New and Improved Board

(previous members please click here)

Member Introductions

Just a place to introduce yourself as a new member, wave hello to everyone else.

The 'Water Cooler'

Random stuff . . . anything you'd like to share or discuss that doesn't particularly fit into the topics below ... a joke, a random problem, your personal life, something odd you saw today ...

POLLS: Lesbians: How DO they behave, anyway?

(New thing we're doing. We'll start the topics for now. But if you have a good idea for a new poll, please email us!)

The Personals Side of Lesbotronic: Perplexing Profiles, Cans of Worms

We've experienced some "gray area" ethical and interpersonal dilemmas here, and we've decided to put them out to the community for feedback.

Lesbians in the Media/News/Movies/TV

What portrayals have you recently seen? Did you applaud or cringe? How well are we being represented lately?

Meeting New Women, Flirting 'Em Up

What sort of places do you go (other than lesbotronic :) ) to meet lesbian /gay/bi/queer/insert-preferred-label-here women, how do you pick a "target," what do you do?

(Please note: This forum is ABOUT the subject OF meeting new women and flirting. It's NOT the place to say, 'Hi, I'm new, flirt with me.' However, you could do that in Member Introductions up at the top.)

BEST PLACES for Lesbians (and those that love them)

Recommend your favorite LOCAL haunts to other members, where to go when folks are in your town, etc. Locale-specific ?'s and event announcements go here too. (For general purpose non-expiring longer-term stuff, please see if whatever city already has a thread going and reply to that rather than starting another fresh one. Time-limited event announcements should have their own thread with a subject line worded as specifically as possible (where/when/what, etc.))

Monogamy vs. Non-Monogamy and/or Polyamory

Serial monogamy vs. anything else, especially within the lesbian community. Making it work vs. watching it implode.

Lesbian/Gay Weddings

Commitment ceremonies vs. state-sanctioned marriages vs. ... not.

Sexual Identities (Lesbian/Dyke/Homo/Bi/Omnisexual/Pansexual/Queer/Trans)

What have you 'come out' as? Has your thinking about your identity changed over time?

Butch & Femme

Adore these labels some use within the lesbian community? Despise them? Simply shrug your shoulders? Discuss?

Spirituality/Religiosity and/or Being Lesbian/Queer

You must read the announcement in this forum before posting here.

Famous Lesbians / Celebrity Gossip

What well-known women turn your crank? Are they . . . or aren't they?

The Lesbian Bookworm

Books you like that reference the lesbian experience . . . your feelings about lesbian literature . . . specific articles you'd like to point us all toward . .. whatever!

Transgender/Transsexual Issues

Deciding to transition, changes during, telling other people, how to be an ally to a trans-person.

Queer Politics / Political Thought within the Lesbian or Queer Community

Issues, politics, news, elected officials, causes, etc.

Coming Out / Homophobia

Have you had to 'come out' multiple times, or with more than one identity? What were your hopes/fears? Did they come true?

Body Talk / Body Issues within the Lesbian/Bi/Queer/Trans Community

Size, shape, food, skin, health issues, work, hair, sex, changes, eating, play, culture, aging, judgment, modification, style, dis/abilities, in/visibility, in/accessibility ... or what did we leave out? Topics can be dealt with as both inside and outside the "lesbian community."

Negotiating Relationships

Negotiating anger, jealousy, personal growth, betrayal, boundaries, communication, personal space, dealing with the friends and family of the other, finding social support when you are NOT looking for new "dates" (or whatever), whatever else may be your issue(s). Personal story to share? Advice to ask for or give? Step right up.

Relationship Dealbreakers

Some folks confine their concerns to felony convictions and illegal drug addictions, while others get annoyed if a date ends a sentence with a preposition. Do YOU have any that are relatively specific? Have you ever rejected or been rejected over something a lot of folks find insignificant? Share and compare.

Dating Disastrously

Ever been on a date that started reasonably enough with a reasonable-seeming person . . . but then (insert horror movie music here). Could be a first date or something that went horribly awry in an ongoing relationship. Disaster daters can share the quirky, the disturbing, or the certifiably disturbed. Others can share support or survival tips.

Issues Specific to Lesbian / Queer Women of Color

The intersection of race, gender, and sexual orientation - living in society (queer and otherwise) as a queer woman of color.

Older & Wiser

Yes, age IS just a number, but as our number increases hopefully we learn a few things along the way. Here's a forum in which the O&W can commune. Possibly also a place spring chickens can request some sage advice from those who have been around the "lesbian block" a few times? You decide! (How old is "older?" We won't define that for you, you'll have to self-select. ;-) )

Our Fabulous Furry Friends

Do lesbians REALLY have too many cats? Or is that a contradiction in terms? (but all genres of pet welcome!)

Having and/or Raising Kids

The struggles and the joys of being a queer parent, both within the lesbian community and without. Share your experiences, your advice, or resources you've found.

