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🌈 Share Your Coming Out Story & Offer Support! 🌈
by CheeryMango
Last post
 December 4th, 2024
...See more Hey everyone! Pride Month is a time to celebrate our identities, honor our journeys, and support one another. One of the most personal and powerful experiences for many in the LGBTQ+ community is the act of coming out. Whether you’ve already come out, are considering it, or are just here to support others, this is a safe space for you to share your story and offer encouragement. How to Participate: * Share Your Story: If you’re comfortable, share your coming out story with us. How did you come out? What was the experience like for you? How did it impact your life? * Offer Support: For those who have already come out, please offer advice, support, and encouragement to others who might be considering taking this step. * Ask for Advice: If you’re thinking about coming out and have questions or need support, don’t hesitate to ask here. We’re all here to help each other. ------------------------- Note: Please be respectful and supportive of everyone’s experiences. We are here to create a safe and welcoming environment for all.
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Weekly Prompt #3: What helped you understand and accept your sexuality/gender identity
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 November 8th, 2024
...See more Hi everyone, I hope you are all well. Last time we discussed, What one piece of advice would you give to your younger self? [https://www.7cups.com/forum/LGBTQMOGIISupport_58/DiscussionsandResources_2305/WeeklyPrompt2Whatoneadvicewouldyougivetoyouryoungerself_302416/] In today's prompt, I want us to take a minute of reflection and share what was the journey of coming out looked like for you. The prompt: What helped you understand and accept your sexuality/gender identity? What was that journey like for you? Share your thoughts with us. Join us in the LGBTQ Support Chat today! [https://www.7cups.com/chat/?c=mmRpeXyVlOJO42uXVVyYhttps://www.7cups.com/connect/groupChatrooms.php] [https://www.7cups.com/chat/?c=mmRpeXyVlOJO42uXVVyY] ------------------------- [http://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.7cups.com%2Fforum%2FLGBTQMOGIISupport_58%2FDiscussionsandResources_2305%2FWeeklyPrompt2Whatoneadvicewouldyougivetoyouryoungerself_302416%2F&text=Weekly+Prompt+%232%3A+W+%407cups] [/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.7cups.com%2Fforum%2FLGBTQMOGIISupport_58%2FDiscussionsandResources_2305%2FWeeklyPrompt2Whatoneadvicewouldyougivetoyouryoungerself_302416%2F]
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🌈 Pride Month 2024 Forum Discussion Masterpost
by tommy
Last post
 November 4th, 2024
...See more  Happy Pride everyone! I hope you are enjoying the month so far and are taking advantage of the different opportunities available to you across 7 Cups to celebrate. Please click here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/lgbtq/General_2455/PrideMonthCelebrationLetsComeTogether_330299/] for a thread outlining how we are celebrating Pride for 2024! We wanted to compile together all of the different forum posts, discussions and icebreakers/games into one place so you do not miss out on anything.  This is an inclusive celebration and many (if not all) of the discussions/threads are suited to everyone, not just those who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community. Please let me know if you have posted a thread which you'd like adding to this list and thank you to everyone for making this celebration so wonderful!  🏳️‍🌈 Say hi and introduce yourself here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/lgbtq/General_2455/LGBTQAwarenessPrideMonthSayHiandIntroduceYourself_330296/] 🏳️‍🌈 Share your coming out story and offer support [https://www.7cups.com/forum/lgbtq/General_2455/ShareYourComingOutStoryOfferSupport_330608/] 🏳️‍🌈 Pride playlist: share your favourite songs [https://www.7cups.com/forum/lgbtq/General_2455/PridePlaylistShareYourFavoriteSongs_330457/] 🏳️‍🌈 How does your country celebrate pride? [https://www.7cups.com/forum/countries/General_2439/PrideMonthAroundtheWorldHowdoesyourcountrycelebrate_330635/] 🏳️‍🌈 What tip would you give to maintain a healthy relationship? [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.7cups.com/forum/relationships/RelationshipSpace_2168/Whattipwouldyougivetomaintainahealthyrelationship_330918/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1718455179340454&usg=AOvVaw1moi-ymobKd-2mWbPwrWFE] 🏳️‍🌈 [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.7cups.com/forum/relationships/RelationshipSpace_2168/Whattipwouldyougivetomaintainahealthyrelationship_330918/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1718455179340454&usg=AOvVaw1moi-ymobKd-2mWbPwrWFE] What is your favorite book with LGBTQ+ representation? [https://www.7cups.com/forum/reading/Books_2603/ShareyourfavouritebookwithLGBTQrepresentation_330925/] 