Teen Gothic

I’m 18 and i wanna go to goth places like a goth club or rave or whatever. i live like an hour away from seattle and 20 minutes from poulsbo.

Had someone insist online that I wasn't a real goth because my friends tend to be more "basic", but I dont see a problem with it! I'm nice to them, their nice to me. I don't see the need for any complications.

Also- another dilemma, im against the insult "basic". I find it incredibly misogynistic and rude. Go ahead and scream at me in the comments, I wont care enough to acknowledge it. The point is, this person yelled at me and called me a "poser" for this.

If the answer to either of these questions is "yes", ill leave the goth community, no questions asked. Not out of anger– it just doesn't fit me.

I have a condition called Muscular Dystrophy. I just want to talk to people like myself. One good thing about my wheelchair is that I can wear whatever shoes I want now. My ankles got too weak to wear heels years ago. That meant anything except flat shoes like Mary Janes/Baby Doll shoes were out of the question.

It was frustrating not being able to dress the way I wanted to but now I can wear whatever I want, yay! Something I laugh about is now I can't quite tell whether people are staring at me because of how I'm dressed or because of being disabled lol. I like to say maybe it's a little of both.

It's sad how people assume that we're different and treat us differently just because we're disabled. I've actually had people treat me like they were surprised that I'm goth. They treated me like I was mentally challenged just because of a physical disability. Their attitude seem to be that they couldn't figure out how I even knew what goth is.

There's nothing wrong with mentally challenged people, I'm just saying I wish people would stop assuming things. I guess you have to learn to laugh at yourself though. Anyway, I want to talk to people like myself.

Anybody in this subreddit live in Chicago? I've been a baby bat for a few months now and want goth friends to go to cemeteries, concerts, the works.

I live in High Point, North Carolina and I am searching for fellow goths I can be around since I lost my mom in a homicide. I have no family/friends left and I feel like my goth friends I gain would be my family.

We can also try to form a band, if you'll be down.

Also, if you have any discarded stuff that's goth you don't need, consider sending some my way since I'm just new into the scene.