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Where are you in the world?
I live in PA...I love the people in my life, but I hate how privagte and close-minded a lot of people in this area are, and how judgmetnal and competitive everyone is...mixed on the LGBTQ+ Front, though there are a lot of conservatives, we have supporters here too..
I'm glad you have good people in your life <3
Elm wrote: "Hey, I'm from England :)"Hi Elm, welcome. We have other UK members, including K, who keeps our new releases lists updated, so some of us will be around on your time zone :)
I'm from London. I live just south of it now.
Lucy wrote: "Portland, Oregon, but I'm from Astoria. I just went home for Astoria's first pride, and I'm volunteering for Portland's this weekend."My son was in Portland for a while - great city.
I've lived all over, but currently reside in North Carolina.
Jason wrote: "I've lived all over, but currently reside in North Carolina."What part of North Carolina? I lived in the Lenior for a while.
I currently reside in Northern Colorado, but I'm a military brat so I have lived all over the United States!
I love how many members we have from all around the globe <3
Pudgy wrote: "Jason wrote: "I've lived all over, but currently reside in North Carolina."What part of North Carolina? I lived in the Lenior for a while.
I currently reside in Northern Colorado, but I'm a mil..."
Hi Pudgy, welcome to the group btw. I'm in Greensbroro, right in the middle of the state. Lenior is near the blue ridge mountains, right?
I'm was a military brat when I was growing up as well. I grew up in Hawaii, then moved to Florida, then to NC. When I turned 18, I was a bit of a drifter. Lived all over the eastern seaboard, from NYC, to DC to Miami. And eventually made my way back to NC. Never been out west though, maybe one day. :-)
Jason wrote: "I've lived all over, but currently reside in North Carolina."Hi Jason. I'm in NC too. Asheville :)
F.T. wrote: "Jason wrote: "I've lived all over, but currently reside in North Carolina."Hi Jason. I'm in NC too. Asheville :)"
Oh cool! I'm an avid outdoorsman and Asheville is one of the most beautiful places in the state.
From Egypt, living somewhere in Europe :)
Darren wrote: "From Egypt, living somewhere in Europe :)"Hi Darren! Welcome!
Good morning everyone I live in Maryland, Bowie, Maryland
Hi! I'm new here and I'm from Philippines :D
Akaichi801 wrote: "Hi! I'm new here and I'm from Philippines :D"Welcome Akaichi801! Lovely to meet you!
Domanique wrote: "Good morning everyone I live in Maryland, Bowie, Maryland"Not far from me!! Hello!!
So cool how we come together here from all around the world (Minnesota for me BTW; although born in Montreal.)
Hello to everyone (or like we say here: Bonjour!)Where do you live?
I live in Nîmes, south of France.
What do you like or not like about your home town/state/nation?
I like to wander in my city and look at the many traces of our ancestors (we have a roman arena, a temple...).
If someone comes there, when and where should they go?
I would recommend them to visit the city by wandering like me because the center of the city is full of wonders (hidden to the ones who visit it too fast) from the roman era to the 19th century and including the middle age.
Any LGBTQ comments?
Same-sex marriage is legal here too.
I'm from the Philippines! Hello everyone.~ :)
Vindesyn wrote: "Hello to everyone (or like we say here: Bonjour!)Where do you live?
I live in Nîmes, south of France.
What do you like or not like about your home town/state/nation?
I like to wander in my cit..."
Vindesyn, your city sounds lovely!
Chesca wrote: "I'm from the Philippines! Hello everyone.~ :)"Hello, Chesca!
Hello! -Hei!I live in Finland :D
I love my country so much, I think Finnish nature is really beautiful and people nice, once you get to know them ^^ We might seem a little quiet at first, but Finns are actually pretty talkative XD
Any LGBTQ comments?
We are getting same-sex marriage legalized in March 2017!! :DD
Maria wrote: "Hello! -Hei!I live in Finland :D
I love my country so much, I think Finnish nature is really beautiful and people nice, once you get to know them ^^ We might seem a little quiet at first, but Finn..."
Hi Maria, my son just started a year of school in Finland - He loves it there. (Although even after 4 years of studying the language he says he needs more work to get fluent. It's his 4th language and he says the hardest one.)
Maria wrote: "Hello! -Hei!I live in Finland :D
I love my country so much, I think Finnish nature is really beautiful and people nice, once you get to know them ^^ We might seem a little quiet at first, but Finn..."
Tervetuloa Maria!!! And that is I'm afraid the limit of my Finnish!!! So lovely to hear a little about you and your home!
Hi! Im from the beautiful Caribbean Island Jamaica, Land of Wood and Water. What i don't like about living here is that it's a really homophobic country, but it's slowly starting to be accepting.
