Newbies! Introduce yourself here!
 

We had introduced a minimum post count but that presents a challenge for new people who want to introduce themselves so I've created this thread to help.

Tell us a little bit about yourselves! What excites you? Where are you in this big bold world? What are your hobbies? What brought you here?

I bring art gifts! And a question
 

Thanks Linus!

Hello everyone, BF newbie here, tentatively but eagerly foraying into the wonderful world of chic and chivalrous... or beauty and the beast... I'm not quite sure what to expect, uh.

I had something of a mid-life awakening and eventually ended up here. I'm excited to be here, because I could relate to many of the experiences and stories shared. I've been quietly educating myself on what's out there (I wasn't stalking, honest!).

Despite the wish for a quiet relaxing stroll, my artistic journey has been pressing me to reach out and find answers before my inner confusion sends me mad. It's about making sense of what I want to draw and write about. The community here has made me want to ask you, what do you think about sketches like the ones below? Not technically, but rather, does it do anything for you? Yes, no, kind of, not really? Would you want to see more of subjects along these lines?

[Pic1] :bow: - I don't normally draw this, but for reasons I don't yet understand, I was inspired by this community to.
[Pic2] :heavyweight: - Muscle art is what I usually draw, especially the bodybuilder type. Some people have really strong reactions to this stuff, so apologies in advance if it offends anyone.

I hope this was the right place to ask. If not, please direct me and I'll scoot right there (once my post count lets me). I'm really curious!

Thank you for any thoughts and guidance, and a pleasure to meet you all *bows* Also thanks for the warm welcome by the Chatroom folks where I chillz'ed while waiting to post here.

Mika (or Sam - dubbed by the folks at Chat as a new nick, I like it) :toypony:

Hello Mika! Welcome to the planet. I think you will find an abundance of artistic folks here at our glorious planet. Some of the write poetry, others stories, some take photos and others like yourself draw/sketch. There is definitely a lot to learn and see here so good luck in your journey!

Sleepy

welcome to the planet, mika! :)

Thanks Sleepy! The works here are fascinating, lots of creativity and beauty to enjoy and learn from, some are hilarious. I've tried to find some art that might be similar to what I'm drawing, but am having trouble finding some. I've looked in the Art section, perhaps I'm not looking in the right places. That's why I wanted to ask if any folks here are interested in the kind of sketches I drew, so that maybe I can draw more of it?

Thanks Aishah! :)

Thank you, Linus! This is great!

Tell us a little bit about yourselves!
My name is Julie and I am a stay at home mom and recent graduate in Women's Studies from GSU. I live in Atlanta, Ga. I have two babies, one 16 and one 2.
What excites you?
Watching my kids grow and learn is exciting. Wool yarn is pretty darn exciting, too....I love love love hand knit wool socks.
Where are you in this big bold world?
Atlanta, Ga.
What are your hobbies? What brought you here?
I love to read and I love to eat. :) JD directed me here...sweet!

welcome, julie! sounds like we have a lot in common, hehe :) i also love to read, eat, and knit (except i only dream of being good at knitting socks, LOL)...and i'm from georgia. i hope you like it here!

Welcome, Samurai Wanderer and Julie!

Oh heck yeah!! I enjoy this type of artwork, and would love to see more of your work.

warm welcomes for you both!

WELCOME FOLKS!

http://www.pmumc.org/welcome_mat.jpg

Hello
 

Hello, My name is Hannah. I'm in central New York. I was brought to this website because I just moved to central New York, and have been having trouble finding a niche here. I was hoping to find a niche and people to talk to here.

My hobbies including reading, cooking, art, theatre, music, and stuff like that.

Well, I hope to hear from lots of you soon.

Hannah

Hey there!
 

Hi everyone. I'm from Sydney australia. Actually I'm 500 south west of there but you'd never know where I'm from if I told you Lol

You want to know more about me read my profile. It says all there is about about whats important.

Here to build friends and learn and to be part of this community. So I look forward to getting to know you.

Blessings. M

:welcome:


Welcome to the Planet!

Morning everyone :) The planet is lots of fun, hope you enjoy being part of the group, I know I do. :tea:

Hi Hanah glad you found us. I hope you make many friends!!!

Hi julie and welcome to the planet! Have a great time!


Hey Hannah... Welcome. Glad you found us. I'm sure you'll find many folks here to talk to!

Hey Frankie! Welcome and good luck in your explorations. I'm sure you'll find a lot of great information here as well as meet a lot of nice people!

Howdy Raven! Welcome to BFP and our wonderful community. Have fun!

Hi all,
My names Vic im from Melbourne, looking forward to making new friends.

