I’m glad you found a landing place, but so sorry to hear about your immediate family.

@casbahmike thank you.

I moved to SoFlo 8 years ago. My family wasn’t so bad, but it’s just me my dogs and my husband. No friends, other than the beach. People are weird here. Hope you find your tribe.

@miggyg1 thanks. I’m very much a people person so this is hard for me to be honest.

@luzishere @lc2 has given you good advice. Some LGBTQ+ Community Centers also host groups with whom you may find a degree of affinity. In a heavily populated urban area, this can be anything: LGBTQ+ religious groups, country line dancing lessons, chess clubs, outings to performing arts or professional sports games, LGBTQ+ meetings of Alcoholics or Narcotics Anonymous, yoga classes, or group therapy meetings.

@casbahmike I want to find community here but Orlando is so big and it’s hard to find what there is here. I’ve searched online and found one LBGTQ+ center but they don’t really have much besides a few group sessions a few times a month and an STI clinic.

@luzishere I would imagine it can be very hard to find community in a place like Orlando for many reasons. I think there is a reason why so many LGBTQ+ people flee to cities like New York, San Francisco, Miami, Paris, Berlin, and other big cities. There are enough people like us in those places to form communities, even to take over neighborhoods so that we can live with walking distance of one another, but even that is changing because greater social acceptance means we don’t have to live in gay neighborhoods to feel safe, and because apps have eliminated the need for bookstores, bars, cafes, community centers, saunas, and other gathering places to meet. Honestly, given what you said about the community centers, I’m not sure what to advise you. Maybe you can volunteer in an organization that defends the rights of our community. Or go to local Pride events and try to be outgoing. I know that’s hard, especially if you’re shy like me! But give it a try. Also, find the online communities of interest to you.