Hi, I'm Emma, and I'm hoping to find a special romantic someone on here. I am 23 years old--24 in December--and I am a transgender lesbian woman. I'm from the U.S. and looking for someone also in the states for a long term, serious romantic relationship.

Full disclosure, I am pre-transition as I am disabled and therefore still stuck living at home with my family who are in a fundamentalist Christian cult. I have plans I'm hopeful about, of moving out next year with a friend. I am autistic and struggle with anxieties and phobias that make doing things difficult, especially doing them alone, so ideally I hope to find my strong girl to squeeze my hand to get me through the grocery shopping.

So, the heavy stuff aside, what kind of girlfriend would I be?

Well, I'm pretty femme; I plan to pack my wardrobe with skirts and dresses and wear lipstick as often as possible.

I can cook, I can clean, and I can snuggle. You will have a surplus supply of hugs and kisses around me.

I really like movies; we can have movie nights! I love action, adventure, and horror movies the most. Toy Story was one of the most impactful movies on me as a child because it single-handedly got me interested in storytelling and writing and I still watch it more often than you'd expect. Other than that, my favorite movies include Back to the Future, Star Wars, Robocop, John Carpenter's The Thing, and Evil Dead 2.

Speaking of stories, I'm a writer! I've been making up worlds, characters, and stories since I was a child. I've even self-published a short story and am working on a novella right now.

I love tabletop rpgs, so if you want a girl who can run a D&D game for you, then I am a prime pick for you. I also like game design and have dabbled in a lot of homebrew and been piecing together my own game as a hobby.

I like playing video games, but, I'm mostly into single-player games. If I'm with people, board games or cards are my preference.

As you might have guessed, I am a homebody and a night owl. I like people fine, but those quiet evenings are the best. If you want someone to sit with in comfortable silence or while wrapped up in blankets together, I'm your girl.

My interests also include philosophy and science. I am fascinated by mythology and folklore and how they've formed and developed; astronomy and physics sparks my imagination; and epistemology and moral philosophy saved my mind from a cult.

My politics are a hard left and they're an important part of my identity and it's important to me we have this in common. Also, I am an atheist and I don't believe in the supernatural and that is something I would also prefer we had in common.

Other than politics and supernatural beliefs, my only other dealbreakers are smoking--tobacco or weed--as I have mild asthma and both trigger it. I'd rather you took my breath away, rather than a cigarette.

I am sex positive, I'm open to polyamory (though I'd want to be a primary), tattoos and piercings are welcome, and I do have a bit of a kinky side. The primary thing I'm asking for is someone whose kind, curious, a snuggler, braver than me, and can hold a conversation. I communicate best over texting, so if you like to text a lot, I am available a lot. My schedule can be varied, but I'm up at least until midnight EST and evenings are when I'm most available for those long talks. If you like to text a lot and like getting texted, then we'll get along great.

Also, if you're interested, this is my most recent BDSM test results: https://bdsmtest.org/r/9nVWKVRd

If you've read this far, thank you, and have a good day.