Hello there!

Minh.....Hello and a great big LGBTQIA+ welcome to Empty Closets! I can remember the first post that I made on EC. I was desperate for help and I got the help that night that I so needed. I hope that we can help you in the same way that I received help. The most important thing to remember about Empty Closets is that we do care about you! We're very glad that you found us here on EC and hope that we can answer questions, give you support and provide a place to vent (as long as it's not violent!) when that becomes necessary!

*****I find it to be so encouraging that we can talk to each other using the internet...you in Vietnam and me in the United States when not that many years ago our countries were at war with each other. Sometimes I see a ray of hope that human beings just might be able to get along with each other eventually! There are so many good people in every country...it's such a disaster when countries go to war and so very many young people die as a result. I wish that the US had never gotten involved in the Vietnam conflict. All it accomplished was more young men killed on both sides. Whatever the reason, I think it's so much better to work out the differences rather than kill an entire generation of young people and that's what happened in both the US and Vietnam. Anyway...I'm so happy to have you here on Empty Closets! I hope that we can help you with learning about your current identity and finding some new friends along the way too!

*****There are 18 different sub-forums here that you can check out and join in the conversations or start your own thread/conversation. In particular you may want to check out the forums that are titled "Sexual Orientation”, and "Gender Identity and Expression" there are people there who have dealt with some of the same kind of issues that could be challenging you.

When you have made at least 10 posts on various threads you will be able to post messages on a member's Profile Page. Just click on a member's Avatar Picture and then click on "Profile Page" in the dialogue box that pops up. You'll then be on their Profile Page and there will be a box that says: "Write Something" When you have been on EC for a few weeks and have made at least 50 posts on various forums, you can apply for Full Membership. A Full Member can send Private Messages (PM) to other Full Members and share personal contact info. Right now you can only send a PM to a Staff Member as that is always possible. Here is a quote from the Full Membership information forum:

*****To be eligible you must be a member of Empty Closets for a minimum of two weeks, and have a minimum of 50 posts. These posts must be across numerous forums (Fun & Games does not contribute to post count), and consistently posted across a minimum of two weeks. You wouldn't be eligible, for example, if you registered, had no activity for two weeks, and then returned to post 50 times on your 14th day of membership.

*****Well, as I said, we're very glad you found us! If you have any questions at all, you can send me a Private Message.

.....David