🏳️‍🌈 [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.7cups.com/forum/relationships/RelationshipSpace_2168/Whattipwouldyougivetomaintainahealthyrelationship_330918/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1718455179340454&usg=AOvVaw1moi-ymobKd-2mWbPwrWFE] Pride Parade! EmotionsListener 7 Cups pfps generator [https://www.7cups.com/forum/lgbtq/General_2455/PrideMonth7CupsPfpLGBTQPrideParade_331195] 🏳️‍🌈 [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.7cups.com/forum/relationships/RelationshipSpace_2168/Whattipwouldyougivetomaintainahealthyrelationship_330918/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1718455179340454&usg=AOvVaw1moi-ymobKd-2mWbPwrWFE] Supporting a Loved One Who Identifies as Belonging to the LGBTQIA+ Community [https://www.7cups.com/forum/lgbtq/General_2455/SupportingaLovedOneWhoIdentifiesasBelongingtotheLGBTQIACommunity_331625/] 🏳️‍🌈 [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.7cups.com/forum/relationships/RelationshipSpace_2168/Whattipwouldyougivetomaintainahealthyrelationship_330918/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1718455179340454&usg=AOvVaw1moi-ymobKd-2mWbPwrWFE] AMA with a 7 Cups Therapist [https://www.7cups.com/forum/therapy/AMAwiththe7CupsTherapists_1133/CLOSEDtonewQuestionsAMAPrideMonthrelatedtoLBGTQIA7CupsOnlineTherapy_331001/] This masterlist will be updated each time a new thread is posted. Last update: 1 July 2024
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Am I gay or bi?
by communicativeBanana4703
Last post
 January 11th
...See more Good morning. i (30 female) just allowed myself to accept that I’m attracted to women. I am engaged to a man. Now that I’m allowing myself to feel this attraction toward women, it feels so different than what I feel for men. for women, the attraction is like a very intense, unignorable feeling in my privates. For men, it feels much less intense, different, and like I can just feel myself getting wet. I don’t feel the “attraction” in my privates like I do for women. does Anyone else feel this way? Am I bisexual or am I just gay?  I’m devastated. I don’t want to lose my fiancé. If I come out as gay I’m going to lose him and break his heart. And my own as well. Please help me.
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So I "tried to come out"
by turkeybby
Last post
 December 23rd
...See more I've been attracted to females since the 7th grade. A few of my closest friends eventually turned into lovers. Now as an adult: I've tried to talking to a couple family members about being into woman. They either DIDNT GET IT or tried forbidding it. It is hard to own up to being attracted to woman. I wish wash my way around being gay. Or into woman. One minute I do and I own it. The next I'll deny it. Seems ridiculous. Feels ridiculous.
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How Do I Confirm My Sexuality?
by KindPanda73
Last post
 December 19th, 2024
...See more I'm in high school, and I just started dating this really cute guy. However, I've had a lot of crushes on girls. How do I confirm that I'm bi/pan, if I'm dating a guy?
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Is it a good idea to come out?
by jt839394
Last post
 December 17th, 2024
...See more I am a gay teen but my family is homophobic. They seem very opposed to homosexuality. I have been hiding it for 1 year already. But it feels kinda painful hiding it sometimes because there are alot of stuff i need to hide like watching boys love dramas and stuff. I think it's best to not come out but what are your views?
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I am not sure if I am Nebularomantic please help!
by Littleangel89864
Last post
 December 10th, 2024
...See more For people who don’t know what Nebularomantic is it’s people who can’t tell the difference between a romantic relationship and a platonic relationship, but they can only use this if they have a neurological thing and sometimes I might confuse it and sometimes that destroys friendships, but not in such a way where I can destroy every friendship I have and or confuse it every single time.
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Help how do I come out to my parents
by Theatrekid2010
Last post
 December 10th, 2024
...See more I just recently (like a year ago) found out I was queer. I’ve told some of my friends and I actually have the best girlfriend ever, but I have no clue how to come out to my parents.. they have not been the most supportive of the LGBTQIA2S+ community and I don’t have the best relationship with them and idk what to do. last year I first came out as bi to my friends. and my parents got this thing where they can see everything I search up and I had searched stuff up about what I was feeling and they confronted me about it. they said all this stuff about how “being queer is bad for your mental health” “the community isn’t accepting” “a you shouldn’t be queer you should just be normal” and that was over me thinking I was bisexual… I’m horrified of what they might do if I tell them I’m lesbian… and I honestly don’t also know how to tell people either. I just need some help honestly 
