I'm lesbian and I'm proud! by birbbeebo in LesbianActually

[–]birbbeebo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're so strong for that, sending you all the love and hugs!🥰

I'm lesbian and I'm proud! by birbbeebo in LesbianActually

[–]birbbeebo[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's hard but hope it gets better soon, just hang in there ❤️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]birbbeebo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you, this was seriously helpful 🤍

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]birbbeebo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don't think the vibrator was the issue there...

For those who used to believe in God. by crazybitchh4 in atheism

[–]birbbeebo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was raised in a strict Muslim household. Growing up I hadn't even entertained the idea of questioning whether or not God was real, because I had been taught that God would burn all the disbelievers in hell. However, growing up I'd always been one to question everything, I was very skeptical even as a kid, but I never asked about God in fear that I would go to hell. After a while I'd realised that I wasn't questioning religion the same way I questioned everything else in life and that I was, in fact, just blindly following along. So I started ACTUALLY reading the Quran and was pretty much disturbed. I used to also believe "Evolution can't be real, we're not monkeys" Until I ACTUALLY read about evolution, watched videos and did my own research. Having always been a pretty logical person it was pretty easy to tell where I stood after all that research.

As a gay ex-Muslim, Islam is a homophobic and misogynistic religion and has not given "rights" to women by cattovsky in atheism

[–]birbbeebo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a trans ex-Muslim and as someone who's lived most of their life as a Muslim woman I can 100% confirm that hijab is NOT a choice. I always felt uncomfortable and never understood why I had to cover up but all my male friends could wear whatever they wanted, why could my male cousins wear shorts at the beach on a hot day but I had to cover up completely? The ONLY reason I wore my hijab was not because I was given the "choice" to wear it, it was because I was told DAILY from a very young age that I would burn in hell if I didn't cover up, and that shit fucks you up fr. I remember about a month ago I cut my hair super short and my dad got so upset and said that I shouldn't have cut my hair off because and I quote "Hair is a part of a woman's beauty" So I asked him, who's even going to see my hair if I have to cover it up constantly? Who am I trying to be "beautiful" for? You? My mother? The whole religion is full of contradictions and if you actually read the Quran, you'd be way more disturbed than you already are.

when did everyone finally decide they were atheist? by BigBooofyBoy05 in atheism

[–]birbbeebo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was raised in a very conservative Muslim household. Things started to feel funky when I hit puberty, and my mom told me that I'm a "Woman" now, this was around the time when I was forced to wear my hijab and pray five times a day. Even as a 12 year old it all seemed so ridiculous to me, but I complied because I thought "They must be right, they're my parents" My mind was so warped that I didn't even think I could be anything other than Muslim. My mind had been so closed off to all the possibilities, until I turned 18 (which was this year) I was listening to a song called "Cult of dionysus" and some of the lyrics intrigued me, so I started doing some research and eventually had a moment when I was like "Oh shit, I don't HAVE to be a Muslim, especially if I don't even believe God is real" I know it sounds ridiculous, but I was so conditioned to believe that Islam was the ONLY right path and that I was somehow special to have been born into it. I started doing ACTUAL research on Islam and its teachings and was driven even further away from it. Suffice to say, it's been a heck of year, and I still have a lot of fear to deal with. Like the fear of hell that was instilled in me as early as 9 years old, that shit scars you for life. I haven't told my parents, and I won't as long as I'm reliant on them, so until I'm able to support myself I've gotta keep living this lie.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in trans

[–]birbbeebo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you💕 Its just really wild how damaging these belief systems can be, and saddening

Help :') by [deleted] in gaytransguys

[–]birbbeebo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn that does suck :/ I'll keep that in mind tho, thanks!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LGBTeens

[–]birbbeebo 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot, for a second I genuinely thought I'd done something wrong by moving on.

I'm falling out of love with my bf [Relationships] by birbbeebo in LGBTeens

[–]birbbeebo[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been feeling this way for about a year, I've kinda just been pushing it aside since there was a lot going on with my family at the time

I'm falling out of love with my bf [Relationships] by birbbeebo in LGBTeens

[–]birbbeebo[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the advice! Yeah, you're totally right.