LGBT+ Chat XIII

Awesome! What did you do to your hair? I've always wanted to dye mine...
I'm good, currently in Scotland doing an internship Really good fun, but a bit lonely

I keep telling to myself that I'll come out to my parents every few days then proceed bottle it each and every time. Anybody else get fed up with people assuming they're straight?

I dunno, sometimes I find it amusing, like if I'm in a group of people who don't know me well enough to know I'm not, and they're discussing gay/bi people I feel like a spy


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Oh wow, I am enlightened! Would it be correct to label us gaygents?

My driving instructor once thought I was looking at some girl because I was attracted to her when in fact I was judging her choice of footwear with her dress.

I have short, thin twists which are curled at the end, they are so cute, I really don't understand why people always go for plaits when they get extensions done (although I'd love to have purple plaits in my hair one day)

Wow, it must be a really good opportunity! Why did you decide to do it? And aww~

I keep telling to myself that I'll come out to my parents every few days then proceed bottle it each and every time. Anybody else get fed up with people assuming they're straight?

I dunno, sometimes I find it amusing, like if I'm in a group of people who don't know me well enough to know I'm not, and they're discussing gay/bi people I feel like a spy


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Sounds cute!
Yeah, it's basically my dream job - working in a cancer research lab What are you up to this summer?

I keep telling to myself that I'll come out to my parents every few days then proceed bottle it each and every time. Anybody else get fed up with people assuming they're straight?

Okay no that actually sounds amazing!! I've been applying to jobs/volunteering to at least give me something to do/a chance of social interaction, and I'm going on holiday to Portugal before results (results T_T)

Haha, yeah it's pretty awesome Spent most of today attempting (and failing) to look up PCR primers for a few obscure oncogenes which wasn't quite as exciting as some of the other stuff though...
Good luck with the job hunt! I remember applying for SOOO many jobs last year and not getting offered any Keep it up though If you can get some voluntary work to get some experience for your CV (and have something useful to do over the summer...) that would be great

RESULTS!!! Good luck So relieved I don't have to go through that stress again!

Enjoy your holiday! Whereabouts in Portugal are you going?

When my dad saw my new hairstyle, he asked if it was to attract boyfriends XD My dad thinks that it's a phase and I'll get over it, well bad news for him!

I have a policy to come out to people as soon as possible, unless it's a work environment, as much as I'd like to expel any and all bigotry in my life, I'd like to be able to work knowing that no one wants to skin me because of who I'm attracted to and how I define myself.

That sounds...interesting...

I know my friends have been through that struggle, I already have a tutoring job lined up but the hours are rubbish, and I have no desire to work in retail, I actually can't win! Volunteering on the other hand is great, I'm already doing stuff with the Red Cross but I've been looking at other places as well, and I have an interview on Friday ^^

Thank you, I'm sure I'll need it :'(

The Algarve! It's the second time my family have gone there but I don't care, it's such a lovely place!

Struggling to decide whether I should join a local LGBT group. It's called 'Space' but I've no idea what people do there. And it'll probably be full of creepy guys just wanting to hook up for sex? Opinions, anyone?

Perhaps send an email/ phone whoever runs it to ask if there are many people your age who go? The LGBT+ groups at uni tend to just involve everyone chatting over pizza and a film or running talks/ debates - but I'm not sure how ones outside of uni are.

How do you usually go about coming out to people? I've always been kinda curious as to how others bring it up in conversation as it's something I struggle with

Haha, it's not Well, it could be worse - but not quite as fun as the actual hands-on lab work stuff

Tutoring's great! I private tutored a couple of students this year and really enjoyed it Well, it's good as long as you get cooperative and enthusiastic students, not so much when they refuse to do your homework or turn up... Yeah, retail never appealed to me either - I applied to lots of summer camp jobs mainly, and a few retail ones close enough to home (i.e. very few as I live in the middle of nowhere ) What have you been doing with the Red Cross? You could look into volunteering at the library (I did that a few years ago and it was great - probably better in the summer as many libraries run reading schemes for kids) or an old people's home if that's what you're interested in What's your interview for? Good luck

That sounds nice! I'd love to get abroad somewhere sunny... it's raining in Scotland already

Aww, well basically if someone says something that assumes I'm straight, I just correct them about it! Or when talking about past relationships I can just casually mention an ex who was a girl. It doesn't have to be a huge declaration or confession and I don't see it that way, I just call it 'clarification'