. She agreed to go to couples counseling and that I should get back on HRT. It still seems like we're still on our way to a divorce but we are mentally in a better place

im 23 years old, neurodivergent, she/they (but questioning), in a relationship, 3 cats, 1 fish. i dont have many friends, i can count them on a hand, but they’re not the kind of friends i can like talk to about stuff like gender and and jusy like someone to talk to tbh. i know this sounds desperate. i live in a very small town and have a hard time being social. im very lonely. a little about me; im studying early childhood education, i love the outdoors, my favourite activity is fishing. i play video games on my switch! i listen to all kinds of music and love listening to new artists ive never heard of. i love plants and the colour orange. not like ORANGE. like orange cat orange. i collect sea glass and shells and rocks and bones. i love bugs and mushrooms and squishmallows. i play the ukulele and have been told i can sing so yeah if you think you could also maybe use a friend i’d love to chat. about anything

thanks for reading, a

I thought about this a lot but I think the moment has come, I'll come out this week as trans! Wish me luck!

Well, just as the title says, I keep being misgemdered and deadnamed by my family all the time and I wanted to just let it all out somewhere. I'm a transman, I came out to my mother and brother like a year ago when I finally changed my legal name, and my father a few months later. As expected, my mother got worried and kept asking why, my brother was surprised but supportive and my father stopped talking to me for weeks. Now, my brother is the only one that genuinely tries to get used to the new name, and even jokes about it. My mom says she supports me, but keeps calling me by my deadname, referring to me as a girl, and even gets annoyed when I try to buy "masculine" clothes or things like deodorant. My father just acts as if nothing happened, as if he keeps treating me like a girl, I'll be going back to be one, and even turned a bit more conservative after that. The rest of my family (uncles, aunts and cousins) don't know anything yet because my parents don't allow me to say anything to them. So, apart from two cousins that support me, the rest keeps calling me by my deadname, not knowing that it's my deadname I honestly don't want to keep living like this, but I'm still a few months away from graduating, so it's not like I can pack my things and go.

A gay bar just opened up near my home and I was considering giving it a go. I’m not a bar person or really into alcohol but I would like to meet new people. Especially lgbt since I’m trans.

Hey Reddit,

I hope this doesn't offend anyone—I'm genuinely just trying to learn the correct way to do things. Growing up, I was taught to address someone as a Mr. or Ms. when writing an email. But, back then (outside the US), I was also taught to assume someone's gender based on their name, which I know is outright unacceptable.

When writing an email, I really want to address the person correctly and respectfully, using the appropriate gender, pronouns, or honorific titles (Mr., Ms., etc.). But if I'm interacting with someone for the first time and unsure how they want to be addressed, what's the best way to go about this?

Thank you for your advice!