I want to compliment everyone who have hung in there recently for a challenging and sometimes emotional discussion about gun violence, ownership and control. It was tense at times and we had our moments, but in the end, people stayed calm and seemed committed to communicating with respect.

I want to compliment a certain femme (she knows who she is!) on her indefatigable honesty, even when her opinions might be unpopular in any given thread. I’ve grown some (little teeny) balls watching her speak her mind.

I want to compliment the butches I’ve come to appreciate for being gentlemen with their kind reps. Butches who reach out to femmes they are not hitting on, well, they make me feel optimistic about the world and to realize I've just been traveling in the wrong circles.

I want to compliment the femmes on this site who have been incredibly open about their sexuality, with humor and brains, to boot. I read your posts nodding my head and going, Oh yeah, I can see that…

I want to compliment the people who have gone through breakups in the last year, with people on the site, and remained classy about it; not a single snarky passive-aggressive moment, at least not that I noticed. One femme was even able to be particularly vulnerable about her feelings; again, without trashing her Ex. I’m raising my class to her.

I want to compliment the admins on this site for keeping their commitment to tolerance a central driving force behind their interventions. I’ve never been on a site where butch/butch love, bisexuality and other sometimes frowned-upon ways of being were protected in such a consistent way.

I want to compliment nycfembbw for coming up with the concept for this thread. She knows a lot about community building and speaking to people's strengths.

I could think of a lot more compliments, but for now I'll just end with this:

Group hug!

(I’m so NOT a group hug person. If you knew me, you would have laughed at that one.)

I want to compliment the women who have given me insight, insight into the femme perspective, the guys who have told me not to lose hope and even though we may not have met, they are friends. So I guess in essence I'm complimenting the fact that individuals from varied backgrounds can gather in one place be supportive, provide feedback and engage in intelligent insightful conversation. Thank you to all of you, perhaps our respective governments could take note.

Clay for being my buddy and for being the gentlebutch that she is.

Jagg for always telling it straight.

Parker for meeting me at the dog park and hopefully more dog park outings in the future.

JustLovelyJen, I can’t wait to meet you for a picnic and a walk on the beach!

Arwen for posting our weekly horoscopes, which are so spot on.

Everyone in the cancer thread for being open and honest about experiences and being such a loving and supportive bunch!

For everyone on the BF Planet. I enjoy reading about your daily lives and all the wisdom and humor you all share. I really don’t know but a couple of you offline, but I think the world of this community and unlike IslandScout this old hippie LOVES a group hug. :)

Hell the rain was coming at us sideways!!! lmao You are such a sweetie for bringing us hot chocolate to keep us from freezing to death. :)

She is a wonderful soul and mentor....
 

I want to compliment weatherboi!!
 

:D
 

Such a long time, since I've posted in this thread, but I want to express my gratitude to members of our community who come here daily to mingle and comment by post or reach out in support or dialectically offer counter opinions, on any particular subject of interest.

All of us together, bring a particular reality into focus that we might not be aware of or think about too often. I just want to compliment our community members for their commitment to diversity, tolerance and for the many ways we hold each other accountable, as we grow in our lives each day.

Thank you for being real. For the laughter. For the kindness of heart. For your genuine interest in our current political atmosphere and the challenges we face as a group of people with a variety of shared interests or new challenges we are not too familiar with.

Thanks for being here. For caring about our community and the many people who are a part of our community.

I appreciate all of you. :bouquet:

compliments for people I've come to know on the boards in our community
 

In no particular order:

*Anya* :: she is such a lovely person and we've developed a wonderful Femme friendship! Anya is concerned with current politics, political issues affecting Lesbian women and is so knowledgeable about interesting TV shows! Thank you Anya for the friendship we enjoy!! :bunchflowers:

