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Andrea posted an update in the group
Yay I can finally log in and do groups again! How’s everybody doing?
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roxannes posted an update in the group
My partner and I are moving to East Arkansas, not too far from Memphis. We are trying to get a feel for the community because we are leaving a wonderful group of friends and want to start building new friendships with other gay gals. We don’t mind the accent, as long as you don’t mind ours ;-) We are moving from Maui.
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Hey that’s near me! I can’t tell you a whole lot about the gay community because I’m a recent transplant myself. There is a LGBT community center in Memphis that I know has meetings for various age groups and interests. And there are a couple gay bars.
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We plan to connect with the LGBT center in Memphis as soon as we get there. We have a soft spot in our hearts for teens especially.
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That’s great that you guys want to get involved with the center, I know they’re always looking for volunteers.
Gay bars specifically? To be honest I’ve only been to one and wasn’t super impressed. I need to check out the other and see if it’s better. If you’re just looking for bars in general, Memphis has plenty with Beale St and all, so you can…[Read more]
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Which bars are you talking about? I’ve been to Dru’s but don’t know of any others. Dru’s is nice in that it’s low-key and comfortable but not (in my opinion) really a place to go if you want to meet people. Their Thursday drag shows are awesome though.
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Yeah Dru’s is the one I’ve been to. I can definitely see it being cool to go hang out with some friends, since it is low-key, but not so much for a newbie in town to meet people. The other one I was thinking of was Crossroads, which I haven’t checked out yet.
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We went to Little Rock and met a lot of fun and friendly people at Trax (formerly Sidetracks). We are very impressed with the openness and friendliness of everyone. Can’t wait to go out in Memphis. We will check out Dru’s. Not too thrilled with all the smoky bars here. They haven’t allowed smoking in Hawaii bars for years now.
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There’s also Spectrum at 616 marshall ave that is a mixed bag slanted to the younger set open thurs-sat. I’ve always enjoyed the drag shows and music.
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Shelby posted an update in the group
just moved around six months ago from New Jersey to jefferson county, tennessee. talk about culture shock….
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Wow. What brings you to TN?
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that’s definitely a big culture shock! how’s jefferson co treating you? i’m next door in knox county. what brought you here from NJ?
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parents retired, and I was just dragged along. jeff county isnt bad, but everything is just so slow paced. still not used to the accent, even though its been six months. now I’m just trying not to get the accent
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Andrea posted an update in the group
Hi! I just moved to Tennesse.
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welcome! i moved here about 3 years ago. what part of TN are you in? how are you adapting to the south (if you’re not originally from the south)?
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I’m in Memphis, and no adapting cause I’m originally from Arkansas. One of these days I’m going to get out of the South, but apparently not yet. Where are you in TN?
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I’m in Knoxville. I keep telling myself I going to get out of the South too. Not from the south, don’t really want to be in the south, yet I’ve been in different parts of the south since 18 when I went to college in VA.
I don’t have fond memories of driving through Arkansas, so I assume Memphis is a step up?
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Yeah I’d consider it a small step up. It’s definitely the most populated place I’ve ever lived in.
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So I looked at a map because I’m terrible at geography, and then I laughed because we’re literally as far apart as two people could get and still be in TN.
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lol. yep. it’s a good 6 hours. TN is a long state. we could be further if i lived in Johnson City, which is at the NE corner or TN.
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hot damn I’m from Memphis too (going to college in Nashville) we should be friends. yay I’m not the only queer girl in town! :D
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Score! What are you in school for?
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I’m double majoring in psych and French. I’m actually studying abroad in France right now but it’s only for another month so I didn’t count it lol. what brings you to TN?
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Optometry school.
Just to make me incredibly jealous, exactly how awesome is France?
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France is fantastic, there’s an outdoor food market basically on my doorstep three times a week and pastries are the best things ever and the public transportation is cheap and can take me to the beach in an hour. I give it an 8/10 on the awesome scale, with points getting taken away for the fact that I spend most of my time sitting in my…[Read more]
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Haven’t had that one yet. So far I’ve had The Barbeque Shop, Corky’s, and International (I think that’s right). So far I like Memphis but I’ve barely done anything. I feel like I spend all my time studying :(
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Leah posted an update in the group
only 2 people in the TN straddlers? really? i find it hard to believe only 2 people in TN are Autostaddlers. i guess it’s up to the 2 of us to represent.
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I know right.
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