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A safe space for GSRM (Gender, Sexual, and Romantic Minority) folk to discuss their lives, issues, interests, and passions. LGBT is still a popular term used to discuss gender and sexual minorities, but all GSRM are welcome beyond lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people who consent to participate in a safe space

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Experimenting as an adult (piefed.social)

submitted 3 months ago by MaitreMortem681@piefed.social to c/lgbt@lemmy.world

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I never experimented with my sexuality as a teenager - dysphoria, depression, autism, etc. You get the gist. Good news: I'm finally starting to get my ducks in a row at the decrepit old age of 23 /j. Bad news: Oh god now I have to address this shit.

Gonna be honest, I have no ideas where to start. So... how did y'all figure out if you liked men/women/both/neither/whatever? Was it an instinctual thing that you just Noticed one day? Did you have to go on dates and try things out?

I'm a little nervous about coming across as an asshole if I hook up with someone and then realize "Oh! I hate this!" halfway through, y'know?

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

When you're experimenting as an adult, a certain amount of professionalism and maturity is expected. You can't be horsing around carelessly like the bad kids did back in school; that's a good way to get hurt. Follow all lab safety procedures, including wearing appropriate PPE. Get informed consent from all human subjects involved. Be willing to put in the hard work. Keep good notes so that you can reproduce your findings and communicate them effectively to your colleagues.

Oh, and watch out for those Bunsen burners, if you know what I mean. 😉