
I rarely use AI for my posts, and when I did, for images, which I thought was fun to try in creating, I lost views because of it. However, I was curious what it would give me if I entered this question: What are the common LGBT+ asked questions? I also found an article with 100 questions related to Pride Month, so I’m doing a mix of both. This is me a few days after, and I decided to add some things I have been asked adding research to it.
How do you know it’s not just a phase?
This is something you should never ask, but many people still do. Think of the ‘famous’ closet where you sit with your thoughts in the dark. Thoughts, desires and dreams that you can’t switch off no matter what you do.
What’s the difference between Bisexuality and Pansexuality?
Here’s the definition I found on Google: Bisexuality generally refers to attraction to two or more genders, while pansexuality refers to attraction to people regardless of their gender identity. Here’s my personal take: like most things, there’s a spectrum in the case of pansexuality that ranges bases on more of personality, character and connection rather than the physical body.
How do you find support within the LGBTIQ+ community?
As someone who came years ago, I find this question critical, especially if the person has recently come out and their family or friends didn’t react in the desired way. As native as I was, I thought that there weren’t a ton of trans people in Malta. All I have to say is that our gender clinic has a long waiting list. Why am I saying all this? There’s always a group of people who will make you feel you are at home. I like to divide it into two: the local community and the online one. If you don’t feel ready to be entirely out, I would suggest an online group because you can stay a bit more anonymous. In terms of local support, I will search for meet-ups, as they often have people who are trained in the sector.
There are a few questions I can answer, but I’m not sure if that’s of interest, so I’m leaving it here for the time being.
Alex
I met the most intelligent and inspiring young woman during a recent trip. We were attending the same event and so were chatting back and forth about things the whole time and grew quite close – she trusted me enough to tell me she was queer.
I come from a different generation and I don’t like the word (because to my hearing it implies there is something weird about a person and she was definitely not odd) but it meant nothing to me as a reflection of her as a person and I think she was worried it would. I know sometimes it can be a huge deal to the person – their sexuality – but to me it was simply as if hearing she liked potatoes more than carrots and wasn’t partial to cabbage. I said “that must be difficult out here – either way – there’s not many young people to have romantic relationships with” and then we talked about books again. She is an author and has a book called Spot of Bother out which is difficult to market from a remote location – perhaps you could review it for her. I haven’t read it yet because I haven’t had time but if it is as funny and sparkling as her I’m sure it will be great
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