Hey all. I've been here for awhile and some of you have met me already. I suppose I should 'formally' introduce myself. I go by GraffitBoi on several different sites - most people just call me Graff. I currently live near Minneapolis, MN but am tired of the long, cold winters and wouldn't mind moving unless something makes it worth my while to stay here. I'm single but have fallen for a wonderful and beautiful femme. :-) I am FTM but am not going to move forward any more in my transition. I was on T from 2003 until 2010 when medical issues relating to being on it made me stop. I've had top surgery and a hysto (medical reasons) and don't plan on having any more surgeries. I prefer 'he' but will tolerate 'she'. I never go by 'hy'. If you ever have any questions for me just send me a message. I'm an open book.

Big hi and hello to Julie, Hannah, Frankie, Raven M, Vic and Graff. I'm new-ish to BFP too. I want to thank the awesome BFP Welcoming Committee for giving a great start to making a cozy home here.

Hey, this is another newbie
 

Hello everyone! I'm yet another noob, checking out what the planet's all about.

About myself... I consider myself a butch*, but given that I'm a bit shy and submissive, some people might say I'm not. I don't know. If assertive and dominant are a part of the butch definition, then maybe I'm not butch. Maybe I'm just a masculine female. I do know that I feel like I fit in with the butch-femme crowd.

Oh. I'm in my early 20s.

*I'm definitely more masculine than feminine.

Welcome to BFP, Hare! And don't I know what you mean... :poc-nod: You've come to the right place, for sure.

There are heaps and I mean heaps of threads on identity discussions and musings, like this. You'll find people from all along the spectrum of queer. The bottomline seems to be, "You are who you are. Be yourself. We're all on a lifetime journey of self-discovery, so why not help and support each other along, have fun while doing it, and throw parties from time to time (or all the time for some)."

A handy point to keep in mind: Labels are not identities. Labels are what others give you, identities are what you give yourself. Big difference.

Take your time. There are lots of things to enjoy here if you know what I mean ;)

See you around!
Mika

It's been a while!
 

Hey there! It's been a couple of years since I registered and I guess I didn't introduce myself then so hi! My name is Wendi and I'm a photographer based in Portland, Oregon. I proudly identify as Butch and am currently working on a photo project to document in a photojournalistic style the individual and unique expressions of butch and femme. I am proud of our history and am grateful to those who have come before us to pave the way. The web page for the project can be seen here: http://astrangerinthisplace.blogspot...o-project.html

I was lead to this site via a Google search for Butch/Femme history videos. Today it's raining in the Pacific Northwest so I'm spending some time researching and gaining more inspiration for my project.

Other things that I like to do include reading, writing, spending time with my grown son and my wonderful partner and motorcycle riding.

Greetings to you all!
 

Howdy Dub and welcome back! Hi to you too Happy_Go_Lucky! Welcome to the planet!

I hope you both have a great time here... there are a lot of wonderful people.

ENJOY!

Welcome Dub and HappyGoLucky!

Your blog is fantastic. Thank you.

Hey there Dub and Happy :)

Thanks for sharing the photo project, Dub. It's looking great, and good luck with it!

Happy, I hope you'll find The Planet a beautiful place to stroll around also.

Welcome newbies! :welcome:


have fun! :pendulum:

Tennessee Tumbler
 

Hey all,
Just dropping a few lines to reach out to any queers in the Nashville area....
Without a place to identify with beyond the 1 lesbian bar and feeling like branching outside of the group I run around with, I thought this would be a great place to start expanding my femme/butch relationships.
So hit me up and let's go dancing...

Hi Vic,

Welcome to another Aussie, this is a nice place to be, you don't have to say much, and there's no pressure - just a lot of support and friendliness from everyone. But if you do want to join in on any forum, then there is a always a lot of activity and chatting, and a good feeling of friendship.

I should say welcome to all the newbies, and what I just posted to Vic is for everyone!!

Hi GetYaSome :) Welcome to the planet and thanks for the intro. Have a look around at the other areas of the forum. I think there's a dating/friend section and sections for various geographical groups. Dabble in the threads and the Chatroom and you're sure to find plenty of fun folks around.

Hello...I have lurked about for a while....finally registered and then lurked a bit more. Today I was exploring and ended up in a chat room so... I supose I should step out of the shadows and start interacting.

Not much to say about myself...I am living down in in the SW desert area in Tucson. I teach at fantastic alternative ed private school and then in order to live... work as a night custodian at a local public school. So...not a lot of free time.

I was a member of a online women's community that recently shut down so have spent the last year or so looking for a new virtual home hence the long lurking period. But...this site feels good and I have enjoyed the discussions I have read so...

Hello. I am Wren. please let me get to know all of you.

hi wren! i'm obviously dee. :blink:

Thanks for joining us!

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