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Whether you're looking to learn more about your mental health or have abusive content removed from the internet, we've pretty much got you covered. Mental health, bullying, coming out, body image, relationships, hate speech... seriously, we're here. We know how tough it can be to grow up, so don't do it alone. Here are 3 immediate ways you can get our help.
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- Coming OutMy parents don't support pride at all. I want to come out to them as bisexual but they will be really mad and prolly scream at me. My brother told them that he thinks he likes guys and girls and my dad screamed at him and now my dad won't even talk to him. At […]
- am i bi???ive felt straight all my life... but i might be bi, im young tho and might be confused, but i feel i could be bi
- does anyone cook here?I love trying to cook new things- i dont think i am very good but its a fun challenge
- How do I come out to my parents I dont know if there homophobic or not we havent ever talked about something like lgbtq and IM SCARED *TERRIFIED FACE*umm hi im new on this site i dont really know how it works but im hoping someone whos a real person out there can tell me how to come out to my parents cuz i have a really good relationship with my dad hes my bestie i would feel really comfortable coming out to […]
- IM NEW SO IM POSTING......SOMETHING???heyyyy guys (btw i dont know anyone in this place so im just really talking to a empty space soo...) but anyways i just joined this ditch the label thing cuz it sounded like my type of thing and wanted to post just to see how it works 🙂 IF ANYONE REAL REPLIES TO THIS […]
- Coming OutI have been questioning for about 3 years now. My high school was pretty hick and unaccepting when it comes to anyone who doesn't conform to "social norms". when I first started feeling this way, I talked to one of my other friends who was bi and he really tried to help me feel comfortable […]
- Trans Male and MenstruationHey there, so I've been thinking about my gender and dysphoria a lot nowadays, and since I never met a trans and I live in a small community I came here to ask. I just wanted to know, if you feel ok with sharing it, how you trans male saw or felt with your period? […]
- Exposed sexual messagesSo basically an ig account was created for specifically exposing me and they posted a bunch of texts I've sent to girls and things like that and a lot of people from my school that ik follow it and I've been exposed so idk how to recover from it.
- Lesbian to Bi?I have been publicly Lesbian for four years now and now I’m questioning my sexuality. Am I Bi? How would I be judged by coming out as lesbian for all these years then all of the sudden be bi? I’m embarrassed how lost I am. Is turning bi from lesbian a normal thing?
- How can i convince my mom to let me cut my hair?Hey, i've been really wanted to cut my hair for the longest time to a sort of "boyish" haircut and my mom won't allow me. I've cut my hair to a sort of similar length before and my mom hated it. She would look at me with disgust and when we were walking home from […]
