Internet high-bi-five! Coming out is one of the hardest decisions we face. Especially for those of us who identify as bi. We end up feeling like...
Go and have fun! My first experience with PRIDE was this year and it was fantastic! Gay people, straight people, bi people, trans people, couples...
Yeah, after coming out as bi/pan I've run into a few of the "you're just greedy/pick a side/so you're gay now" crowd. And it's just no, that's not...
While many people find comfort in finding "their" label, it can provide a sense of identity and belonging, it is by no means mandatory. What...
When I was first opening up to myself about the fact that I wasn't exactly the totally straight guy I had convinced myself to be I heard the term...
I've probably always "known" I was bi, but admitting it?(even to myself) Lol totally different matter. I spent most of my life saying things like...
High-bi-five hun! I feel you on being scared/nervous. When I came out as bi to my younger brother I broached it by bringing up when a family...
Congratulations! And it is wonderful that you're parents are so supporting! Hugs to ya!
When I originally realized what I had said it was "oh, that's a thing I said". Then it became "OH! WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST SAY? OMG, DENY DENY...
Welcome to EC and high-bi-five! I'm sorry you're facing troubles with your dad. Hopefully he'll see that his perceptions are wrong someday. But...
I think your answer lies in how you described your own reactions. My advice would be take your time, listen to what you are telling yourself,...
EC has helped me realize that first and foremost I am not alone. Relizing and accepting I was bi later in life than many do left me on some very...
Welcome to EC! I totally understand about wanting a place where you can be open about who you are(w/o it being about hookups/dating). I hope EC...
I am so sorry you're facing such ddifficulties! Hugs to you! I will say though, your story about your 2nd cousin made me chuckle. At least that...
Let me first add a disclaimer that I am NOT trying to dismiss or delegitimize asexuality or ace persons! How do you address the fact that a total...
Just as I think it is problematic when we try to police labels within our own community(i.e. the debate on bi/pan and others), so too can it be...
Welcome to EC! And thank you for your service. I think a lot of us who come out as gay/bi later in life have the issue of no longer feeling like...
99% of the people who have said anything about my coming oit as bi/pan have been supportive irl. Only had a few get annoying with the "pick a...
"It's pronounced boo-KAY!" lol The actor who played Richard was in a later show. Don't remember the name but it was kind of an "Odd Couple" type...
Lol! My son is also a Jonathan and we had the same problem with people misspelling it. They even tried to put that extra O on his birth...