It was loud. He wasn’t talking to me, but I was obviously close enough to hear - I’d made a couple of comments into their conversation already. They were talking about something he’d just purchased and he said he didn’t have enough money to get both, but he wished he’d gotten the one that had the bi flag colors. “Why?” says his friend. “Well, because I am” he says. “Oh, I didn’t know that.” And then they continue their conversation about shopping.
I sat there in shock trying SO hard not to react. I know my son. It doesn’t matter if it’s a stubbed toe, an A on a test or a declaration of his sexuality - “it’s not a big deal” is his motto in life. Plus, he didn’t say it to me. I wasn’t invited to comment.
But wow I wanted to. When I was his age even the most supportive of friends or family didn’t just move on with the conversation. Support always seemed to mean hugs and “I still love you” announcements. To hear this so casually accepted and set aside as less important to the conversation than what else they had purchased was just…. Wow.
Besides, he’s heard my rant about feeling the need to say I still love you despite your sexuality - as if unconditional love suddenly could have had conditions. Now, I want to acknowledge that I heard him - but he hasn’t brought it up again and I’m not sure he wants me to. I don’t want to stay quiet if he’s waiting for me to say something…. I don’t want to say something if he’s hoping I’ll stay quiet. So, I bought the item he didn’t have enough money for… in the colors of the bi flag. I figure I will just let him know that I heard him say he wanted it… because he is… and let it go at that. He’ll know we can talk, but we don’t have to if he doesn’t want to…. He’ll know I heard him. I saw him. I accept him.
I’m so damned in awe of him and his generation. Thanks for listening folks. I could talk to the people I normally would without sharing what he said. It’s his to tell, if he wants to tell it. But it was so big that I had to share with someone!

Give me a few months and I'll have my amazing "after" photo I swear :3

Right now, Executive Order 14183 blocks transgender individuals from serving in the military—and that's a massive waste of talent, courage, and patriotism.

I started this petition because the data is clear: roughly 4,000 transgender military personnel are already serving without any negative impact on readiness or unit cohesion. Research from RAND shows inclusive policies cost less than 0.1% of active healthcare spending. Strength and valor aren't determined by gender identity. These are people willing to sacrifice everything for our country—and we're turning them away.

The military was built on sacrifice, dedication, and defending freedom. Excluding transgender people contradicts those very principles. If this bothers you as much as it bothers me, consider signing and sharing. What would you want someone to do if this was your family or your right being denied?

I wish i was a man sometimes so bad id be so handsome and i wish i had muscles and a deep voice and a man face and body but im not transgender. Like i wish i was transgender tho so id have an excuse to change genders. I legitimately would kill to be a transgender bro da. Bc then id have an excuse to be a man but i swear im not transgender. Ive alr had a transgender phase a couple years ago and i got rlly hot now but like looking in the mirror i always jusg wish i could be handsome… Idk how to describe it its not like i wanna beard or be a beefcake i just wanna be handosme. But im not a butch or anything. But like even if i was trans no offense my ego could never transition i physically could not handle it and i live in a super super accepting area in the northeast but like id just be so embarrassed myself. But i look at ftms and i get pissed off and angry at them bc its not fair that they get to transition. Like whenever im in my head before i sleep making up fake scenarios im always a man in my head… on god i am Not transgender istg and i dont wanna hear is this satire is this satire NO bro its not like my heart just yearns for this. Idk how to describe it its a weird feeling. Any tips on how to get rid of this??

Side note: my original account u/axelr0se which I have used to post here a few times was recently hacked and is posting things I would not. Please report this account and unfollow if you are following it!!💕 Any messages or posts over the past month are not me!

Nikki Minaj led chants for GOP candidates Mike Rogers and John James at a MI rally with Trump yesterday. Please skip her songs whenever they play.

tl;dr don’t use Reddit and so I apologize if I format this all wrong and it may be all over the place.

I have been with my husband, we will call him Michael for this, for 22 years. Michael’s best friend, call him Daniel, and his wife Rebecca (f41), have been together for 19 years. Michael and Daniel have known each other for 35 years and they are very very close.

