Wow, I, too, find myself tearing up at the thought of saying goodbye
to ASL, though clearly the spam is uncontrollable.  I have not posted
much, but read faithfully.  So, though I may not really be known I
feel I know everyone.

And I have to say, I really think it was asl that finally prompted me
to fully admit to myself that I am a lesbian.  I had always kind of
thought it was likely, thus my original furtive reading of ASL.  Then
I began to think, not only is this a group of people that I wouldn't
mind being associated with, I thought "I would be proud to be
considered one of them!"

Reading ASL made me more comfortable with who I am.  I was able to
share things from ASL with a co-worker without hiding the name of the
newsgroup and I realized that if was going to find someone I would be
happy to share my life with, I was going to have to look for a woman.
And strangely enough, within about six months of finally coming out to
myself I did find someone I plan to share my life with.  I met her
online, though not through ASL.  Unfortunately, we currently have an
ocean in the way of being together but are confident we will manage to
work it out.

I want to thank ASL, because I am not sure how long it would have
taken me to decide to be myself and follow where my heart led me had I
not felt I had the support, however unknowing, of my sisters on ASL.

Thanks, all of you, and those who I no longer see, though I hope they
are still around somewhere, for everything.

Goodbye ASL..... Long live ASLM!!

Fondly,
Alix
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