Cue Glinda voice: “Two greatest mates…”
Each June 8 is Nationwide Finest Pals Day, and it’s apt that the annual vacation falls throughout Pleasure, contemplating how vital LGBTQ friendships will be for folk like us.
Final June, one Reddit consumer praised his gay bestie in the r/gaybros subreddit, saying they met greater than decade prior and that it had been “fantastic navigating homosexual manhood collectively as brothers.”
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Within the feedback, that consumer added, “I hope everybody has some platonic homosexual buds of their life. It may be powerful being queer, and it’s simpler performed when surrounded by folks who’ve gone via the identical/comparable experiences. … A assist group of mates has been so freaking pivotal for me in my emotional growth. Don’t know the place I’d be with out them.”
And different Reddit customers concurred within the feedback — together with one one that mentioned he had recognized his BFF since center faculty, nevertheless it was solely after highschool commencement that the 2 of them came upon they have been each homosexual (after which they bought excessive and watched Lana Del Rey movies on YouTube for hours).
“From there, I came upon [he and I] are each so alike in character, our views of the world, pursuits, and so on.,” that consumer added. “Not as soon as did we ever do something sexually; I did kiss him on New 12 months’s one yr, however afterward, we each busted out laughing, and it was a mutual ‘Yeah, let’s not do this once more’ sort of factor, LMAO. It’s been over 11 years now, and I’ll at all times contemplate them my greatest buddy. I really feel like nobody on this planet will perceive me the best way they do, and I’m so grateful for our friendship.”
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One other commenter wrote: “I’ve a detailed group of [five to seven] homosexual mates. We journey collectively, go to karaoke collectively, watch films collectively, and, after all, gossip frequently. Having a robust assist group is so, so vital on your psychological well being.”
And another person mentioned, “My greatest buddy is a huge dumpster hearth identical to me, and I wouldn’t have it another manner. Discover them, y’all. The psychological well being improved considerably.”
Take a look at #gaybestfriends posts beneath to see different platonic pairs — and teams of three or extra BFFs!
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