I understand that male relationships/friendships can be extremely close and extremely profound and this is not something that I’ve only recently thought up, but something that I have been brewing over for many years and have in recent years spoken to Rebecca about as well.

We all have grown very close and there genuinely hasn’t been more than a week in these twenty years that I think we’ve been apart. We live across the street from each other, Daniel and Michael are together constantly and me and Rebecca hang out a lot as well. We’ve raised our kids together and the two of them are inseparable.

I understand that I can’t even understand the bond that being with someone, knowing someone for 35+ years can cause.

There have been moments me and Rebecca have both noticed that have made us believe this. In the beg it was almost impossible to ever get them apart, always together, always touching. The whole lot and it’s never once bothered me. It still doesn’t.

Michael is openly bi and I have always known this. It’s never been confusing or bothered me in any way. In the early 2000s, which is when I met him and was still a troubling time for LGBTQ+ people I actually found it beautiful how out and proud he was. Daniel has always been a very proud straight ally.

But over the years there have been countless looks the two have shared that seem far beyond your typical friend glances. Again I can’t fathom a friendship of 35 years but it goes beyond that. In times they didn’t realize I or Rebecca were around they get so close and then it’s as if they come to their senses and they look so devastated but also so scared. I have told Michael so many times over the years, and I imagine rebecca has as well, that he can tell me absolutely anything but of course hes never mentioned anything like this to me.

Rebecca told me something a few months ago that Daniel and her were drinking One night and he started sobbing, saying he wished Michael was a girl so he could love him openly.

Obviously this could all mean nothing but if it doesn’t I want to do the right Thing. I love Michael so much and I hate seeing him look to someone with so much longing for something he thinks he can’t have.

what should I do?

I first came out to myself as asexual back in 2023. I had known how I felt and identified it all the way back then in that retrospect. I was told not to come out or tell anyone, so that I wouldn’t be bullied for it.

Then, because people kept asking if every girl I ever spoke to was my girlfriend, I had enough and decided to tell someone who thought I had a crush on her that I was asexual. She then proceeded to call me weird for that and told me that it makes her sad her friends also all said shit about me when I wasn’t around and used my autism against me as well.

Then, after I had developed feelings for someone, people had figured out that I had feelings for him, and decided to tell everyone about it. They said so many horrible things to me - not even homophobic, but instead, they made comments that were so objectifying and uncomfortable. Even at one point couldn’t comprehend how I was gay and asexual at the same time. I was too scared to say anything to him because I didn’t want anything to go wrong, so I never told him, though I’m sure he figured it out at some point. At least we remained friends though…

Now, here I am, after high school. /‘d I feel like I am finally able to be true to myself. I don’t want to hide who I am anymore. And so, now that it’s ace awareness week, I make this post.

Happy asexual awareness week 🖤🩶🤍💜

Hello dear queers. I'm the teacher that posted the bracelets around a month ago and want to give some feedback.

I'm wearing a new set of Pride Bracelets I've gotten from a friend of mine, after the first one broke unfortunately. The new ones are the trans bracelet and the rainbow bracelet.

Some students asked me about it, who felt quite insecure in the beginning, but now felt like talking a bit more, and it seems like the bracelets have a good effect on the students. They felt like talking to me and it seemed like it was okay for them to talk about their struggles with me.

I do feel like that these bracelets have a good effect on the students generally, and I hope that this trust isn't misplaced.

LULA GOT ELECTED FOR PRESIDENT IN BRAZIL!!!! WE FUCKING WON!!!!! I'M CRYING MYSELF TO SLEEP. CONGRATS EVERYONE!!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷💕💕💕💕💕👏👏👏👏👏

This art piece is inspired by my experience as a trans man 🖤 trans or cis, queer or straight, we all have the power to make ourselves and our lives whatever we want and nobody can decide your path for you!

im a boy i use he/him but i don't really care about pronouns I've always been masculine and still do but yesterday i had that urge that i wanna wear feminine and paint my nails and my skin to be smooth and hairless and wear makeup but I don't wanna change the way i talk or behave and also i wanna do these stuff privately i don't wanna go outside with feminine clothes (i live in the middle east) even if i was in a place that accepts that

im sorry if im speaking randomly but i don't know how to describe it

what am i

im 19yo if that matters