Where are the Arab readers here
I've been thinking about asking this for a while now, and I finally did, just in the worts time possible but ehh you'll have to bare with me. I have seen some arab/Arabic speaking readers in this website and had a few interactions, but aside from that the activity is very small, I do understand that most
Arabs/Arabic speaking ppl don't gravitate towards what this website has to offer (and queer content as a whole) , and that even if they did they wouldn't be so stupid to out themselves on a website that's supposed to prevent users from revealing your identity, as it is only an optional choice. Still it feels kinda of lonely because there aren't many ppl whom I can share my obsession with, except for like one person which is my best friend and ah exception to the rule, but yeah I was hoping that maybe some ppl can share their opinions and experiences bc I can't be the only one right? Also you don't have to be Arab/Arabic speaking to contribute to the conversation. This is so long that I know most of you can't get to the meat and butter of the question, but anyways I picked the worse time bc eid is coming for most ppl and ummm they might be off the website for holy reasons, also (early?)
Eid Mubarak to those who celebrate ^^
P.s: sorry if this doesn't level well when reading bc some letters don't fit and my damned keyboard is the most likely culprit.
I'm not Arab but I am half Turkish and Jamaican but I feel like I can relate to majority of the Arab users here. My dad's side of the family(Turkish) are Muslim, however, it's only my family members back in rural Turkey that are conservative. Because of that half of my family members and friends would be very hostile to any LGBTQ+ anything, so it's......
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I'm not Arab but I am half Turkish and Jamaican but I feel like I can relate to majority of the Arab users here. My dad's side of the family(Turkish) are Muslim, however, it's only my family members back in rural Turkey that are conservative. Because of that half of my family members and friends would be very hostile to any LGBTQ+ anything, so it's hard having a family member or friend who also a enjoy the things I do, plus it doesn't help majority of Muslims in the UK are the most closed-minded people ever which just makes it harder for me to find Muslims with similar taste to me.
For my mum's side of the family(Jamaican) they tend to be more accepting and respectful overall and I do have a cousin who does have similar interests with me, so it's easy for me and her to talk about mangas, manhwas, bl k dramas etc at a cookout. Outside of that, it's not too hard for me to find other Jamaicans with similar interests since most are not religious but majority of my friends that comsume the same media I do are West African.
09 04,2024
Aww well hope u meet more people with similar interests in your country I understand how it feels alone or scary from time to time but surely u can find friends through and through who would be interested in this stuff