Hello. Welcome!
Take a few minutes to read the Welcome and FAQ pages, which will answer most common questions. It is a lot to absorb and a fairly steep learning curve, but we were all there at one time or another and the community is generally very helpful.
Most communities on Steemit communicate via Discord. If you are on it, I manage the one for the LGBT+ community, which you may join by clicking the banner below. Be advised that there's a simple screening process to keep out the trolls and protect our members' privacy.
Thank you for the welcome, and for the discord invite! I'll definitely have to check it out, I'd love to get more involved with the LBGT community here :)
If you join it in the next few hours, hopefully my mods are on it 'cause I'm on another Discord for a radio show. If not, I'll get back over there as soon as it's over.