The "Hi, my name is..." thread

hey millie!

welcome to qnet! the posts are starting to pick up around here so there should be a feew people to talk to.

don't worry, i was nervous too when i first joined. but we don't bite    if you're interested, there's a lgbt youth group in canberra called bitbent. its on:

belconnen youth centre
6-8pm mondays

woden youth centre
5-6:30pm thursdays

the people are great and they are all friendly!

hope to see you round,
susan

btw, i love the l word too

Thanks Susan =] I've been looking into local groups and stuff, and I've been thinking about going to bitbent. I'd be going to the one in Belco, I could probably make the Woden one too =]

It's nice to be so welcomed =D

hey cool! you should definetly go. i don't know the belco crew, as i could only make the thursday group, but if woden is anything to go by, it should be really good!

i won't be at the woden one till the holidays as i have training at the same time

but, canberra is a small place, so maybe i'll see you round at some queer youth thing..

Well I'll see if I can't make the Woden one as well =] If everyone's so friendly!

I don't ever really hear about events and such, is there somewhere which lists upcoming events? =]

I don't know if I want to give you my real name, I've recenly moved from the Canberra area I found this site through a school counsiller person back there. I'm gay I've known for a long time and nearly every day I've woken up feeling disguisted about myself and what I am and I've tried to change but I know that I can't. I'm not ready to come out yet, but I think that anonymity of the internet can help me talk about it because it sucks sorta thing, I mean I still feel ashamed about myself every day.
When I was little I played Soccer and kept playing for a long time as well as footy at school and stuff and I still ride motorbikes and I'm pretty interested in politics and I'm a pretty conservative person and still I'm gay. I don't like it but I can't do anything to stop it and I suppose it's just there and it always will be and one day I'll have to accept it and be open about it but not yet.
Well that sounds stupid and ranty so yeah hi.

Hi there, Anonymous!

Welcome to Qnet and all.  You sound like someone that will GREATLY benefit from this website.  It has plenty of resourses, and if you have a search around, you'll find a bunch of posts about people's experiences with themselves and their sexuality and how they feel in society.  And all that other confusion that comes with the realisation that you are not straight.

But anyways, I really hope this site helps you clear up some questions you may have been holding onto.

Enjoy your stay!

Chris!

So i havent been on for a week or so..

Someone said something about creating Canberras very own Planet cafe..

I say do it! sounds like a fantastic idea!!!!

I'm sad that i missed pride party but it sounds like it was good. hopefully i'll be able to go to the next one

Hi everyone my name is Cam 21 just moved to Canberra (for the second time in 2yrs) for work and study Hoping to make some cool new friends Im not sure if my display pic is working? Anyway cool hope to chat with some of you soon

Hey everyone,
I'm Braiden.
Always up for a good talk. Been here for a while, a true, gay canberran 
Talk soon guys!
...And girls of course

Hey, my name is Enya and I'm new and really nervous too I'm 17, born in Africa but I've been in Canberra for nearly 10 years.

hey this is B, im pretty much wat my username is , im frm an intl orgin, did finish my deg from UC n working now.

Hi, well I guess where to start, my names Tom, and I'm not actually from Canberra but not that far from it =]

I must say I'm jealous of the social gatherings and groups and such that seems to exist in Canberra! That would be great where I live, except for the fact that no ones gay here of course haha. Oh well, can't help that now can we.

Just finished exams...and am pumped for 2 weeks of holidays. In which I will do as little as possible of course =]

catch.

heya tom!

welcome to qnet and all! i'm susie.

sucks that you live in a place with no-one being queer except yourself. where are you from??

Hello World,
This forum is quite cool. I'm new to canberra (have come up to start work), what's a good way for introverted geeky types to meet people in around here?

Ohh, and "Hi, my name is kwax", hehe.

Hi, well I guess where to start, my names Tom, and I'm not actually from Canberra but not that far from it =]

I must say I'm jealous of the social gatherings and groups and such that seems to exist in Canberra! That would be great where I live, except for the fact that no ones gay here of course haha. Oh well, can't help that now can we.

Just finished exams...and am pumped for 2 weeks of holidays. In which I will do as little as possible of course =]

catch.

Hey Tom!  Welcome, Tom!  Are you in a rural NSW town or something, are you?

You SHOULD be jealous of our social gatherings  .  They're pretty darn good.

Yay for finished exams!  And extra yay for 2 weeks holiday!  ...which I'm totally on as of next week, also.  And yes, the whole do as little as possible act

Welcome, again.

Hello World,
This forum is quite cool. I'm new to canberra (have come up to start work), what's a good way for introverted geeky types to meet people in around here?

Ohh, and "Hi, my name is kwax", hehe.

ANNNND, Hi Kwax!/ChuckyCheese!  Welcome to Qnetttttttttttt...!!  Need I guess, Public Service?  Come on, who CHOOSES to come up to Canberra?

As for introverted geeky types, and providing you are between the ages of 12 and 25 (maybe 26?), I would most definitely recommend coming along to Bit Bent.

Bit Bent is a 'youth support group' for GLBTQ people, ages 12 - 25.  There are TWO groups.

MONDAY - Belconnen Youth Centre - 6pm - 8pm.  Ages, so far, include 15 - 25 year olds, about 20+ people or so

THURSDAY - Woden Youth Centre - 5m - 6.30pm.  Similar range of ages, and more like 10+ people.

Plenty of geeky types at both.  Especially comic geeky!

Hope that all sounds helpful.  ALL of it.

Chris!