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How can I confirm that I'm a lesbian?
by Trinity369
Last post
 November 19th, 2024
...See more Hello there,  So I was wondering how I can confirm my sexuality.  Any advice?
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Kicking around the idea of being Non-binary and Trans, especially trans
by A0curious0fire
Last post
 November 19th, 2024
...See more Hello my name is Matthew and I'm kicking around the idea of being non-binary and trans. I tend to feel more like a woman than a man but I do have my guy days and moments. I want to be seen/called a woman by others more often IRL especially when I get dolled up and have tried going to a few restaurants well dressed up to see if the staff would see me as a woman. I mix and match clothes from both into an outfit on a regular basis. I'm not on hrt so people see that I have a guy's body and refer to me as such, which is alright but I tend to get bummed that it was "sir" and not "ma'am" (sort of a being called a guy is alright but if you really want to see me smile call me a girl) I watch content from Trans creators and artists on a regular basis 
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Gender sucks
by courteousOcean9942
Last post
 October 26th, 2024
...See more I think I might be a boy but I’m too scared to do anything about it. I would be accepted I think but I have no agency so I never tell people what I am, I let people decide that for me. I don’t want to say anything about myself because what if I’m wrong and end up embarrassing myself? Lately though it’s been bugging me so much.  Friends have been calling me gay for my attraction to women but I don’t feel like a girl so I don’t feel like I’m gay, I try to show my discomfort and I’ve even said it’s not gay because I’m a man to them but they think it’s a joke and I’m too scared to say that i don’t think it is.  People already know my gender isn’t normal but rlly only through my expression. I’ve gone by a certain set of pronouns for 4 years now but few actually address me by the correct ones and I’m too embarrassed to correct them.  I’ve been feeling what I can only assume is dysphoria lately, I have a look in my head that I want but I could never achieve. The few in my life who have sorta caught on have suggested stuff like testosterone but there are too many effects I don’t like about it that would make me more uncomfortable in my body. I want a boy voice and I want facial hair but everything else I really do not want. It would also solidify it and I would have to tell people but I just don’t want to.  I hate being perceived but if I must I wish people would perceive me as a boy. I’ve been told I have a very androgynous face and I definitely do, add a mustache and I look like a boy, but I look really young for my age which makes anyone look a bit more girlish. My body is also so so so feminine and I hate it. No matter how I dress I’ll always look like a girl wearing boy clothes. I also hate it because I’m a goth and I want to keep my makeup and clothes the same but I wish I could be seen as a boy doing that makeup and wearing those clothes.  if I am right then I’m not like fully a boy but I am probably mostly one. It would make sense, there were signs, but i just hate it. Even if it would make me happier to transition and come out it won’t be better than the embarrassment and shame and painful conversations i would have. I just hate the idea of not being cis like I know it’s not a bad thing but it’s just so difficult. So instead I’ll just joke about it and wish people magically knew. 
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I need someone to help me find out if I'm gay
by Hiddenvalley700
Last post
 September 18th, 2024
...See more I'm a guy and I don't know what my sexual orientation is because I don't know how to find out if I'm gay or straight. I just want to know, how are you supposed to find out what your sexual orientation is. What do I have to do to find out my sexual orientation? Please help me, I really need to know.
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Hi!
by ambitiousStrings2824
Last post
 August 14th, 2024
...See more So I'm new here and do yall have any tests for  Sexuality? If not that's fine I just whant to know 
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Mixed orientation relationships - Adivce
by JasonneedsinTx
Last post
 July 2nd, 2024
...See more I'm hoping to connect with a woman that has had a successful mixed orientation relationship with a bi man. As a bi guy, I am always struggling to be open/honest with perspective partners, and I am thinking this has hindered my ability to connect on an emotional level. I'd love to hear how couples can overcome this problem. 

