Hi, I’m Emma (she/her).

So, long story short:

  • I am lonely

  • I wanna befriend some local LGBTQ+ people here in southeast Louisiana

  • I can’t send/receive direct messages to/from Lemmy users with this Mbin account, but I have a Lemmy account I can use if necessary

About me:

  • I’m a 90s kid

  • I’m a trans girl

  • I began transition, including HRT, January of 2023

  • I suffer from OCD

  • I’m a Linux nerd, kinda

  • I use PureOS on my Librem 5

  • I use QubesOS on my Librem 14

  • I use pfSense on my firewall/router

  • I’d like to think that I’m somewhat good at writing

I’d love to meet some LGBTQ+ people, but I don’t know how. The only support group I’ve found is exclusively online via Zoom, and only Facebook users are allowed. As a privacy and security obsessed person, I’m totally excluded, and I just feel so trapped right now. I want to meet people offline, and I just don’t know how.

And I’m really sad right now thinking about how much I love the friends I’ve made online in the past few months and how I feel so isolated from them.

It hurts to post this, but I feel that I must. I don’t expect to find anyone, but I have to try.

Edit:

DMs between Lemmy and Kbin/Mbin still do not work, so here is my Lemmy account:

@Emma0@lemmy.blahaj.zone

  • skulblaka@startrek.website
    16·
    29 days ago

    Much love and good luck. I’m from Louisiana but I don’t live down that way anymore. Been hearing a lot about what the local gov is up to recently though. Things are getting rough down there. Worried about you guys.

    I don’t want to up and tell you your home isn’t safe for you, but I do advise keeping an eye open for opportunities elsewhere. There’s a reason that it’s difficult for you to find public LGBTQ+ groups down there. Don’t get so tied down in the bayou that you’re a sitting duck, know what I mean?

    In the meantime, you’re not going to be a fan of this advice, but discord is a good place to find communities. It’s a long shot, but if you find a server you like with good folks in it you can ask around and see if someone knows someone who knows someone.

    Good night, good luck 💜

    • -Emma-@fedia.ioOP
      9·
      29 days ago

      I do advise keeping an eye open for opportunities elsewhere.

      I have been wanted to evacuate soon, but my heart is pulling me in lots of different directions, and I don’t really know which path to follow.

      In the meantime, you’re not going to be a fan of this advice, but discord is a good place to find communities.

      Yeah, that’s what my friend Lacey was telling me. I just can’t do that right now. Making these posts is difficult enough.

      Thank you for the well wishes.