I don't yet consider myself part of the LGBT community.

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I have no problem with gay people. really !
I have no problem with lesbians. really !
I have no problem with bisexuals, really !
I have no problem with our transgender folks, really, yes !

Then, do you accept me as a part of your community ?

Please, it's important to me. Right now, I see the LGBT sigle as something kind of alien.

Wait, I am supposed to ask someone to accept me in the community?!

I kind of often feel distant from "the LGBT community" too, and I identify as non-binary but am kind of closeted. Pretty sure that you don't need anyone to accept you in, whether as a part of yourself or an ally. If you want to be a part and you accept the people within to be who they are, then you are in.

In line with the spirit, I don't think you need anyone's permission.

Thank you ! ☺

I'm now a part of the LGBT community. I consider myself a mosaic, for the relation.

Nothing in this thread makes sense.

I think this is a cultural thing. LGBT culture and especially club culture is often focused on being very extroverted and putting yourself out there as an expression of identity in the midst of a homophobic/transphobic society. The result of this is that most LGBT venues are nightlife venues, full of sensory overload, alcohol and sometimes drug consumption, and overly forward personal and sexual expression.

I remember seeing a tumblr post from a gay man complaining about "modesty culture" as a straight thing. This excludes LGBT people on the spectrum - many of whom are themselves very modest and don't do well with the kind of extreme extroversion expected in LGBT social circles.

I consider myself agender and demisexual. Apparently this makes me a part of LGBTQ+... definitely doesn’t feel that way. Feels like you have to be one of the first 4 letters to be automatically apart of this community. I feel weird even saying I’m agender bc there isn’t a lot of representation, that Ive seen or related to.