had a dream that somebody found out my real identity from this site

I don't actually know. But I'm pretty sure its anonomys because that's the whole point of this site. You don't really have to come out and be seen if you don't want to. You always have the choice.

And this is totally weird because I look like the girl you're describing x)

 

Doo Doo Do Doo

 

Ahaha! Totally made my day!

 

Your identity is safe on EC.
The only information anybody can find out about you is whatever information you choose to put up here.

 

Oh no, Don't worry!
Your secrets are safe here! Like that person said, all that's on here is what you chose to post

 

Honestly, it's pretty much impossible that someone would find out your identity. Let alone people you don't know like the ones in your dream.

All I can get from your profile is that you're a 25-year old guy. That fits probably more than a thousand people in my own hometown alone. And if I quickly go over your posts, I don't see anything else that could identify you.

So yeah, you're perfectly safe unless you decide you feel at ease to give information. But no one can get that without your permission!

 

Yeah that's what I love about this site, I'm still not to terms with myself so this place it perfect for me to ease into who I am while talking to other people with similar circumstances

 

We take our members' privacy very seriously. While you can choose to reveal some info to others, we do not allow this in public areas of the site. The box of red text at the top of the page is there for a reason. Any concerns of a privacy breach can be addressed to the staff.

And any lurkers or whatever who try to find people they know shouldn't be worried about. Those trying to figure out if someone is gay by wasting their time sifting through very limited details in posts have bigger problems that should be addressed instead of any outing.

 

If someone does sign up to lurk and try to figure out people's identities, they'll be able to see exactly what any other member here sees, which is what you choose to share. Even as an admin, the only information I can get from looking at your profile is that you're 25, male, and not sure about your sexuality. Like Filip says, this applies to thousands and thousands of people, and nobody could ever identify you through that. If you want to hide your age from showing on your profile and your posts, you can do so in My Settings. Nothing personally identifying - your full name, the email address you signed up with, anything - is ever made public on EC. Honestly, I don't think you'll find a safer forum than this.