LGBTQ+/MOGII Support

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Welcome to LGBTQ+/MOGII Support! We are so pleased that you have found our little rainbow here in the 7 cups forums. Our community is here to support you as an LGBTQ+/MOGII person, family member, friend and/or ally. Whether you are curious and questioning, or out and proud, and all the stages in between, this is a place where you can find support in being who you are and coping with the challenges that come with it. We strive to keep this a safe space for all. Here you can discuss anything and everything related to the LGBTQ+/MOGII community and being LGBTQ+/MOGII.


What are the different forum topics for LGBTQ+/MOGII Support?

Asexual Umbrella Support: Got a question or want to share more about asexuality? Explore more here!

Checking in and breaking the ice: A place for you to introduce yourself, take part in our community check-ins and get to know other community members by participating in fun games!

Community & Culture: Want to know more about the LGBTQ+/MOGII community and cultural contributions? This is the place to learn more!

Discussions and Resources: Want to participate in meaningful discussions and access additional resources? Join in here!

Gay Support: Got a question or want to share more about being gay? Uncover more here!

Gender Identity Support: Questioning your gender identity? Want to share your experiences? Discuss it here!

Intersex Support: Got a question or want to share more about being intersex? Learn more here!

LGBTQ+ General Support:  Struggling with other issues as an LGBTQ+/MOGII person? Working to cope with issues impacting the wider LGBTQ+/MOGII community? Find more support here! 

Lesbian Support: Got a question or want to share more about being a lesbian? Share your experiences here!

Multisexual Umbrella Support: Got a question or want to share more about multisexuality? Discuss more here!

Questioning & Coming Out: Are you questioning? Thinking about coming out? Maybe you already have? Share your struggles and stories here!


How can I heIp?

You can help us by simply responding to threads and sharing your story (if you're comfortable to). Alternatively, you may wish to join us as a Forum Leader. Check out this thread for more information. Even just participating in events, check-ins and group chats can be a great way to help build and support the community!


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Taglist: Do you want to stay up to date with our community? Then join our taglist to be notified every time a new discussion or update is posted!


LGBTQ+/MOGII Suppoort Q&A

Are there any sub-community specific guidelines that we need to adhere to? All sub-community specific guidelines can be found below and should be followed in addition to the general forum guidelines.


Help… I still have a question!

You can ask your questions in this thread and someone will respond to you as soon as possible.
Community Guidelines

1) Be kind & open minded at all times!

2) Do not impose any beliefs onto another in any harmful way!

3) Please don't express judgments or attack anyone within the community!

4) Please respect each other's gender, pronouns, sexual orientation, identities in general!

 

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Community Resources

1. Abuse, Violence, Discrimination & Safety

(Abuse guides and resources, violence prevention and staying safe, normativity, discrimination, privilege)

2. Allies, Families & Friends

(Resources for allies, caregivers, families, organisations, communities, schools...)

3. Asexual & Aromantic Spectrum

(Resources, guides and websites, finding your identity, gray-asexuality and demisexuality)

4. Coming Out

(Resources for you before, while and after coming out)

5. Emergency & Crisis Resources

(Helplines, hotlines, emergency numbers, crisis information)

6. Gender Expression

(Understanding gender expression, feminising, masculising & binding, names and pronouns)

7. Gender Identity

(Understanding and finding gender and gender identity, gender terminology and glossaries)

8. Health, Dysphoria & Transitioning

(Gender Dysphoria help, transitioning resources, LGBTQ+ health information)

9. Religion

(LGBTQ+ supportive religious resources by denomination)

10. Sex Diversity & Intersex

(Understanding sex diversity and intersex, resoruces)

11. Sexual & Romantic Orientations

(Understanding attraction and orientation, finding and accepting your identity, gay, lesbian, bi, pan resources)

12. Workplace & Education

(Being LGBTQ+, coming out at and seeking work, university or school)

13. Trans Resources

(Resourses for the Trans community)


Full LGBTQIA+ Resource Spreadsheet