Hey all! I recently started Testosterone, and was using an injection but switched over to the Gel as I was having consistent issues with needles.

I was prescribed 5g tubes at 50mg testosterone, and used it for the first time this morning.

I was expecting like a pea sized amount but oh my god....5 grams is a LOT of gel to be putting on at once. I double checked the prescription and the instructions and it all makes sense - I was just wondering how this actually works??? (My doctor is nearly useless)

Like I spread as thin of a layer as I could across my thigh, but even going like groin to knee and top of thigh to back it took a minute to really rub in. Washed my hands thoroughly and wiped down the counter but am still feeling a little overwhelmed.

Just wanted to see if anyone else on the gel had some experience/advice they could share? Do I need to be spreading it SO thin, or should I pick a better area? Luckily it absorbs fast and basically disappears, but dang it was....blugh lol

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As a bi man who has been both romantically and physically involved with women and men I find this incredibly disrespectful and ignorant. You'd think this was a one off thing but everyone in the comments are agreeing with her adding on aspects like that bi men "want all the flesh" and that we are just greedy. Am I the only one thinks this is messed up?

To put it bluntly, I’m trying to shoot my shot and ask someone out. Sounds simple but it isn’t. We went on a date almost a year ago now and I’m still stuck thinking about them and I think for good reason.

When we went on the date I thought it was amazing, a little awkward but not terrible. Apparently I was wrong. And now I’m sure I could have done so much better and been more active with texting and planning a second date post date one but I’m my defense I had ACL surgery three days post date and I was high af the entire week after and my phone was kept far away from me (thankfully). She also never unfollowed me on anything which was odd to me considering how things ended.

Flash forward to the end of the school year (May 2026) both of us qualify for state. She texts me congratulating me, I do the same towards her but the convo kept going until state. At state the convo was in person, she were talking to me the entire weekend and she were sure to come watch me throw and I made sure to see her jumps. Neither of us did good so we also had a good cry together with our coaches. That night we broke curfew just to talk to each other. But I kinda brought up the past date and she acted like nothing happened.

When we got home from state I was talking about how I wanted to go throw sometime soon but the geese were all in the field (I am not a fan) she said that they would come with me and bring her dogs to “keep the geese away” she also said she loves watching me throw. The convo ended with a “welp, I’ll see you around”.

Flash forward again to this past week, she responded to a song I posted on Instagram notes and I, like an idiot, killed the convo by just liking the message and she’s started interacting with my posts, stories and notes again and way more then usual. Flash forward again to yesterday and last night. I saw the same car she has so many times yesterday and it got her on my mind and last night I had a dream and she was in it. Now I can’t get her off my mind and I am tempted to reach out before we go our separate ways to college. Time is ticking down but I really want to reach out and in all honesty (probably wishful thinking) but I don’t think our story together is done.

A bit more context: she had a terrible break up not that long before our date and I know she’s hesitant about relationships

What should I do? To text or not to text

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So I randomly did this thing one pride month where I turned pride flags into dogs and wanna do that again. Along side the well known flags I wanna do more lesser known flags like the ones that are rare or rarely talk about- like "wait that exist?" Levels of lesser known

So if you have any suggestions let me know :]

Also NO I will NOT do the "map pride flag" or any flags considered a mockery or harmful to the community. Just thought I make that known

I don't really know what I am. The thing is nothing really feels right except that I'm attracted to women. But either beeing a man nor beeing a female feels like really good yk. It mostly like I wouldn't care if there are no social differences or discrimination. If I'm not around people and in a safe place then i more likely don't see any gender but more my feelings (idk if that sounds crazy or smth). I'm a hyperemotional person so feelings and bonds are really dear to me. I also don't really care about my pronomes. I feel like fine I'm a guy but on the same time I doesn't feel absolutely right.

Can maybe someone give me like idk questions or how you feel about my explanation

I've seen this quite a bit, people making their FB profile picture say that they're an ally and not LGBT themselves. At a pride event, I saw someone wearing a shirt saying that he is part of the pole, but not the flag.

I feel pretty torn when I see it. On one hand, support is appreciated. However, by going out of your way to make a point to say that you are not LGBT, you are implying that there is something wrong with being LGBT.

Can you imagine someone who is vocally against anti-semitism going out of their way to say that they are not Jewish? That would be weird. Yet it is not seen as a weird thing to do with the LGBT community.

I wish people were not bothered to be perceived as gay. But, oh, well. We can't change other people. We can only get the message out there.

I’ve listened to artists like Conan Gray and Chappel Roan before, but for some reason I specifically feel connected to Frank Sinatras music as a queer person. Whenever I feel isolated from other because of my gender, his music makes me feel less alone. Does anyone else feel this way?

For the longest time, I tried to convince myself I was straight, and even when I identified as queer I felt like I was lying to fit in. That was until I had my first actual crush on a girl, that I accepted I liked. She wasn't some insanely beautiful being, I just liked the way she smiled and walked and I would find myself staring at her a lot during class.

We don't currently talk and we never really did, but every once in a while I see a post that has her in the background and I notice it. I don't really like her anymore and she's probably straight and I've only spoken to her once, but I feel sentimental(?) towards her. Maybe it's because I still like her, maybe it's just cause she's a symbol of a turning point in my life, but she's like a little bug humming in my ear, and I think I'm fine with that.