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HOW TO MAKE GAY FRIENDS

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LGBTQ stands for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer. I’ll never fet beg 15 years old and walkg to my first ever meetg for lbian, gay, bi, queer, and trans youth at BAGLY Boston.

”) The close queer iends we make bee a chosen fay, wh a shared culture and inty, formg the bonds that are sential to our wellns and as gay bars and bookstor are closg left and right, many of have turned to apps to fill that gap, meang we spend more time than ever alone our rooms.

HOW TO MAKE GAY FRIENDS: AN LBGT FRIENDSHIP GUI

That's right — not every gay movie has to end wh heartbreak. * gay happy friends *

LGBT2Q people exist all genrs, all cultur, and relyg on your gaydar is a good start, but expandg your queer and trans cultural referenc will boost your abili. Instagram and Twter make easier to fd other people wh the same terts, whether ’s hedgehogs or aerosol art, and there are so many homo-tastic hashtags.

GAY MEN AND STRAIGHT MEN AS FRIENDS

Could gay guys be the ultimate wg men for their straight, male iends? * gay happy friends *

Try #QueerStyle, #BlackTransExcellence, #QueerFemme, #LbianMem, #BiLove, #GenrEuphoria, #Gaysian, #LGBTTikTok.

HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY

Heterosexual and gay men n heal and grow as a rult of their iendships. * gay happy friends *

Or, add your inty to your state, school, or profsn to fd #GayMichigan or #QueerMorehoe or #TransUtah or #PansexualUK and more. That may be surprisg news if you’ve been raised a homophobic branch of your relig tradn, but I promise you—they’re out there, and they n’t wa to wele you (and you may fd really healg to brg your whole self to your fah tradn).

Here are some lks to lists of affirmg (that’s the relig buzzword for “we like the gays here”) anizatns:.

I THOUGHT I DIDN'T NEED GAY FRIENDS; I WAS WRONG

Check out Unlikely Hikers, which specifilly wel and celebrat people who don’t f the classic Patagonia profile cludg fat folks and hikers of lour; Venture Out Project, which is n by and explicly wel trans people; Gay SCUBA Week and Queer Paddlers; and basilly what I’m sayg is that if you want to be out and Out there are fely other ‘mos to do wh your area. If you’re newly sober or revery and tryg to avoid plac, people, or patterns that may not be healthy for you right now, a gay AA or other revery meetg might be a double-w for you: support on your path and a boost for your new social life.

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