Hello hexbear community, lurker here. I'm a gay middle eastern man, who lives in a very conservative country in middle east. I been believing in rights of women and discrimination of jews, but i feel hypocritical. I dont know women aside from family members, i don't know any jewish person. I can't talk to women locally nor find a jewish person, im not sure how i can initiate such friendship.

it sounds to me similar to rich kids talking about how easy it is to live and find but they never worked a day in their life.

  • GargoyleSoldier [he/him]
    hexagon
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    2 years ago

    im struggling with making long term friendship with westerns in general. Its very hard, its everyone has their cliques and not interested in having online friendships, so i end up in same circles (gay furry arab server we made a while back).

    • President_Obama [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Trembling Before G-d is a 2001 American documentary film about gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews trying to reconcile their sexuality with their faith.

      Recommended to me by a Jewish comrade. I'm yet to watch it, but it's about gay Jewish people who miss/long for a proper connection with their religious community without supressing/neglecting their identity.

    • spectre [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Is there any future timeline where you'd be able to leave your country? is that something that you'd consider if you had the opportunity?

      • GargoyleSoldier [he/him]
        hexagon
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        2 years ago

        I am conflicted, i learnt how to live in my country, how to stretch our currency in a market, how to talk to people here. But i would still like to meet with my family. My country doesn't allow applying for foriegn citizenship, only working in a different country is allowed. It feels like there is no country that will be my home espically as someone who wants to be a worker/expat, i have to be put against native workers there and i dont know if i can compete. I am pursuing Bachelors in computer science and planning on getting higher degree to make me more competitive.