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There was a post sometime ago by LGBTQ person looking for friends.

Try the search bar. Maybe you'll find something.

Then you post in their thread and they will get a notice in their email.

Good luck!

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There doesn't seem to be a search bar. Doh!

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On 9/11/2020 at 12:10 PM, mcfluffington said:

There doesn't seem to be a search bar. Doh!

Upper left corner of the page. On a computer, not sure about mobile.

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On 2/6/2020 at 8:11 AM, AJ Tylo said:

Its not i truly would rather hang out with lesbian girls they seem to be more real! I have a few friends that are gay and i prefer going out and hanging out better then the Naples Princess's that are money hungry and a pain in the ass. Not stereotyping anyone but In Naples Florida it is hard to find a good girl who does not have a agenda to date.

The word play could be conceived in another way it never was meant to.

“Good girl” this guy is a creaton

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On 2/5/2020 at 9:08 PM, bthompson82 said:

Hi!!! Whelp I put a lot in that title lol.. but I’m a black 37 year old femme lesbian, looking for friends, or who knows ! Tell me about yourself !

Female, demisexual taken 😍

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Hi everyone,

I’m 45 yr old, asexual, trans male, queer identified, polyamorous, and disabled. I’m married to one trans masculine guy (20 yrs now!) and we have a second partner, we’ve been with for 11yrs, who is also a trans man. We all live together in Portland, Oregon with four cats and a special needs chihuahua that, I believe, thinks she is a cat too.
That is me in a nutshell!
I’m on my second try to work towards gastric bypass. I backed out halfway through last year. I got scared, I think, But my health has started to decline rapidly so no backing out this time!

Hope everyone is doing well!

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Hello!! Thanks for everyone's intros.

I'm an African American 52yr old cis woman, but I'm open to friends who are just good folks. Married for 23 yrs. Two young adult kids, 2 cats, 1 dog. My surgery is on Nov 30th, and I'm looking to make friends too!

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Hello Im a newly 31 year old lesbian married. I have a 1 year old and now 3 cats. I am still in the beginning stages of Pre-op. I have to wait until May to have surgery since UVA would like you to meet with a nutritionist once a month of 6 months:rolleyes:

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Hi All,

I am a 42 year old cis female, heteroromantic asexual. As someone else mentioned, I only recently had the words to explain myself even to myself and am just starting to explore what that means for me. Appreciate the opportunity to connect!

Lori

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Hey all,
Brand new to this forum. Early in my process as I finally got a stage 2 approval last week 😁😁😁 so onto my six months now. Beyond the bariatric stuff...

44yr old, Single, bi-mom to 3 autistic teens (2 are gay/lesbian). Been single and working on myself and busy raising kids, the last 6 years. Plus One crazy Balinese kitty we all love.

I’m another PNW person (Tacoma area), artist/designer.

Love making new friends!

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Nice to meet you! I’m also a Black femme lesbian! 47, married, kids. I wondered if there were any other gay people on here, nice to know there are others!

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I started another thread for LGBTQIA in the Gastric Sleeve section, but it doesn’t seem like it’s gone down very well...not sure why it was upsetting :(...anyway just wanted to say I’m glad that there are people here like me, and I would love to make more friends here (of all orientations/genders).

A little about me, I’m a writer professionally, I’m 47 and I’m married to a great woman, she’s my best friend.

I’ve also gained about a hundred pounds over the last ten years - health problems have piled up and finally I got the courage to take the step to getting my surgery done.

I’m just 2 weeks preop, I’ve lost 21 pounds so far.

My family members don’t have any issues around their weight so loving though they are, there are just things they don’t get - like not finding clothes that fit in your size that are also stylish, wanting to do things you can’t,

Hope to gain some support here.

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I’m 52 gay male, married to my husband from Turkey and newly sleeved. Love my community!

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4 minutes ago, iseanu said:

I’m 52 gay male, married to my husband from Turkey and newly sleeved. Love my community!

Ahh lovely, nice to meet you! My wife is from India, and I am also newly sleeved. Look forward to our WLS discussions!

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