SmashBoards LGBTQIA+ / GRSM Awareness and Acceptance Thread

[Ben Holt]

I searched to see if there was already a thread about this, and I found cringe from the Brawl days back with homophobia was not only accepted but outright mainstream.

This isn't a club thread; this is merely a thread for coming out and accepting each other.
Tell us your stories, when you discovered your sexuality, when and why you came out, if you're still closeted, etc. This is just a thread for the LGBTQIA+ members of SmashBoards to freely express themselves whereas they may not feel comfortable expressing these things in a general thread.
If you're heterosexual, feel free to join in with an accepting attitude.

So I'll start with my story.
I am pansexual, formerly identifying as bisexual until I learned about the other genders.
I have no preference for one gender over the other, but I've had more girlfriends, as heterosexual women are far more numerous than homosexual men and non-binary individuals.
Despite being attracted to men, I much prefer feminine presentation in any situation. If you're curious as to "my type", look up Cursed Arachnid.
I officially came out to my friends at age 14, and I was actually surprised that they were very accepting, as I grew up in a very Conservative area, and the use of "that's gay" or calling people the f-slur was common in my Middle School. But I had noticed homosexual tendencies at a much younger age. Before having human crushes, I had cartoon crushes including Misty from Pokémon, Hinata, and Arnold from Hey Arnold! The Hey Arnold! movie came out when I was seven, and that's the earliest homosexual thought I remember having.
I am largely open about my sexuality except to my family, but that is a whole other can of worms.
I liked to wear makeup and cross dress as a teenager, but my mother punished me for it. Here's a picture from when I was 15:

Though I do not, nor have I ever considered myself trans, it is notable that during my adolescent years I wanted to be a girl. Not because I truly felt female, but because I envied girls and how they got so much attention and kindness compared to boys.
Still to this day, the people I most envy are pornstars and other erotic models, as they get praised simply for existing, which is a feeling I've always craved, hence my dream of being a famous singer.

 

[Torgo the Bear]

Just stumbled across this thread by accident, figured I'd hop on.

I'm an Omnisexual. Most people don't know what that is, and that's ok.
Omnisexuality is basically the same as being Pan, except that you have a preference for one or more gender identities.
In my case, I prefer anyone who at least looks female (got a huge soft spot for femboys).

I thought I was straight until I realized that I also liked boys at age 17. For reference, I'm 18 at the time of posting.
I never really cared to learn any of the other LGBTQIA+ stuff until roughly September of 2020, in which I stepped into the LGBTQ Subreddits and finally learned what Pansexuality was. I was about to start calling myself that until literally one minute later when I learned what Omni was.
I came out to my friends on our Snapchat group chat about 5 minutes later, and they were pretty excited for me even though they had never heard of Omni before. Of course, since they're both Demisexuals (or at least that's what they think right now) and one of them is Trans, I didn't expect them to reject me.
I haven't come out to my family yet, and I probably won't since they're all homophobes.

I have never been on a single date in my life, which is one of the only significant things I hate about my life so far.

I am not Trans, but I have often wanted to be a girl (there's a big difference between wanting and needing). Once I finally move out on my own, I'll probably start wearing skirts and/or dresses at least.

 

[CannonStreak]

I am not really LBGTQIA, but I have to say: There is nothing to be ashamed in being that kind of person, whether lesbian, gay,, whatever. I actually find such people to be rather cool, and I don't get why there are people who hate those kinds of people. Whatever the hating people think, say or do, they are no better than the LBGTQIA people they make fun of, bully or hate. That said, I'd actually say that the LBGTQIAs are better than the hating people whatsoever. Anyway, being LBGTQIA should not be a bad thing. I'd say it is a good thing, even if some don't like it for dumb reasons. Such LBGTQIA people may get bullied, but they have a right to be that way. They might have rather been born that way, but never let anyone who hates those kind of people get you down. A LGBTQIA should never be ashamed to be who they are.