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Ellen posted an update in the group
new zealanders! 11 years, 10 months agoI’ve never had a girlfriend because of femme invisibility and shyness.
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Straddlers on Coming Out 11 years, 10 months ago
Coming out during Christmas advice needed.
Over the summer I in fact came out to my parents, who are incredibly Christian/conservative/butawesome. It went well in the fact that they aren’t treating me differently, it went bad in the way that they aren’t about to acknowledge my queerness anytime soon and think that 23 years of life with only one 9…[Read more]
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I really wish this forum program would recognize spaces, because all of that is actually neatly spaced paragraphs instead of a large blob of text.
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Wow. I don’t know that I have any useful advice. Have you considered talking to your parents beforehand and seeing if they’re cool with it? I don’t know if that’s a good idea or not.
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I feel like you have been considerate of your family for awhile now with not coming out to the rest of the family. Maybe this will be a great opportunity to share the news with everyone else at the same time your cousin is going to tell everyone shes been married for a year secretly. I feel like your situation will balance out the other. Might not…[Read more]
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Straddlers on Coming Out 11 years, 10 months ago
The parents are the tricky ones. All of my close friends know but I’m too afraid to tell my parents. They’re christian (dad more so than mom) and I’m afraid I’ll become their family secret that they’ll ignore or not acknowledge my sexuality to the rest of the family. Its like there’s never a good time to tell them. I’ve told myself that they must…[Read more]
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Alissa posted an update in the group
Straddlers on Coming Out 11 years, 10 months ago
So i am really glad that there is a group for straddlers coming out or plan on coming out. Currently I’m not out. But i have told one person i was gay, shes my college professor. I knew she was gay from day one when i walked into class(Shes gorgeous) and I would always sit in class wondering who to talk to. So one day i finally decided that i…[Read more]
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I think it’s perfectly okay as long as it stays within the realm of fantasy. And actually, professor crushes can often be really good motivators to do extra-well in that class, as I learned my freshman year. The professor I had a crush on then is now writing recommendation letters for me for grad school. I doubt that would be the case if I had…[Read more]
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I agree with the motivation thing. I worked 10x harder this semester to get good grades, especially that class. She is someone to talk to and she always offers to me if i need anything(advice wise) to email her and keep in touch. So i am grateful to have her for advice. It’s a hard adjustment. But it’s getting better. :)
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Rachel posted an update in the group
Underage Straddlers (in lieu of an inevitably more creative name) 11 years, 10 months ago
Hello, Autostraddle readers. I was curious if any of you have any ideas on how to increase GSA attendance, and/or some good activities to do in a GSA. My club is lacking in direction.
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I wouldn’t know, my school doesn’t have one:/ but at my old school’s club they had pizza at the meetings, that really increased attendence, lol(; and you could make shirts/put signs up promoting the club around the school. If students see the gsa having a jammin time they’ll want to join, too. As for activites, there are marches, you could talk to…[Read more]
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My school’s GSA has good luck with movie nights, and always increases attendance when we partner with other clubs- the women’s issues club, etc etc
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Thank you to both of you guys. These are quite helpful.
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we always have cupcakes. they’re donated so we don’t have to spend money, but it seems to work. ;D
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When I was trying to increase attendance for one of the clubs I was running (it was a Forensics group focused on speech and acting, but I figure this is the same with any club), I personally went around to classrooms before/during homeroom, gave a little speech to promote the club, and tacked my information up somewhere in the classroom with the…[Read more]
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Eleanor Rigby posted an update in the group
Straddlers on Coming Out 11 years, 10 months ago
Are there any ladies in here who came out or are coming out a little later (late 20s/30s)? All the local support groups I’m aware of are for teenagers and college age women so I’m trying the online route for support. I’ve come out to a few local people who identify as gay, lesbian, or genderqueer and I’ve been really disappointed by the fact…[Read more]
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new zealanders! 11 years, 11 months agoany wellington autostraddlers wanna have a meet-up? i figure it’s about time :)
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Maybe! I need to start getting out more, so it might be fun :)
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lol SO LATE (I don’t like social networks that I have to maintain in anyway) but I probably would.
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well… not much of a meet-up with only 3 people :P
I’ll wait and see if anyone else replies. Come on people!-
I’m in wellies occasionally, could be keen :)
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I’d be keen! I’m in Wellington for another three months or so.
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OKAY. so we have a few takers. Y’all should add me on the facebook so that I can create an event and invite you and then this will get organised properly, since we don’t really check back here very often.
https://www.facebook.com/aylliesun
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Seph posted an update in the group
new zealanders! 11 years, 11 months agoI’m a Kiwi living in Scotland. I’m going to be in Wellington this December and January and it’d be cool to meet some queers while I’m over. (-:
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