Disabilities & Gay Men

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Comment by John on November 22, 2009 at 9:45am

Hi Chuck I do hear your pain and frustation I have had MS seems like forever I free if you need to talk and share ok

Comment by Chuck on November 21, 2009 at 10:45pm

I have MS and a host of other issues. Slowly over the past 15 years I have been losing my abilities. I now have had to stop working. The overwhelming fatigue, pain ,and depression that comes with MS just keeps kicking me in the stomach. Things are happening faster and some days i know I should be using a wheelchair. I know at some point I will have to. I am having a very hard time facing this. I live with my ex and have a newer BF. Not having caring people is not a problem. But unless you are going through this its hard to understand beyond being empathetic. I am just hoping to meet other gay guys also with disabilities to commiserate with.

Comment by Danny on August 11, 2009 at 11:53am

Hey guyz, My name is Danny. I am a 20 y/o guy from NJ. I was in a VeRy BaD car crash, when I was 17, in AUG 2006. Suffered a TBI( For those that don't know wat a TBI is it's very simalar to a stroke.), broke alot of bones. Will need a walker or canes to walk. I will always be consided handicap for the rest of my life. I don't know if I will ever be able to drive again. I have come a long way from where I was. Being in a coma for like 3-3 and 1/2 months, and being in the hospital from the end of AUG '06 to the end of March '07 I like how I'm comeing about rite now. I'm eventully gunna go back to school in January.

Comment by Matthew on February 24, 2009 at 10:29pm

Hey everyone, this is a needed forum for guys in our various situations. Like Bill, I've lost a partner due to my disabilities. I'm a 35 year old type I diabetic diagnost about a year ago with kidney failure. I'm currently on dialysis, and awaiting transplant through UCSF. If anyone reading this can relate, please drop me a line. I'm still working part time, and skiing as much as my body and budget will allow. I love to travel, but I won't go very far by myself anymore. And, of coarse, as many of you may have experienced, alot of the population dosen't want to deal with medical baggage. I mean we are all good guys are we not? I wish that I could be judged on who I am rather than what I've acquired medically. Alot of men out there have many misconceptions about our different situations. It's nice to have a sounding board that we can use to let eachother know that none of us is truely alone in our individual fights. And we should use this forum to support and get to know one another. My prayers of hope and love to each of you out there with your burden. Lets help each other carry the load, and spread a few smiles along the way. I will answer anyone who writes, and I hold you all in the highest reguard.

Comment by Bill on February 24, 2009 at 6:27pm

Hey guys, this seems to be the established group for glbt people with disabilities so I thought I would post more about myself. I live with HCV Hepatitis c, this has caused a number of secondary problems, neuropathy in my right leg, an enlarged painful liver, and some sexual problems [I can get it up, I just have a hard time getting to an orgasm. I also have a metal heartvalve that keeps me alive, [a saint jude metallic aortic valve], as well as a herniated disc in my back. I'm unable to work at most typical jobs, and as far as a relationship goes, I've had good functional relationships in the past, but as things have gotten worse [over the last year] my [artner of 5 years split and decided my problems were to much trouble. I just want to find a guy who would do the same for me as I would for him! I watched my partner Mark [8.5 year partner] die of AIDS, the last 2 years were all about taking care of him, I never thought of anything but his care and well being, I loved him! I want the same back in my life, someone who sticks around through the good and the bad!

Comment by Tigger on February 24, 2009 at 5:55pm

I'm Tigger and I had a stroke at 36, I can't speak, I use a machine to talk with.

Comment by Joshrony on February 19, 2009 at 1:30pm

Hi everyone, my names Josh & I have been living with Crohns disease for the past 20 years.
Its great to find a group like this, hope to chat to some of you guys sometime Cheers Josh

Comment by Bill on February 16, 2009 at 7:53pm

I hope more of you will check out my new group for glbt people with disabilities, and if you know anyone who would be a canditate for it, I also started a group for gay and widowed men, for guys who have lost a partner to anything!
Thanks, BIll

Comment by john on February 16, 2009 at 6:21pm

Hi Guys Im John in Pennsylvania.I was born with only a thumb on the right hand and an incaved right chest.I have been able to lead an almost normal live. I have dated guys for the past 5yrs but alway thinking because of my handicap guys just want to meet and does not go much further.Im hoping to find a guy that I can have a long term relationship.

Comment by Bill on February 16, 2009 at 7:26am

I can't believe there is a forum like this, what a lucky find for me! I'm a gay man who has several long term relationships under my belt, but due to my partners health problems, all but 1 of them is dead! I am luckily very healthy in Most ways, however I am disabled and hoping to find a great guy to become my best friend, my partner, my lover, and my confidante. Tall order yes, impossiblr to find, no! I'm paatient and willing to have fun along the way until I do find what I'm looking for.

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