[Kaunisenkeli]

Argh! I was typing so long that I got caught by the nightly maintenance and lost the whole thing. So editing will definitely follow.

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Yeah, I don't get it either. Anyone who says we can achieve all the changes needed to reach equality without allies is simply delusional. We need everyone; be they straight, bisexual, trans, and everyone I haven't even described.

Ugh. Of course you have as much to lose as everyone else. You can't marry a woman in most states of this country if that's who you end up wanting to spend the rest of your life with, in many states you can lose a job for being bisexual, you can lose an apartment. The list goes on. Anyone who thinks you have less to lose simply for being bisexual instead of a lesbian is probably just trying to pump up their own feelings of being a victim.

Yeah, I've been really lucky so far and somebody is really going to try and shaft me at some point. I just try to keep my eyes and ears open to see if I might be able to mitigate the situation when it arises. While I think that what those of us in the LGBT community do isn't that different from what straight folks do, it is important for us to be open and honest about ourselves and our relationships. Maybe by being so we can finally break the stigma that some still attach to us.

True, I am an introvert and there's nothing wrong with that.

I can imagine it hurt. We're supposed to be a community, so shouldn't we encourage those who come seeking information even if it isn't for themselves? Maybe the person who chewed you out had given information before and had it turned against them. That doesn't excuse what they did, but maybe that's the reason.

Experimentation is important. When I started to transition, I was still pretty unsure of myself and wondering if this really was right for me. Turns out it was, but it took me some time to find that for sure. Gender is such a complex thing, and the gender binary just doesn't cover it. If your friend finds that she's genderqueer, bigender, transgender, nongender, or she goes without labels entirely, there's nothing wrong with that. I'd say that I know a friendly online community with all sorts of folks where she could get good advice, but it's pretty dead there now and she'd likely be waiting weeks for an answer. Might be worth a shot, though, and I can ask for her as I'm already a member and the two of you have already had such a poor experience in the past.

Oh yeah, burning sensations really suck. I always hated getting burned more than cutting myself in the kitchen. Here's hoping it heals quickly.

Well, we'll have to get to that subject one day. :)

I really hope your fears are unfounded. I wish I had more to offer than just hugs and words of comfort. :( -offers a hug-