Can you start by talking with your dad's cousin, or your dad? Maybe write your dad's cousin a letter or an email? You know they are lgbt friendly....
I'm sorry to hear that. I'm sorry to hear your father resorted to name-calling. The more you tell your friends/peers that you like to be called...
That hope is part of your survival instinct. Please nourish it! Your username and the last line of your post reminded me of an old classic dog...
Are your parents supportive and attentive otherwise? Do they tend to brush you off when you express your needs in general, or is it only about...
Amen. You nailed it right down the line. Good for you on being self-aware and exploring this before the boyfriend inevitably finds out or you and...
What advice would you give to someone who told this same story to you, about themselves? I see silverhalo left a much nicer reply than the one...
Oh yeah, sorry for unclarity, I didn't mean you should be monogamous, but rather that you want to find other nonmonogamous persons to date,...
That's cool about your husband! No magic solutions, but: it's totally possible to be bisexual and monogamous. You're looking to meet women who...
I'm trans and have been with a straight-identifying man for many years. Orientation is not necessarily so cut and dried as that. But are you sure...
Hello Indalo and welcome. I don't know about throwing light, but there are some patterns in your post that you might explore. You could come back...
Don't follow up right away. Pick out a specific rugby match, plan to go with or without a date, and when you do follow up in a couple of days,...
Stay safe.
Many cis females also worry that other women are quietly judging how they look in their clothes. And other women *are* judging. Many of them spend...
Hi and welcome, Sam!
Thank you for sharing an update! It's great that your mom is available to bounce thoughts off of, to see that your instincts about the situation...
I concede. ... oh wait. I'm king of the mountain!
Does he not know how serious of a situation this is for you? Maybe you should tell him what kind of damage he could be doing. That is, if you...
Okay, so maybe I do have something else to add. If you're afraid to come out to him, because it might get back to your family, and you're really...
"This too shall pass." Hang in there.
As to your relationship trouble, all I can say is that if you're not able or willing to come out now, you need to be just as truthful with him...