Are you looking to broaden your circle of LGBTQ+ friends? Maybe you've just arrive out and wish to connect with others who contribute your experiences and struggles. Or maybe you're an ally who wants to show support and solidarity to the LGBTQ+ community. Whatever your reason may be, making any kind of modern friends can be challenging, especially if you’re shy. But expanding your social circle and ensuring it’s as diverse as possible can only be a good thing.
1. Be yourself
The most essential thing when it comes to making new LGBTQ+ friends is to be authentic and eager to learn from other people’s experiences and world views. The queer people is extremely welcoming, so don't be afraid to exhibit your true colors and share your unique personality. If you’ve spent a long time suppressing this side of yourself, being reserved or lacking in confidence, it may take you a while to confide in new people and open up, so just be sincere about this fight. You’ll no mistrust meet people who empathize.
2. Remember, not everyone in the LGBTQ+ community is
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By Zachary Zane
When I finally embraced my bisexuality five long years after kissing my first dude, I was elated, convinced that the world would now be my oyster. I thought existence bisexual would double my chances of a date on any given Friday night. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
Women didn’t want to date me, fearing that I was using the bi label as a stepping stone to being “full-blown” lgbtq+. Whether or not they’d openly admit it, many feared I’d inevitably leave them for a man. The gay men I dated didn’t hold this fallacious belief. Rather, they were unbelievably condescending. They’d say things appreciate, “Oh, honey! I was bi too. You’ll get there.” When I reaffirmed my bisexuality, letting them know that this isn’t a pitstop, but a ultimate destination, they’d respond, “I realize you think that. I did too.”
So I stopped telling people I was bisexual, at least on the first date. It wasn’t that I was ashamed of being attracted to all genders or attempting to camouflage my bisexuality. I hoped that if they got to comprehend and trust me, they would believe I was bisexual. I also figured i