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Dear Ally

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When exploring your own identity or trying to support LGBTQ+ loved ones, it can be challenging to find resources. That’s why JFCS created Dear Ally.

Dear Ally is an anonymous online question and answer forum for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) youth, their parents and family members, and professionals who have questions pertaining to their work with the LGBTQ+ community.

We welcome your questions and want to create a warm supportive forum for individuals of all ages. Questions can be submitted anonymously and may be publicly posted with our response so we can learn from one another’s experiences.

Topics

Coming Out
Conflict and Questions
Creating LGBTQ-Inclusive Spaces
Depression and/or Loneliness
Educators/clergy/professionals with questions
Family Relationships
Need Support
Parents/family members with questions
Questions surrounding gender identity and/or sexual orientation
Relationships
Religion
Support
Transgender/non-binary

Q. I've been questioning if i'm non-binary. I don't feel like a girl and I feel very uncomfortable in my female body.
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Q. I do not see myself as a woman entirely. Am I just confusing myself or is there a definite label for what I'm experiencing?
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Q. I am happy with certain gendered terms but not others. I am ok with she/her for example but uncomfortable with sir/maam/madam or girls. When I go into shops/cafes or out with friends I am not sure how to address this. For example in shops/cafes how do start this conversation before being addressed by the server?
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Q. My daughter announced she was wanting to be a man.
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Q. What can i do so people understand that i am not looking for attention
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Q. I'm a freshman in high school and I think I might be gay
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Q. I don’t feel comfortable with my body, not in a self esteem sort of way more of it doesn’t feel right.
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Q. Some days I feel like a girl and other days I don't feel like anything. Please help.
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Q. My teen daughter says she wants to be a gay man. Is that possible?
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Q. Is it possible to be born as a female and to think I should have been born a male?
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Our Staff

Galia Godel, M.Ed., Program Manager, LGBTQ Initiative

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