🏳️‍⚧️ trans girl in southeast Louisiana looking to make friends

Coskii, 27 days ago

I don’t think the Fediverse has enough of a reach for the time being for this type of request to gain much traction. I don’t have an issue with anyone attempting it, but I feel that it’d be disingenuous of me to not point out the plethora of mobile apps geared towards meeting people in your area, some romantically, some platonically. I hope you’re able to find people to be yourself around.

-Emma-, 22 days ago

I appreciate the recommendation, but there really aren't any mobile apps that are compatible with my Librem 5 phone. I run Linux, and I'm not comfortable running "traditional" apps that contain surveillance malware and engage in data harvesting. Social websites generally tend to require too much personal information, and so I feel banned from those platforms. I'm very glad to have access to the fediverse. Without it, I would have nothing.

I'm going to try to go to Pride events for the first time in my life and see if I can find anyone.

AFKBRBChocolate, 1 month ago

Hi Emma! I’m not in that area or LGBTQ+, just an ally, and an old guy with paternal instincts, and I wanted to make sure that you stay safe. Lemmy seems much more progressive on average than most online spaces, but like anywhere there are predator types here too. Please make sure that any first meets you do are in public, safe spaces.

I hope you meet some great people that help you feel less isolated. Good luck!

-Emma-, 1 month ago

Thank you for the reminder for myself and others that read this thread. Yes, I am aware of the dangers and the necessity of public meetings, and I'd probably bring a family member with me if I actually find someone here to meet.

Thank you for the well wishes and support.

Juno, 1 month ago

I’m a 90s kid She her I usually play games to get to know people, idk what Linux games are cross platform but I’m sure there’s more now w steam deck.

Let me know if you want to connect on steam or discord

-Emma-, 1 month ago

You're in southeast Louisiana? Do you happen to use Matrix? I'd rather not join things like Discord if I can help it, and I'm not really a gamer. My laptop probably couldn't handle running steam anyway.

cowboycrustation, 1 month ago

Hey Emma, hope ya find someone. You’re a very cool person and it’s been nice knowing you online. Being isolated sucks.

-Emma-, 1 month ago

Thanks cowboy, and yes it's been nice.

...But I also feel like I've been numb for so long that this sudden capacity for feeling, mixed with these new relationships, has just melted me down to my very core and left me more distraught than I otherwise would have been. It's one thing to be lonely, but it's quite another to feel so connected and loved by others and yet unable to ever be in their presence. I was more positive when I made my original post searching for friends, but this time I'm just...I don't even know. I came here to distract myself, and I figured I may as well do this now, call out to the void to save me. But there's no one coming. I don't have hope that anything will come of these threads. I don't think I'm likely to find anyone. I just wish this were all easier. I wish I could just meet my friends and feel a sense of calm wash over me, allowing me to relax and breath easy, knowing everything will be okay. I need to be strong for others, but I also struggle to be strong for myself, and I wish I could just cry with my friends. I've cried enough tears in solitude, and I don't wanna feel trapped anymore. I can't continue like this; I need an escape from the pain.