Open Question: My child came out as transgender. What should I do?
My son came out as gay a few months ago, with which I do not have a problem. After coming out, he began wearing clothing typically worn by girls, sporting leggings, eye liner, nail polish, chopstick, Mickey Mouse ears, etc. I thought this was part of him coming out as gay, but I was wrong.

I grew suspicious of his erratic behavior, so I had a long talk with him. He finally admitted he had been keeping a secret from me – He wants to identify as female instead of male. I am very okay with that, but what if he gets bullied by his peers? I want him to be as happy as he can be, as life is too short to live a lie. However, my son is now going to be increasingly vulnerable to bullying, ridicule, and discrimination. Now that he identifies as female, he is technically straight, right? I know I shouldn’t refer to my transgender child as “he”, but this is new to me.

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Open Question: Help with a bully?
Theres this guy at school(Science) and he is the very annoying. He’s always late for class, always cheeky towards the teacher and he always calls people “spastic”, “gay” and “retard”. He always talk back and laughs at the teacher when she is explaining something and its really hard to concentrate. He is also aggresive, get in his way and he start shouting in your face. He constatly pushes me and punches. Is there any good comebacks foe him or what should I say/do?

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Open Question: HOCD OR IN DENIAL OF BEING LESBIAN.?
Teen worried about turning lesbian. Started when mom asked if I was gay, becuz I went up and bit her arm. I very mad because we’re very close and she’s even admitted that she would bit people when she.was young. Since then, been worried and little anxious that I could be gay. I have nothing against homosexuals. I just prefer Hetero lifestyle. Since I was young, I’ve always liked and fantasized about guys and never questioned my sexuality. I believe my family would accept me if I was gay, even though it wud be hard. I keep checking on the web to see if this is normal, and found i could be suffering from HOCD.I believe i have it, but i worry i could be in denial.Sometimes I watch porn and have felt aroused to lesb porn, but i also get aroused to other porn.I’ve taken many sexuality quizzes and all my results were Hetersexual. My mind constantly thinks I could be lesbian, which I don’t get nervous about anymore (it worries me that I don’t get nervous about that), but I do feel uncomfortable and feel the need to push it out of my head. Sometimes, I feel like the way I sit or talk is gay, and feel the need to change it. I don’t believe being a lesbian fits me, and if I happened to be with a girl, i would end up feeling more like friends than lovers.My family says I have a tendency to worry about stuff. Im nervous because I’m not as panicky like I use to be, and fear this is me accepting myself as a homosexual when i don’t want that.I wish I could go back to when I was boy crazy

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Open Question: Friends that support me or friends that respect me?
I recently came out as gay to my close friends and family, and this has been bugging me over the past few weeks. (sorry its long D:)

I have two very close friends, one who I have know since kindergarten, and one I have known since 6th grade. They are always very respectful towards me, and treat me kindly, (for the most part unless we are in that mood where we make fun of each other, jokingly of course.) Well, I came out to them. The one I have known since kindergarten told me I have liked boys my whole life, and followed up by telling me I am not gay, end of story. The other one just said what, and keeps going on as if I still like guys, for example, I told her I would rather go to a private school, and she said there will be good husband material for me there. I brush it off though as it is nothing, although it still kind of bothers me. The one I’ve known since kindergarten said she was sorry about what she said a little while after though.

I have another two friends whom I mostly hang out with during school. I told them I was gay, and they were accepting and took it really well. They told me that they will support me all the way. But they also don’t exactly respect me. They always snap at me for just talking, and call me stupid and dumb. I usually think it is a joke, but it hurts my feelings. I have told them it does, but they keep doing it.

Should I find new friends, go for the ones that respect me, or the ones who support me? I’m so stumped right now.. Thank you:)

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Open Question: Does my boyfriend have a fantasy about men?
My boyfriend was raped by his Uncle when he was 12. His mother never believed him so his uncle was never arrested. My boyfriend is very traumatised and has anger issues and depression. He wakes up crying and shaking at night when he dreams about it and sobs hysterically when I get him to talk about it. Well today I had to use his phone and he still had a porn sight open that was men using dildos on themselves and he had just been begging me for anal this morning. Should I be worried that be could be interested in men? I don t have a problem with that, I just no longer see his jokes with his guy friends as innocent jokes anymore and I feel there s more going on but may be overreacting… He expresses that he “hates gay men” (a common reaction in male rape victims) idk what I can do…

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Open Question: I'm 15 y/o and i've grown around a brother and a dad who were always checking girls out infront of me, causing me start doing the same.?
Nevertheless, i’m attracted to boy and i’ve always been, so I consider myself bi-curious. Of course, I’d never tell my family this because they’re huge homophobes. My father said, and i quote “i swear if any of you two were gay i would kick you out of the house”. My whole family knows im extremely supportive of the LGBTQ+ community and they’re fine with it, but they don’t actually expect me to be bi.