GayandGray :: I've enjoyed getting to know GG and the way she handles all the myriad situations that bring her joy or has caused her to have a heavy heart. She's a sweetie and I enjoy the friendship we've built by playing and posting in a variety of forum board threads, here on the Planet! She's got a new job now, she and her wife have been married for years and I appreciate all she brings to the community!! :bouquet:

homoe :: She is such a joy and I've enjoyed our budding friendship! She's super funny, extremely witty, very brainy, and I never knew she was the type to be all over the map with social idioms!!! She's a fountain of knowledge and she's just the most remarkable person I've come to know, in our community. Watch out for her though, okay??? :giggle: :balloon: :balloon: :balloon:

Gemme & girl_dee :: both of these Femme sisters are so freakishly smart! I love how Gemme and dee both walk the walk and talk the talk! I love and marvel over their close sisterly friendship and count myself lucky to be friends with them both! Thanks for the laughter, the Femme bonds we share and for the many ways you both add to the community, so richly! :wine:

And to Planet super fly moderators ..... Medusa, nycfem, T-rex, who I've gotten to know over the years and enjoy immensely. Thanks always for the way you care about the body of membership and for the many opportunities provided to get to know all three of you and for all the many ways you've enriched my life, I er the years. My heart loves each one of you. :bunchflowers::bunchflowers::bunchflowers:

And, that special person who gifted a community membership to me???? Thank you from my heart of hearts for making it possible for me to have a membership! You've been the sweetest and I am deeply grateful for the gift you gave to me! XO :balloon:

Thank you! .......

Thank you for this! I just found it by accident and it was lovely to read. I very much appreciate your warm and caring support, as well as your intellect.

I must put a plug in for insectional feminism. Early in my political activism, I was more concerned with issues specific to women but at this point in time; with the politics of our day: it is clear to me that if one of us are not free: none of us are free.

I do want to ensure that lesbian erasure never happens and I will do all in my power to fight against this but with Trump and a Republican majority: all of our hard-won rights are in danger of being lost.

Intersectional feminism. This is the principle that forms of injustice and oppression–sexism, racism, homophobia, classism, ableism and transphobia; are all invariably linked, and one cannot address one without including everyone.

Feminism, as a movement, is not just for women, but is for all people.


Thanks again Kätzchen!

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Katzchen I JUST SAW THIS!!!!!! Wow thank you so much. I have enjoyed getting to know you as well, my friend.

i won't put names so anyone who read it? ^^ ok: each one of you is unique after all your qualities and default contributes at your personality so continue to rock that boat short but next time i'll try to put that better

Dee your pictures on the website are amazing.

I enjoy Dee's positive and effervescence in posting!
I enjoy Greco's poetry
I enjoy homoe's keen intellect and humor
I enjoy Vintage Femme glamour, photography, and all around gracious kindness to me
I enjoy Medusa's honesty in all things
and..
I enjoy my friends-Clay, Talon, Wrangler, Anya-They are amazing and thoughtful people!

Sweetest ever are you, kittygrrl! :bunchflowers:

I started this post a couple of times and needed to track down specific spellings of names and would then lose my post. It would not do to compliment someone but then to spell their name wrong!

I was also hesitant because I did not want to forget someone. It would not be that I had no compliment for them but because my memory is not what it used to be! It would be pure oversight!

1) Kätzchen: not only is she a very intelligent woman but she is full of warmth and caring towards others. No matter the adversity she has gone through in her personal life; she continues to move forwarward and never gives up. She is a role model for me. I also love that she is not an angry, bitter person; no matter the life circumstances.

2) RockOn: I love the caring heart that is carried inside, along with the animals that are fortunate enough to be rescued and that become a member of the RockOn family. RockOn (I believe) deflects feelings with humor but they are there and they are deep. I really appreciate that about RockOn.

3) Gemme: you are such a bright and insightful person. No matter the topic, you get to the heart of the matter and point out what wasn't obvious to me or perhaps to others. I always wind up nodding my head in recognition once I read your posts.

4) CCB: always willing to wear her heart on her sleeve and never shirks from admitting where she is at- either good/bad or inbetween. That takes courage to do and CCB has lots of that. I also appreciate her wry and offbeat (at times) sense of humor.

5) Mopsie and Cara. You both pop in the zombie thread periodically and I am always so glad to read an update of your life. You both typify kindness and empathy towards others.

