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Years or just yesterday?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by ebbilove, Apr 26, 2014.

  1. ebbilove

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    How long have you known you liked the same/other/any/etc sex?

    I, personally, have known I liked girls along with guys for years, but never acknowledged it as bisexuality until recently. I'd always been physically and mentally attracted to both, but only noticed it when I looked back on how I felt about girls back when I hadn't even known about LGBT.

    Did you have an "Aha, that must mean I'm gay/bi/pan/etc!" Moment or was it more of "well I guess I've always liked them."?
    Do you have any stories about when you began to consider you weren't straight?

    Just wondering (!)
     
  2. Hexagon

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    Years. I first came out as bisexual to my best friend when I was 12.
     
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    It`s just pretty recently that i have started seeing that i am attracted to both genders.
    When i look back i remember almost developing a crush on one of my friends, and i kind of freaked out. I think i tried pretty hard to deny my feelings and managed to ignore it. I also notice that i am attracted to females as well as males. I haven`t had any crushes in years, so i have yet to have a real crush on a female.

    I also remember seeing this girl on the buss, and i just couldn`t stop looking at her. She was just so pretty, i remembered her for days afterwards. At first i was like "Nah i just liked her outfit or hairstyle", but then i realized i was attracted to her. xD
     
  4. drwinchester

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    Years. I knew I was bisexual when I was about 14. (even though I'd come out publicly as a lesbian...). I'd had a crush on my best friend since fourth grade and constantly imagining kissing her, that was kind of what made me question my sexuality in the first place. (We'd date for about 3 years)

    But didn't really start exploring a same-sex attraction to men until about a year ago, around the same time I started figuring out my gender.
     
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    I guess I always knew, but couldn't accept it until I was 18.

    I actually had both at the same time! haha
     
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    I knew ever since adolescence, but it didn't really sink in until teen years. During that time, I realized that these feelings will never go away. Now I feel better about my sexuality because guys are so awesome :grin:
     
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    Known for too long(over 8 years)... and accepted it too late
     
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    Known for at least 25 years, been out around 16 years.
     
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    It wasn't a moment, it was a long process of self-discovery. I'm sure it was always there, I just wasn't aware of it until later in life.
     
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    I had to come to terms with the fact that I was trans before figuring out my sexuality. That took a long time. It was one disaster after another for a while. I would say I have probably known since I was about 20 or so for sure. It took about another 5 years to accept it enough to be open.
     
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    Years. Probably about 4?
     
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    I've known that I like girls since I was about seven, but I didn't start thinking about labels until I was twelve. I'm still not 100% sure of who I am. :frowning2:
     
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    About 2 years since year 6 (don't know what grade that is in the U.S sorry) so about 2 and a bit years
     
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    Years. I am pretty sure I was attracted other boys about the time I turned 13.

    I recognized attraction and a willingness to do sexual things for years now.

    But I only actually accepted the "g" word about a year ago.
     
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    It only occurred to me that I might be gay a couple months back, but as i've come to accept it, I'm remembering more and more girls I once knew that in retrospect I so obviously had huge crushes on.
     
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    I have known for years...probably since I was 13 at some level. Really did not understand it until I was like 18.
     
  18. Miles16

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    I'd say explicitly for what, 6 or 7 years now? Though I suppose there were hints going way back
     
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    Somewhere between 1 and 2 years ago, so I have to pick the just yesterday option. Hate that it turned up after high school.