So the other day I went to a club with 6 of my friends and besides from us, there were two other girls there, whom i didnt notice until a while later. They were in the bathroom talking when i noticed that one of them was absolutely beautiful, and she was absolutely my type in every way possible. She was about 5’4 and had a baby blue pixie cut and she was basically a tomboy. So i made it my mission to approach her before the night ended despite how awkward i am.

Towards the end of the night i decided to approach her and (very awkwardly) asked her name, to which she responded, as i proceded to say “ok thanks” and ran the **** away while she looked at me like i was the creepiest person ever. Right after that i googled her and found out she was a lesbian and she was single, even if i suspected she had a crush on her friend. I found her on every social media and discovered she was hilarious (im pretty obsessive over my crushes) she’s 18 even if she looks 16 and i really want to get to know her but she probably thinks im v creepy. what do i do?

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Open Question: Are there any ways I could improve my plot?
Amelia’s brother Noah committed suicide. Nobody knows why. He was popular, he had a loving family and a beautiful girlfriend. The story follows Amelia and how she copes without the person she was closest to, and how the event affected the relationships she had between certain people. I plan to make it a family dynamic with just the father, and I wanted the idea that Noah was closer to his dad than Amelia. I also wanted to include the idea that their mother left them when they were a few weeks old but I’m not sure whether I should have her try and get in touch or something in the novel since her son did die? What do you think? It also will involve sexuality (LGBT) because I want Noah to be gay but he had a hard time accepting it and he had a ‘relationship’ with a boy called Ben in the novel. That isn’t the reason he killed himself but it’s what may have led his depression to become worse. Romance will play a part in the novel between Amelia and Noah’s best friend Isaac because they both need someone to talk to. Isaac was the class-clown, ladies man type of guy but since his best friend’s death his become angry and distant. I also want to talk about how the rest of his friends get on, but I don’t know if that is too much? I plan to add the theme of music to show her starting off struggling but eventually getting back on her feet? Is that a good idea? Update: I also plan to have the main character have a good relationship with one of her teachers who helps her cope with what happened, but I’m not sure whether to make it a teacher or another relative like her grandfather or something

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Open Question: You guys think this dude likes me?
I’m a 17-year old gay and I’ve known him for two months through the same class. Since last 3 weeks, this guy has been acting very odd.
Fact 1. He hugs me very often; not bro hug but like wrapping my back with arms without saying anything. One day, when I said “Bye”, he just came to me and hugged me even if there were some girls and guys walking around.
Fact 2. In the class, he said “I’m your boyfriend” and I was freaked out. I was like “I’m not a gay” and he was like “You have to be”. He literally said it to everybody in the classroom and seemed like nobody was shocked, surprisingly.
Fact 3. After that happened, he left a cookie on my desk secretly, while I was in the bathroom.
Fact 4. He wanted me to sit on his lap, which I didn’t want to do.
Fact 5. When I open my mouth and talk with other girls, he just looks at me and tries be into the conversation even though he was looking at his iPad. He just looks at me a lot.
Fact 6. He called me as lover and massaged my shoulder which were very confusing.
Fact 7. He has had a GIRLFRIEND since last year.
Fact 8. He said “If you were a girl, I would date you.”
Fact 9. He wanted to touch my button nose.

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Open Question: Is it illegal to make homophobic/racist comments or propositions?
I was on a facebook group chat the other day and my muslim friend was annoyed at the all the extremism and islamaphobia going on and decided to make the distasteful satirical joke that “all gays should be pushed off buildings”. Of course he never meant it but he said it as a way of trolling the people who are islamophobic.

However, a random person on the group has screenshotted the comment and reported it to the police, and a police investigation is currently going on due to what was said, is it illegal to say things like this? It was obvious that it was satirical and never meant to be taken seriously but I am worried that the police may not see this. What is the worst that can happen?
Thanks in advance

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Open Question: Help me find out if he is gay?
I’m in love with my bestfriend and I’m closeted in 9th grade. I think he is gay but I’m not sure and need some help

Signs:
-touching/rubbing/squeezing my legs/arms
-always needing to touch me in some way
-blowing kisses(jokingly but still)
-snap chatting me shirtless
-looking straight into my eyes when talking

please help I have been in love with him for 3 years

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