Coming out...
By Phlis 78 Comments
So today I came out to the gaming community... As a girl :O
DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNNN...
Ok, so it's not all that dramatic. No one is really overly fussed. Which is nice.
One thing which did strike me is being told not to be 'shy' because there are plenty of girls here.
You know what? I like that... Most of my friends are guys, I don't really mix with other girls often but for a community/industry which is so publicly listed as being 'difficult' for woman to integrate into it's nice.
I can do two things in this scenario. Get offended that the presumption (unintentional, I'm sure) is I'm going to be intimidated by all of the manly men knocking around and shy away unless I find a group of feminine figures to mingle with.
OR be humbled in the fact that someone has made the effort to highlight how diverse the community is.
Let's go for the latter. Smiles all round.
Thank you for making coming out so underwhelming. It's refreshing. XD
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