https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 26 May 2026 06:18:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1178488 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:03:26 +0000 pui 1178488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Welcome!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1178485 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:02:55 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1178485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another ally and advocate here! I'm looking forward to seeing you post more!</p> <p>My best friend in college was a drag queen and ohmygosh he was a better looking girl than me. We are still close friends. I'm still jealous of his looks. Some of my favorite memories are of us and his friends, who became mine too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1178455 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 09:50:22 +0000 mediagirl 1178455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I'll chat on your wall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1178438 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 09:42:19 +0000 cmbknyc 1178438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Welcome :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1178435 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 09:41:05 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1178435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: yay! Another shout out for my hometown! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1178423 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 09:35:57 +0000 mrskc 1178423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilyofthewest: thank you for starting this thread! </p> <p>I consider myself an ally! And I try to be mindful of using SO instead of DH in thread titles. ... at least I used to. Not sure about my most recent threads, but I will stop using DH when asking questions to be more inclusive. Thanks for pointing that out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1178402 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 09:29:18 +0000 littlebug 1178402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Woohoo! I'm an ally and an advocate, and thrilled to see this post! I can't stand DH/DS/DD - it seems so cheesy and, honestly, disingenuous. I refer to my spouse as "hubs" because, well, I call him that for real. And my son is just D, cuz it's his initial! Would love to see more inclusive language on the boards! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1178382 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 09:21:04 +0000 NorCalWayfarer 1178382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: same here. Glad to see more diversity represented here on HB. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1178318 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 08:54:48 +0000 Adira 1178318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>&lt;3 this thread!!! Welcome!! I hope that HB can continue to grow and be more inclusive and that everyone feels welcome here!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1178250 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 08:34:17 +0000 mediagirl 1178250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Welcome! I don't have any friends or family members who are in the gay community but, after hanging out with gay friends of friends when I lived in DC, I had my eyes opened to a whole different world. I was pretty naive and sheltered before I went away to college. My first experience with a gay person wasn't until college.</p> <p>I never used "DH" just because I thought the name behind it was stupid. I do talk about my husband (as, when we got married, we pledged to call each other husband and wife) but that is us. I try, when asking questions of others, to use significant other. I wish the term DH would die a quick death. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1178079 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:35:23 +0000 .twist. 1178079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great thread! I have a lot of gay men in my family and friend group. Nice to see some representation of non-hetero relationships! One of my oldest gay friends just married the man of his dreams! If I notice they talk about bebe's I'll see if he'll join. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1178041 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 06:52:54 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1178041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My aunt is gay and I fully intend to pressure my son ino giving me grandchildren someday gay or not so I amVERY happy to see this group represented on the bee. I love that families have changed in so many incredible ways compared the narrow view we had when I was growing up. Welcome and thanks for adding to the community. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1178020 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 06:32:12 +0000 looch 1178020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Fronkinzankinsbride: thanks for that! I was struggling with using something other than "husband" to describe the man I married. </p> <p>I think Ellen Degeneres said it best,, from a letter she posted on her blog:</p> <p>"We're just trying to find happiness in the bodies and minds we were given, like everyone else." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1177750 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 21:17:50 +0000 rachiecakes 1177750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>welcome! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1177731 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 21:07:08 +0000 cmomma17 1177731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: that's pretty impressive and sounds like a wonderful place to grow up. I have several LGBTQ (did I get that right?) friends from high school who moved out of state before coming out. They all seem to have wonderful happy lives now (in places like D.C. , Vermont, and California) but I feel sad that they couldn't be themselves at a younger age, or at "home" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1177727 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 21:04:28 +0000 nana87 1177727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love this thread! </p> <p>I grew up in a very socially liberal town, with lots of friends coming out as early as middle school, so it always just boggles my mind that there's so much hatred out there--it just makes zero sense to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1177674 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 20:38:22 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1177674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Welcome, glad you're here. Hope you can feel the love. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1177647 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 20:24:47 +0000 skibobrown 1177647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for starting this thread! I consider myself a straight ally and am always happy to see diversity of all types on this HB. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1177643 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 20:23:06 +0000 Fronkinzankinsbride 1177643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a big homo over here. I'll agree with the previous suggestions of using more inclusive language being one thing to improve HB LGBT relations. What that doesn't mean to me though is changing what you call your own special person. If you're a straight (or queer) woman married to a man you don't need to call your Darling Husband your partner to make me feel better, it doesn't. (Sometimes it can have the opposite effect) You can however when asking a question to a group consider that other people may have partners of other genders and use inclusive language when applicable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1177615 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 20:01:42 +0000 Ree723 1177615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Welcome! So glad to have you here! You have a staunch ally over here and I'm thrilled to see more diversity come to HB! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1177573 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:38:57 +0000 Sadieloo 1177573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilyofthewest: great idea to start this thread. You have another ally here :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1177562 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:34:28 +0000 mrsjyw 1177562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Welcome and thanks for sharing!!! Always excited for diversity in the hb comm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1177553 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:28:46 +0000 T-Mom 1177553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Welcome! Thanks for bringing more diversity to this community! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/3#post-1177547 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:26:58 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1177547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Welcome and thanks for sharing! What a wonderful post! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/2#post-1177543 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:25:01 +0000 junebugmama 1177543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilyofthewest: You and I have a similar story. I had a civil union with my high school sweetheart, the year it became legal in Vermont and we stayed married for 8 years. I actually never thought I would remarry, forget a man, but I did and am now happy as ever.</p> <p>A lot of my friends are LGBTQ community and even when I recommend the site, they are all surprised that I participate. It was another reason why I started my post </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/2#post-1177533 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:20:32 +0000 MrsF 1177533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Welcome! This thread is making me smile as an ally :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/2#post-1177524 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:15:15 +0000 CakeLady 1177524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>More diversity makes HB a better resource for all of us!<br /> Welcome, @lilyofthewest and thank you for your thoughtful post. Another ally here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/2#post-1177514 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:07:37 +0000 QueensBee 1177514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd also like to say hello, welcome, and declare myself an ally! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/2#post-1177431 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 18:02:35 +0000 Smurfette 1177431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Welcome!! I love that you are here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lgbtq-bees-amp-allies/page/2#post-1177417 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 17:53:02 +0000 Trailmix 1177417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Welcome! I'm an ally too :) </p>