thiccpaws<p>Hi, I'm a gay cis male from Europe. I've been alive 30+ years and I still don't know how to live Life.</p><p>Open source social networks aren't new to me — I used identi.ca 15 years ago and I currently <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/selfhost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhost</span></a> two ActivityPub instances but they are too niche, so I was hoping this one would be more personal.</p><p>I have contributed to ~20 <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> projects even though I'm mostly a <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macOS</span></a> user.</p><p>I also happen to be a <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/gaymer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaymer</span></a> who doesn't know how to game. <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Sonic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sonic</span></a> (Master System), <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/DonkeyKongCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonkeyKongCountry</span></a> (GB), <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/SuperMarioAdvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperMarioAdvance</span></a> (GBA), <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/StardewValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StardewValley</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Rayman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rayman</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/EuroTruckSimulator2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuroTruckSimulator2</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/HiddenFolks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HiddenFolks</span></a>…</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/SarahAndersen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SarahAndersen</span></a>'s scribbles and <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/FoxesInLove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoxesInLove</span></a> is as much as I read and I haven't got much time for films/TV.</p><p>I enjoy <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/swimming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swimming</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> (pro-cycling and anti-car), I admire <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/ModelRailway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ModelRailway</span></a> (N gauge), and I love chocolate.</p><p>I was tested for Autism as a kid and came out negative; I still suck at being social but I'm trying my hardest. Sorry if I offend you. Also, it doesn't help the fact that English isn't my mother tongue.</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a></p>