I recommend visiting our many beaches, especially our Dunns River Falls, you get to climb the falls there.
Hi, i'm new. Obv. Am writing from Borneo, Malaysja. A very homophobic country. But as Gandhi says, Be the change u want to see in the world. Or is it the Golden Girls ?. Nvm. Nice to see yall.
How cool, Kee and Fay - I love how international the audience for LGBT YA really is. And seeing proof of that here <3
Beautiful countries, Kee and Fay!
It's so cool to see where everybody is from, so diverse! :-)
Kimoya wrote: "Hey, I'm from Jamaica ^ ^"Welcome :)
It is such a pleasure to meet all of you. I moved here to St. Louis from Indiana almost 2.5 years ago. So, not knowing my way around really well, all I can say is we have quite a lot of fine dining. There's something here for everyone to do and enjoy.I am a single 43-year-old pansexual woman. I have always enjoyed reading young adult fiction, and of course anything about LGBTQ I persons of any age.
We have a wonderful zoo here. The rent here is that as bad as I expected it to be. Thank you very much for starting this group. Always looking for new friends.
Hey everybody! My name is Kori & I am 23.Where do you live? - Long Island, New York
What do you like or not like about your home town/state/nation? - Long Island needs more sidewalks and most New Yorkers are not friendly.
If someone comes there, when and where should they go? - The Riverhead outlets if they love to shop, Movie theater in Holtsville, and to the used & rare book store in St. James.
Any LGBTQ comments? - Long Island has only one gay bar and it needs a better parking lot.
Most US cities need more sidewalks. Here in MN too (although downtown is fine. But as soon as you hit the suburbs it's all designed for cars.) And only one gay bar? I have heard that the numbers of gay bars are going down - between online hookups and being more open in straight-friendly spaces they're less used, I guess.
Kaje wrote: "Most US cities need more sidewalks. Here in MN too (although downtown is fine. But as soon as you hit the suburbs it's all designed for cars.) And only one gay bar? I have heard that the numbers ..."
I see so many gay bars / clubs when I am in other places like Florida, Manhattan, New Jersey and Connecticut... I guess I am spoiled.
I want to visit Minnesota though, I hear that Jay Cooke State Park is beautiful around spring.
It is a beautiful state. Fall is actually my favorite time of year here - better weather, fewer bugs and all the colors. Spring is tricky - we get about 2 weeks of spring weather somewhere between April and May, and then it jumps from winter into hot summer. The joke is blink and you miss Spring. But it can be beautiful too.
Maria wrote: "Hello! -Hei!I live in Finland :D
I love my country so much, I think Finnish nature is really beautiful and people nice, once you get to know them ^^ We might seem a little quiet at first, but Finn..."
Congrats on the same sex marriage legalization! Very happy for you and your country! :)
Also, for anyone who cares, I live in the USA, (obviously I also have terrible grammar lol), but I live on the West Coast, in AZ. (Arizona) I am very excited for the upcoming Winter months, as AZ just broke a heat record this Summer for having 123 degree weather. Yikes!
Laura wrote: "Also, for anyone who cares, I live in the USA, (obviously I also have terrible grammar lol), but I live on the West Coast, in AZ. (Arizona) I am very excited for the upcoming Winter months, as AZ j..."Wow... just wow. I live in Minnesota - we get hot summers, but nothing close to that.
L wrote: "I live in NSW, Australia"I've always wanted to visit Australia, it's on my bucket list. I had the opportunity several years ago, but me and my partner ended up deciding on Thailand instead for our trip. But it's on my list, I want to tour the Outback. (I'm a bit of a nature nut)
Kori wrote: "Hey everybody! My name is Kori & I am 23.Where do you live? - Long Island, New York
What do you like or not like about your home town/state/nation? - Long Island needs more sidewalks and most Ne..."
Im really intrigued by this used & rare bookstore you mentioned. Ive been wanting to visit NY for a while now, and now I definitely have a place i want to go to. Thanks! :)
YA LGBT Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Boy Shattered (other topics)Lover at Last (other topics)
City of Bones (other topics)
Big Stone Gap (other topics)
Big Cherry Holler (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Eli Easton (other topics)Adriana Trigiani (other topics)
Where do you live?
I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America :)
What do you like or not like about your home town/state/nation?
I do not like that people tend not to care about traffic laws and public places. Everything is a bit chaotic.
If someone comes there, when and where should they go?
I would recommend them to visit the south of Argentina (Patagonia), which is beautiful (mountains, pine woods, rivers, and glaciers!)
Any LGBTQ comments?
Most people here are open-minded (including Pope Francis!). Same-sex marriage is legal here!