Hi! Sorry if this is a bit paranoid. I'm aware getting new moles isn't worrisome in and of itself, but this is pretty much the first time it's happened to me (I'm eighteen), and it looks significantly darker than my other moles? They're usually very flat against my skin and a light brown. This one juts out a bit and it's much darker in colour. Do I need to get it checked out, or does it seem normal enough?
Hi guys! So, to preface, I'm eighteen and I grew up in a country with criminalised homosexuality. I've been closeted my entire life, and I therefore have very very minimal experience with friendships, relationships, and socialising in general (I can not 'closet' for the life of me, so if I don't want people to know certain things about me, I kind of just avoid people in general.)
All of this is simply to say that I have zero clue how to make queer friends (or friends in general, but queer-safe is kind of a prerequisite here.)
I'm going to be spending a month in Greece from June to July this year, and I'll be attending my first ever pride parade (!!!!) and I'll have so many opportunities to hang out in queer spaces. I'm staying in Athens and there are so many lesbian bars and cafes and drag shows on my list that I am deathly excited to visit, and I can be so obnoxiously *out* for the first time in my life, and it's making me so giddy!
I'm mostly just looking for advice on how to not screw it up? I'd really like to come out of this trip with hopefully a few cool acquaintances/long distance friends. So if anyone could give me the rundown on how to conduct myself in queer bars and how to approach people without coming off like it's my first day on earth, I'd really appreciate it!! Also any notes on Pride etiquette? Is it plausible to hope for finding friends there (especially since I'm not from the area?) How do you even approach people in these contexts?
Also, is it frowned upon to drag straight people along to queer spaces? It's gonna be myself and my older sister on this trip, so I'd probably need to grab her if I'm going anywhere at night since going alone might be unsafe, and I'm not sure if that ruins the entire concept of queer spaces.
Sorry if this is a bit silly, please bear with me. Any advice would be 100% appreciated!