6) Bulldog: I admire that brain of yours! Your posts in the 2016 election thread are always full of insight, astute observations and a point of view that I had not considered. Shy does not post as often lately but when she does, she is always right on the money as she zero's in on the issues. I appreciate that and learn from them!

7) Orema: you are smart, observant and I learn from you. I always appreciate having your perspective because I never want to assume that I have insights into a culture that I have not lived each and every day, as do you.

8) All the mods: Mecusa, nycfem, T-Rex, Two tigers. All of you have been patient with me and at times, have given me the benefit of the doubt. I sincerely appreciate that. You always act in the benefit of the many, instead of the one. I realize that is imperative when running a site such as this.

9) All of our trans folk members: male and female. I have learned so much from all of you. I admire your courage in becoming the person that you truly are; both inside and out.

10) kitty and gay and gray: I learn something from all of your posts and always appreciate that you tell your truth, no matter how difficult.

11) A. Spectre: you stand tall as the proud lesbian butch that you are. You never mince words and you always tell it as you see it. I so admire and appreciate that about you!

12) rustedrims: S* you are not afraid to wear your heart on your sleeve. You go to a job every day (30+ years if I nremember correctly) no matter how difficult it is. That kind of determination is absolutely a trait that I respect and admire. You try to always be there for your family and friends but I do occasionally send a thought out to the universe you make sure that you care for yourself, too!

13) dee, Mel C., clay, dark crystal: I always learn from your posts. I was clueless about BDSM when I got here. I am still vanilla but appreciate that I have learned so much!

14) Besame*: forgive me for leaving off the correct punctuation of your name. I love the joyful pictures, writings from your heart, and quotes that you always post. You are such a positive person! I admire you greatly! Your posts make me smile and that is a very good thing!

15) homoe: always has an observation that adds some much-needed humor. She is a fellow TV and movie watcher that has turned me on to some terrific films and shows!

16) Finally (please know I will think of 10 more people after I mpost this but I must get ready for work now!):

ProfPacker: it has been a joyful adventure to read your journey from femmepacker to ProfPacker! You came into your butch self while on the Planet and you shared that personal saga with us. I learned a great deal about the butch perspective and have appreciated it greatly.

Thank you to everyone that posts. I appreciate all of them (even if I don't always agree with you!)

A.

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Thanks Anya! that was a very nice thing to say. :rrose:

Thanks Anya for your kind thoughts and the compliment: I really enjoy our femme friendship and want you to know that I too deal with some touchy health related things. So I know how hard it can be on our personal outlook in life! Thanks for being such a great friend to talk with! :balloon:

To the wonderful encounters I have and had...Blaze, Orema, Anya, Clay, ProfPacker, Teddybear, Nycfem, TL1, Snacktime, SaltyButch, GirlDee, JRM, Genesis, GeorgiaMa'am, and some who are no longer here. I'm sure, I've forgotten a few...you know who you are;)

(nyc)-you are amazing and scrumptious:moonstars:

Thanks so much, kitty. I'm honored to be included in such a great group and your friend. :)

Thank you Anya!!:tea: I always enjoy all of your posts.

I enjoy reading everyone's post's :) I would like to compliament all of you for being interesting devoted people.

Thanks to all of you who make BFP so interesting. Always finding something novel to read. Wish to thank a few in particular who inspire special note.

1) Anya, you always have something new and interesting posted. I can tell you are dedicated to your research. Also, remember that you were the first to welcome me to BFP. You made me feel that I belonged.

2) BullDog, your posts always connect my dusty neurons. Can count on you for good political arguments (rare elsewhere). When done having or watching you engage an argument, my brain feels invigorated.

3) Clay, your erotic writings are so very hot. Sometimes reading one causes me to log off for awhile.

4) girl dee, you are just plain sweet. You welcomed me very warmly to the bdsm forum.

5) DapperButch, thanks for all the encouragement and patience. You put up with all my questions. Incredible. You must be Superman, able to answer all these online questions then go to work doing the same.

It's certain that I've forgotten someone. Know that you are appreciated in my thoughts.

Thank you Kitty! I appreciate you!