i was in your situation in high school,,, except i went to a muslim all girls' high school where almost everyone was homophobic and the very few allies/queers were often expelled or made to keep their mouths shut by blackmail or bullying. at the time, i only had one friend in my year who was homophobic and very open about it, and I was a closeted b...... reply
They are so right about wlw relationships. We're two days into the talking stage and I'm convinced this is girl is my soulmate. I'm severely sleep deprived because I just talk to her until 2 am when I have 8 am classes.
What level of down bad is this? 3 reply
Idk I really respect her for her courage because BD is such a conservative country, I can only imagine how she is going to be discriminated against and seen as crazy (probably even harassed). But I'm not sure how effective this is going to be, Bangladesh is wayyy far behind in terms of lgbt recognition and not even close to legalizing gay marriage....... 3 reply
I like to remember that your emotions and feelings of love and attraction are a ton of brain chemicals and reactions. And what you think is the feeling of love, never lasts forever.
It's up to you to decide what love and crushes and attraction really is to you.
Maybe try tellling yourself what you're feeling isnt necessarily a crush or romantic...... reply
Maybe u fall for them more easily because u know that they'll nvr like u? I could be wrong because I don't rlly know who u r as a person but it's just a thinking reply
This is like the 4th time I've harbored romantic feelings towards someone that will never like me back. Literally every single one of my crushes are either not into me or is dating someone else. Every time this happens I end up with feelings I don't know where to throw away.
I think it would be best to directly confront her and ask what makes her uncomfortable about/around gay people in particular.
If she states religion/"science" as an excuse, or if she says she's not sure, then I suggest trying to help her be more open to gay people, and seeing that there's nothing different or wrong about being gay.
If her respon...... reply