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Anyone else join Beehaw (or other queer spaces) out of a feeling of wanting to belong, before even realizing you were queer? (beehaw.org)
submitted 6 days ago by Hexarei@beehaw.org to c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org
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I dunno if this is the right place for this, but I was curious. I joined Beehaw during the Great Reddit API migration, a few years ago at this point. I couldn't put a finger on why but I wanted to join a queer-friendly space. It just seemed like a good place to be, somewhere that seemed to have goals of inclusivity and being kind to one another that I thought sounded good. I wanted to belong somewhere like this place seems to want to be.

Then, years later, in Nov of 2024 my egg absolutely shattered and I came out to myself as trans. Then I just realized this morning that the timeline is kinda funny to me. Thought I'd ask and see how common that pattern was.

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[–] Hexarei@beehaw.org 3 points 6 days ago

That makes total sense! It really does make such a huge difference to have people around you. I don't even remember where I heard of Beehaw but I remember thinking it sounded like a great place to be. A space that accepts people for whoever they are and doesn't judge.