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Hello everyone! I have been looking for a good community where I could interact in a semi-anon way as I start the (rather terrifying) early steps in questioning my gender identity. I hope to benefit from the vast and varied experiences of other members as I navigate the waters of my own personal journey.

A little about me~! I'm a 30+ masculine person who was AFAB. I love video games, kpop, and other fandomy/geek stuff. I build cool things in Minecraft, write trashy vampire fiction, and I love hearing about the creative projects and passions of my friends. 

Excited to be here! If you want to be extra welcoming, tell me about something cool you're working on. :)

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Welcome, JK. Wow, we have a lot in common. Both masculine afab into games and geeky stuff. Although, I'm into more jpop than kpop and trashy werewolf fiction as opposed to vampires. Although, there was than one story... 

 

Anywho, I have no doubt you'll have a great time here. I'm also pretty new but everyone's been really welcoming so far.

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Hi JK,  pleased to meet you :)  I think you'll find you have wandered into the right place, you can interact as much as you like and there are plenty of threads to read or questions to ask!

Wish I had something cool I could say I am working on, but really I'm quite sad and there isn't anything :( There are plenty of us here who are into different elements of geek culture and from what I've seen quite a few talented artists and poets too. Are you a console or PC player?

I play PS4 co-op games mostly so love building in Minecraft, and I love RPG's and read just about anything in the fiction genres when I get the time.

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1 hour ago, JK said:

Excited to be here! If you want to be extra welcoming, tell me about something cool you're working on. :)

Welcome JK, Thank you for becoming part of our little community. It’s always nice to see new faces here. Hope to read some posts of yours in the near future. I’m sure you have some interesting stories and helpful information for others...so if you’re willing...Join in the fun!

 

As far as ‘cool’ projects...not sure my current project qualifies as ‘cool’ but for me it’s a much needed project for sure. I just went to Home Depot and bought 3 sets of stacking wood shelving designed for shoes. I’m finished putting together the first one and have two more to build and then I’ll be assigning a section of our closet for all my shoes. I hard to believe I need something that holds this many shoes but in the last 2 years, I’ve managed to find a new hobby apparently. This is far contrast to the 6 or 7 pairs of shoes needed prior to transition.?

 

Warmest Regards,

Susan R?

 

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Any project worth doing is a cool project, and it always feels nice to get organized!!! :) Thank you for the warm welcome, I hope I can contribute here and there in the future. 

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Welcome JK.  I think you'll find what you are looking for at our forum!   Please join in the fun.

 

Cheers, 

Jani

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@ThatDarnDodo Somehow I missed your post! ? I love some good werewolf trash and jpop too! I'm a little more into the vkei scene in Japan, but I was a sucker for Johnny's groups and Morning Musume back in the day. Still check out AAA's stuff whenever it comes out. I have a feeling we could talk for like hours... XD XD XD

@DeeDee I missed your post too~! I used to be very loyal to the PS4 and it's proceeding consoles, but I got into some creative games like planet coaster on PC and once I got Minecraft it turned me into a PC player for sure. Still love my PS4 but might upgrade my PC instead of buying the next gen. Love a good RPG, and all the reading. ❤️ Thank you for the warm welcome. 

@Jani Thank you, I shall! :)

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9 hours ago, JK said:

I have been looking for a good community where I could interact in a semi-anon way as I start the (rather terrifying) early steps in questioning my gender identity.

Hi JK!  nice to meet you and Welcome!

 

That is the exact same reason I was fortunate to stumble across this Forum via a random internet search, AND its been the best experience for me (and I know others too).
I hope you find the same and are able to connect with others in your same part of the journey and gain valuable experience at the same time.

Deep breaths ... one step at a time❣️

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Hi @JK and welcome! I'm new here as well and hope to gain knowledge, support, and have some fun too!

 

Not really a cool project, but in the process of moving inlaws into senior living, getting their house ready to sell, then getting our house ready to sell so we can move to a better state! 

 

I'm also researching and working on coming out letters...not sure if I'll ever use them but doing it just in case. 

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