Teen Gothic

Hey all. I have just moved to Long Island, New York for school and I've been trying to look around to see if I could find any goth scenes to get into. And also I'm looking to make some goth friends, I'm currently the only goth at my University. I'm willing to travel into the city to find some venues if need be. I've always wanted to visit a goth club.

I have just turned 18 in my country peru legally I can enter bars and gothic events but as it is an informal country the truth is that you can enter being a minor inlcusive, this year I have already met people from the scene. But I know that in the United States you can't go to a bar until you are 21 years old which leaves me with the intrigue. How young people can make gothic friends being unable to attend these events? I am wondering this because I will be in Delaware soon.

I don't know if this post sounds strange, I hope not I'm a woman in my early 30s, have been part of the subculture since I was 16 but unfortunately, due to depression and other mental health problems that got worse when I was 19 I completely isolated myself and now I have no one. I was wondering if any European goths or from anywhere else ( I'm in Portugal) would like to chat and try to be friends. I'm trying to break free from this depression but it's hard when you have no one to talk and share your interests with.

My dad, uncle and their mates all grew up in the 70s so you can sort of see where this comes from. They would have admired kiss when they where about 10 before growing out of it. They all took turns posing with me and making gene Simmons faces for the camera and I didn’t know how to take it lol. It got me wondering, would you guys take it as a compliment or feel belittled like they see your style as a costume?? Its the first weird encounter I’ve had due to my clothing so it was quite unexpected heheh