'Tis the Season to Feel Stressed Out

No matter your personal beliefs or degree of investment in the holiday season(s), it can be a stressful time. Some say even more than average for queers. If you're "out" you may suffer from familial judgments on your "lifestyle," if you're not, you might have to field nosy questions or "straighten up" your house. Share the pathos and support each other here.

In Person, Face to Face, Geographically Local Groups for Lesbians (and/or those that love them)

MORONS! MORONS! MORONS!

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Suggestions for Lesbotronic's Webmistresses

NEW FORUM TOPICS . . . ways to make the forum better . . . whatever!

Groups' Success Tips, Hints, and Guidelines

(The title really got it, but click in here for everything you'd need to know for Groups on this board.)

bargain hunters, hot tippers, recreational shoppers

1. bargain group member introductions
2. bargain group discussion (other than intros)

bdsm, kink, leather, fetish

1. bdsm group member introductions
2. bdsm group discussion (other than intros)

blogroll (share a link to yours, see other members')

1. blogroll group member introductions
2. blogroll group discussion (other than intros)

body modifiers, tattoos, piercings, etc.

1. body mod group member introductions
2. body mod group discussion (other than intros)

butches and femmes

1. butches and femmes group member introductions
2. butches and femmes group discussion (other than intros)

chefs (aspiring and accomplished)

1. chef group member introductions
2. chef group discussion (other than intros)

clean and sober, in recovery, 12-step

1. clean and sober group member introductions
2. clean and sober group discussion (other than intros)

coming out later in life

1. coming out later group member introductions
2. coming out later group discussion (other than intros)

DIY'ing, home renovation, decoration, fix-it-upping

1. DIY'ing group member introductions
2. DIY'ing group discussion (other than intros)

fashionistas, personal style, what are you wearing today?

1. fashion group member introductions
2. fashion group discussion (other than intros)

fitness fanatics, athletes, other sporty babes

1. fitness group member introductions
2. fitness group discussion (other than intros)

freshly-minted lesbians, baby dykes, under 25-ish

1. freshly-minted group member introductions
2. freshly-minted group discussion (other than intros)

gamers, fantasy RPG'ers

1. gamer group member introductions
2. gamer group discussion (other than intros)

gender warriors (trans, genderqueer, other non-normatives

1. gender warrior group member introductions
2. gender warrior group discussion (other than intros)

going health-nuttier, eating healthier, let's be superwomen

1. health group member introductions
2. health group discussion (other than intros)

globe trotters, couch surfers, urban anthropologists

1. globe trotter group member introductions
2. globe trotter group discussion (other than intros)

intellectual geektasm, academic lovers

1. intellectual group member introductions
2. intellectual group discussion (other than intros)

just coming out and it sucks right now

1. coming out sucks group member introductions
2. coming out sucks group discussion (other than intros)

knitters and crafters

1. knitter group member introductions
2. knitter group discussion (other than intros)

lesbians of color

1. lesbians of color group member introductions
2. lesbians of color group discussion (other than intros)

lesbians over 55 or thereabouts

1. lesbians over 55 group member introductions
2. lesbians over 55 group discussion (other than intros)

let's practice another language

1. languages group member introductions
2. languages group discussion (other than intros)

let's talk television

1. let's talk TV group member introductions
2. let's talk TV group discussion (other than intros)

liquid refreshers, oenophiles, brewers, cocktail wizards

1. liquid refreshment group member introductions
2. liquid refreshment group discussion (other than intros)

living with chronic illness or disability

1. living with group member introductions
2. living with group discussion (other than intros)

married to men, looking for a woman on the side

1. married to men group member introductions
2. married to men group discussion (other than intros)

mental health discussion

1. mental health discussion group member introductions
2. mental health discussion (other than intros)

money management - last taboo topic for many women

1. money management group member introductions
2. money management group discussion (other than intros)

movie buffs and film critics, share your reviews

1. movie buff group member introductions
2. movie buff group discussion (other than intros)

musicians and those who'd love to meet them

1. musician group member introductions
2. musician group discussion (other than intros)

owned by pets

1. owned by pets group member introductions
2. owned by pets group discussion (other than intros)

pet peeved and piqued, what's bugging YOU today

1. pet peeves group member introductions
2. pet peeves group discussion (other than intros)

photographers (amateur to pro)

1. photographers group member introductions
2. photographers group discussion (other than intros)

political activists, social service volunteers

1. political activist group member introductions
2. political activist group discussion (other than intros)

practicing polyamory, polyfidelity, other non-monogamy

1. poly group member introductions
2. poly group discussion (other than intros)

readers, writers, other literary types

1. readers group member introductions
2. readers group discussion (other than intros)

spiritual seekers

1. spiritual seekers group member introductions
2. spiritual seekers group discussion (other than intros)

sports fans

1. sports fans group member introductions
2. sports fan group discussion (other than intros)

what's on your iPod?

1. iPod group member introductions
2. iPod group discussion (other than intros)

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