Any Other LGBT Gamers Here?

[La Barata]

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Sorry, that honestly didn't come across as I intended it to, I've realized.

Welcome to the community, and I'm honestly glad that you feel comfortable enough with yourself to advertise it. Far too few people do, and fewer still are comfortable enough to even admit it. On another note, my personal opinion is don't change your username, honestly. If that's how you feel you want to identify yourself online, then let absolutely fucking nobody tell you otherwise. You're who you are, and fuck the rest.

True... at the same time, though, I do want a slightly quirkier username. I myself feel the username's a bit redundant and gives people the impression I'm an attention grabber who thinks she's a precious snowflake, and as nice as the Escapist (generally) is, I've still come under fire from unsavoury characters.

I'm hoping the mods have gotten my message and give me my new username. I'm not here to cause trouble or ruffle any feathers. I just want to have fun and geek out.

Amen to that. That's why we're all here, really. Still, do whatever you feel would make you the most comfortable. I can understand your trepidation with the name, and can see how others'd resent it, and aforementioned unsavoury characters can eat a bag of dicks.

 

[Darken12]

Yeah, I agree. I've asked the mods to delete the post (as I haven't figured out how to do it on my own) and have apologized to OP, as I can honestly say it didn't come out as I intended it to. (Heh, captcha is words of wisdom)

No problem, glad it was just a misunderstanding.

 

[TKretts3]

One gay guy here.

You're never the only one, but unfortunately on many sites people lack the courage to come out and stand up for themselves. However you'll find on this site that it is certainly not the case. With such an open and respectful environmental (To Liberals, that is) it's no surprise that people won't hide themselves as they do in other parts of the internet.

As the first reply stated, there is a group on the Escapist specifically for gamers who are of the LGBT (Yes, I know, I do make it sound like a religion. ;P) to converse.

 

[feauxx]

hey *wave*
gay girl here, welcome to the escapist

i had never heard of QUILTBAG before, made me giggle. also, that genderbread picture is the cutest thing ^^

 

[Anti Nudist Cupcake]

While I'm not an LGBT gamer myself, I'll help by linking you to the Escapist user group for them called The Escapist Gay-mers [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/The-Escapist-Gay-mers]

Since I'm not in the group, I couldn't tell you how active it is, but there's plenty of people in there at least.

Hopefully that helps you.

Wait, the OP said that he/she is transgendered. That isn't even a sexuality, being gay is. Why would he/she fit with the gaymers in particular? Unless he/she is actually gay....that's fine too.

 

[Andy Shandy]

While I'm not an LGBT gamer myself, I'll help by linking you to the Escapist user group for them called The Escapist Gay-mers [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/The-Escapist-Gay-mers]

Since I'm not in the group, I couldn't tell you how active it is, but there's plenty of people in there at least.

Hopefully that helps you.

Wait, the OP said that he/she is transgendered. That isn't even a sexuality, being gay is. Why would he/she fit with the gaymers in particular? Unless he/she is actually gay....that's fine too.

It isn't just a gay group it's LGBT group, of which the T stands for transgendered.

I think they just chose "Gay-mers" as a bit of wordplay.

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

I'm trans and bi. Sup'?

 

[chinangel]

I"m part of the T of the LGBT welcome to the escapist sugar

 

[Miss Layton]

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And I got my name changed!

I'm Miss Layton, how do you do?

 

[Miss Layton]

I"m part of the T of the LGBT welcome to the escapist sugar

Thank you! Lovely to meet you.

 

[Miss Layton]

hey *wave*
gay girl here, welcome to the escapist

i had never heard of QUILTBAG before, made me giggle. also, that genderbread picture is the cutest thing ^^

Happy to be here!

 

[Miss Layton]

I'm trans and bi. Sup'?

Enjoying myself here at the Escapist, making new friends, all that jazz.

 

[La Barata]

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And I got my name changed!

I'm Miss Layton, how do you do?

A pleasure. *tips hat*

The mods responded t me, too, and deleted that post for me.

 

[ellieallegro]

As someone who works in student services, we use QUILTBAG all the time in a support setting because it sounds less threatening to someone who is seeking support (sometimes for the first time). It's a good way to lighten the mood and make a silly pun about the identity parade so people feel more at ease. However, in an academic context LGTBQ is still the preferred nomenclature. Just an FYI.

 

[waj9876]

Don't know if I count, as I've been told by some members of the LGBT community that I don't. And there's no P in there, so...

I'm pansexual. I like all genders. Male, female, male that used to be female, female that used to be male, etc.

 

[Lady Larunai]

il just claim every letter.. (incase this was too short)

Don't know if I count, as I've been told by some members of the LGBT community that I don't. And there's no P in there, so...

I'm pansexual. I like all genders. Male, female, male that used to be female, female that used to be male, etc.

Australia now has about 12 letter including P in its acronym

 

[Branovices]

Usually I don't post when everything that needs to be said has been... but this could be a score for visibility of LGBT/QUILTBAG...P (I saw you, waj, and anyone who likes Disgaea has my support as a person.) Are there many of us? In the immortal words of Final Fantasy 7, "Off course."

 

[Dascylus]

The best thing about being a gamer is that our interests lie in games.
I'm a straight white male... I've never had a gay bone in my body (hehe, bone)
I was raised by uptight father who taught me nothing of accepting others and grew up thinking gay=wrong... Then I moved out and saw reality.

What I am trying to say is unless you specify it I identify everybody here as fellow gamers. There is no gender or sexuality in that word for me.