Teen Gothic

I'm a 25-year-old black woman who recently gave up all her social media. ( ive been fully presenting as goth for about 5 years now in my attire and the fashion has really helped me gain some confidence. I used to just listen to the mucis but had no taste for fashion, now ive gotten a bit better at looking the way I want. )

I'm attending a goth dance event for the first time on Friday by myself and I suffer from being a bit awkward and super shy. Are there tips on how I can navigate the bar/dance scene and make friends?

I really want to put myself out there and gain a bit more confidence. Is there advice for anyone who has gone to events alone?

I used to have a demo cassette by a goth band from Scotland. Quite slow tunes, female singer. I would have purchased it 1984/6 possibly on a visit to Glasgow.

The cover had what I think was the virgin Mary, or Jesus crucified ( yes my memory is that bad) and one lyric was "what do you know of love not a lot I can see, virgin figurehead nailed to a tree.

It included a lyric sheet.

I look forward to any replies about this very vague memory!

Thanks

So I'm putting together a ritual for an upcoming Halloween music festival. I am trying to come up with a piece of danceable music ~15 min long for a circle dance.

Trying to find something that will match our theme which is gothic/vampire inspired. Have been mainly inspired so far by gothic fusion belly dance material but I am open to other suggestions. Please feel free to share some inspo!

Thanks everyone

I hope this does not go against any rules, if it does I am really sorry.

Hello! I’m currently in my last year and I am doing research on hate crime and alternative appearance. In the UK the attacks based on alternative appearance are not considered hate crime. The Law commission's final report concluded that attacks based on alternative appearance are not considered hate crimes, however the available evidence is not sufficient enough. I have personally been attacked due to my appearance and wanted to do something about it.

This is my final year dissertation and I'm looking for participants, who are part of an alternative subculture. The survey is completely anonymous, but any help would be greatly appreciated.

The criteria for participating are the following:

– over 18

– resident of the UK

– has body modifications/ alternative appearance/ is a part of an alternative subculture

Participation is greatly appreciated 🙂

https://uclresearch.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eVWYIWTzusPkUd0