I am a New Member at Similar Worlds

So a friend of mine introduced me to this website. I've looked through it, read a lot of stories, and come to find out that there's a lot of people here that are connected in some way, form or fashion. I'm just a 19 year old black guy who is trying to learn more about people in general. My name is Michael. Nice to meet cha! I'm open-minded, honest, and I stand for respect (especially for women, they've been through so much more than men., and deserve so much more too. Just saying.) Happy to be here.