7. What made you pick your name?
And
15. Favorite things about being LGBT+?
For the ask game!
7) Haha, for this one I technically still go by my given/birth name, at least in the real world. Online I do go by Eri (and whenever someone says it out loud or types it I get super happy so I might one day try using it IRL).
But anyway! I chose it because I am so hard of hearing that I misheard my name one time from a friend and it just stuck with me for some reason! I really liked it and just used it for all my socials and slowly it became who I identify as when I am online!
15) Honestly, my favorite part is just having some security in who I am as a person. I always hear how people felt broken for not wanting sex or romantic relationships, and I never felt that, but I never felt the need for either of those things either.
It's hard to describe but like, I was never bothered by not being like others because of how antisocial I am. I never knew I was supposed to like people more than just friends, or have sexual urges, or even that I should only feel like a girl. Well okay, my gender was something that bothered me, but finally finding labels in the LGBTQIA+ community that fit me and made me realize I wasn't alone or that what I was experiencing (or not experiencing) was normal felt amazing!
ALSO! I love learning about new identities and pronouns and just all kinds of things that are related to the LGBTQIA+ community! It's just a lot of fun to learn these kinds of things. So yea, self security and the ability to learn how other people feel are probably my favorite parts about being queer!