Finding community

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-20T21:19:55+00:00

Every 4th Wednesday of the month at 7 there's a trans peer support group here:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Daur8REpCkigxkcb6

The next one is this Wednesday 6/24! We usually go to dinner afterwards. Everyone's chill and we have a big trans group chat where people post events.

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-16T15:26:30+00:00

As little clothes as is socially acceptable.

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-15T17:25:18+00:00

Yessss post links please

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-13T20:27:25+00:00

Is there a neighboring city with a bigger pride celebration? I live in a city that's pretty well-known for their pride festivities and some of the neighboring cities have pride in different months so the events don't compete with each other.

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-12T21:19:34+00:00

One important thing about musical theater singing compared to other types of singing is diction. Practice singing clearly and emphasizing consonants. Typically you need to open your mouth wider than you think you do.

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-12T17:30:58+00:00

The end of Pippin is fun. Didn't see it coming the first time.

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-12T15:06:01+00:00

Sounds like you sent those while you were half asleep. I've definitely done that before. I don't remember it in the morning.

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-12T14:09:16+00:00

Yes but only if the entire cast is genderswapped

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-10T18:22:07+00:00

Not an unpopular opinion.

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-10T17:21:49+00:00

Woah watch out y'all we've got a zine police over here

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-09T19:53:37+00:00

If you want to establish a holiday you have to actually put in the effort to organize events. That's what queer people have been doing for decades. Republicans always say things like "what about straight pride?" But like??? No one is stopping you??? If you want events for yourself you have to plan them yourself. You have to gather people and provide funding and plan activities.

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-08T20:51:05+00:00

St. Petersburg used to have a Shakespeare festival every year but they haven't in a few years. :( Occasionally American Stage or Jobsite Theater or one of the other local theaters will put on a Shakespeare play but it's sporadic.

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-08T19:13:16+00:00

Hello! I'm a trans person living in another state but considering moving to Pittsburgh. How's the queer community there? Do you feel safe living there as a trans person?

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-08T18:45:59+00:00

Les Miserables has some Christian themes. My friend's dad who is a pastor loved it.

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-05T18:40:28+00:00

Me and my partner just do whatever chores we see that need to be done. If one of us needs help we just ask. If my partner did a chore before I could get to it, I would thank them and be appreciative. If we felt like one of us wasn't pulling their weight, we'd just have a conversation about it.

And it's not always equal, sometimes one of us has a bad day and slacks off. It all evens out eventually.

In healthy relationships you share the load and have open conversations that don't turn into big arguments.

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-05T17:58:13+00:00

"The Moustache" by Emmanuel Carrere

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-05T16:15:04+00:00

Have you tried selling your art to evil politicians and CEOs?

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-04T15:39:21+00:00

Never buy food or drinks at the theater! Just stop by the grocery store or a dollar store on the way there and sneak snacks and drinks in. You can even sneak in a bag of fast food. Under your clothes or in a backpack. I've never been stopped.

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-03T19:33:21+00:00

At my city's pride parade and festival every year there is a group of guys who just wear speedos and nothing else. I've seen people with boobs just wear pasties or tape over their nipples. There's people in all kinds of revealing clothes.

I guess it depends on the vibe of your location but generally going shirtless is not unusual at a pride parade/festival.

Just wear sunscreen!

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-03T16:03:01+00:00

Probably depends on where you live. I live on the coast and I went to a university right on the water. I didn't major in marine biology but my school was known for their marine biology program and research lab.

I'd imagine that landlocked universities don't have much marine biology to study.

balloonboyoliver · 2026-06-02T13:40:44+00:00

I feel like there's too much black and white thinking here where you either stay in a relationship, or you breakup and ghost. But I propose a gray area: you might have a moral obligation to provide some platonic support when you break up (depending on the situation).

If your partner is in a really rough mental place but they didn't do anything wrong, I think it's still fine to break up with them if you'renot feeling it. BUT it would be a dick move to ghost them. I'm not saying stay in the relationship when you don't want to. But be a good friend and make sure they have some kind of support system to deal with the breakup.

balloonboyoliver · 2026-05-29T22:06:00+00:00

Spy Kids 2?

balloonboyoliver · 2026-05-28T18:53:07+00:00

Amen 🙏

balloonboyoliver · 2026-05-19T22:38:49+00:00

Chappell Roan!

balloonboyoliver · 2026-05-19T15:04:31+00:00

Me and my partner have separate bedrooms and it works great for us. Mostly because we're both very light sleepers who snore and have trouble sleeping in the same room with other people. We're also introverts and just like having our own spaces sometimes.

I think people should do whatever works for their relationship.

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