Dear people from all walks of life:
Welcome to the Queer Geer Mk. II. I am you current moderator for the Meta Clubs section, J. Wilhelm, also known by his alter egos, Admiral Johannes Wilhelm, and Chief Engineer Officer Julin Wodinaz Bahlmann, both aboard the United States Airship Orca (Does this count as multiple personality disorder? Oh, well).
I have started this thread as the continuation for the original Queer Geer thread, started by Lilith Nighthawk in 2009, back when pterodactyls flew in the skies above your head.
This is not only a club for all those of you who belong to the LGBQT+ family, but rather, an open area for all other friends and people out there who support this community in spirit or companionship.
Another aspect, don't forget, is that this thread is part of a Steampunk forum. We also want to hear from you about all the Steampunk things you do, and how you mesh Steampunk with your identity, whichever that may be! How do you fit in the the Queer Geer Spectrum?
This is a very open community where you can come in, present yourself, chat about your life and tell your story, or just plain relax in a welcoming environment. On behalf of all the members on this forum I welcome all of you. Hopefully, many of you who made their appearance during the first thread will participate in the second thread.
If you belong to the LGBQT+ community and have a question, this is the place to do it. If you don't belong to the LGBQT+ community but would like to ask a question to those in the know about all matters LGBQT+, then this is also the place to do it. If you think that you might belong to the LGBQT+ community - you guessed it, this is the place to find out.
This is the value that this thread brings into your life: a forum where you can make the journey to self discovery. As sexuality and gender are things that emerge in one's life as a matter of self discovery, it is natural that people who are trying to find themselves will come and ask questions.
Don't let nomenclature stop you from talking about yourself. Names and terms come and go, but only you know what you are, and the LGBQT+ community will for sure continue evolving at a fast pace, as will the science that follows it.
I myself got my start in the thread in 2013, as I very carefully and succinctly began the process of coming out to the outside world as a gender variant person - and I use that term in the most generic of ways, because the truth is, I'm still discovering myself, and I'm not even sure about what to call myself yet.
Welcome again, and please begin your introductions! As soon as I can I will make my own introduction as I have many things to talk about, not the least of which is the project around my alter ego CEO Julin Bahlmann, a "3rd gender" charater which was developed in this very thread!
I remain at your service,
J. Wilhelm