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how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r lgbt

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how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r lgbt

  1. Right away

    18 vote(s)
    15.5%

  2. Around a MONTH

    10 vote(s)
    8.6%

  3. Around SIX MONTH

    10 vote(s)
    8.6%

  4. Around a YEAR

    14 vote(s)
    12.1%

  5. Around 2 TO 3 YEARS

    21 vote(s)
    18.1%

  6. Around 5 YEARS

    10 vote(s)
    8.6%

  7. Around 7 TO 8 YEARS

    7 vote(s)
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  8. Around 10 YEARS

    5 vote(s)
    4.3%

  9. MORE THAN TEN YEARS.

    13 vote(s)
    11.2%

  10. I still have not fully accepted it.

    8 vote(s)
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  1. SonicBoom

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    Sorry, I couldn't fit in the question mark in my title.

    Personally, I suspected that I'm not straight when I was 9 years old.

    At age nine , I really didn't know what being gay truly meant to be gay but I accepted myself right away anyways.


    How about you?
     
    #1 SonicBoom, Aug 9, 2015
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    I expected when I was like 4 that I was not only gynaphilic. Also when I was around 5 I started to expect I wasn't really a boy like everyone else. When I was about 6 I started personally identifying as transfeminine.

    But didn't start to come out until I was 19... sad face... :frowning2:

    EDIT: I failed the poll. I clicked around 5 years but it should have been "MORE THAN 10 YEARS." Meh...
     
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    I said around 5 years.

    From when I was 10-14.
     
    #3 YuriBunny, Aug 9, 2015
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    The poll tally has been amended to reflect this. :thumbsup:
     
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    Thank Martin you folks are the best.

    FYI, I had a moderator add an extra poll option of " I still have not accepted it" even after the poll went "live".
     
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    I started to realize something was different with me around last christmass. It took a few months for me to learn what transgenderism was. I think it's more about the counselling aposed to the length of time. generally it took me about 6 months of wearing girls cloths to understand myself.
     
    #6 Rochelle86, Aug 9, 2015
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    As I look back, probably when I was 12 or 13. Tbh, that was the last thing on my mind since I had other things to worry about, but it didn't take me long to accept it.
     
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    Haven't accepted it, and I don't see myself ever accepting it.
     
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    While it did take me a long time to figure things out, it didn't take me very long to accept it for what it is.
     
    #9 Cedar, Aug 9, 2015
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    It just suddenly dawned on me, one random moment, during my early days in first grade in highschool. I was very quick at getting used to it, but to be honest I still think about it alot. It does consume my life. (I was 16 then) (trivia: in norway we have highschool for 3 years, during the age of 15 through 18, usually)
     
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    This is a question that has two answers. On the one hand, looking back on it now, I've kind of known since I was 12. But I didn't really hit me until about 22-23. It took me another 2-3 years before I finally began coming out to people.
     
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    I began questioning my sexuality when I was maybe 15-16? I don't remember exactly, but it did take me a few years to fully accept it. At first, I thought I was bisexual and played around with that label for awhile. However, overtime, as I was getting more comfortable with myself, I realized that I was actually gay. I guess I was pretty in denial for awhile.
     
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    hmm i just realized i think i answered it wrong and i wonder if other people may be too. I was thinking it was time between first thinking you are LGBT to coming out. but it's just until you, personally, except it??

    I think for me my personal acceptance was about 6 mon-1 year...but about 5 years until coming out.
     
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    This.
     
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    Around 2 months
     
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    Crap. I chose around a month but it was really like 2-3 years because I first suspected when I was 9 or 10. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    About 5 years for me.
     
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    I said right away, but I think it might have been faster than that.
     
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    I found out when I was 12, but I don't know if I've fully come to terms with it yet.
    I've accepted that I'm not straight, but I can't seem to accept/figure out whether I'm gay or not, nor if I want to be.

    So I don't know what to reply in the poll. The acceptance that I wasn't straight came kinda quickly, but the resistance still lingers.
     
    #19 Berru, Aug 10, 2015
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    Re: how long after u 1st suspected u might b lgbt, did it take u to fully accept u r

    2-3 years...ish. It's kind of hard to pinpoint exactly when I started suspecting, when I started seriously questioning, and when I began to accept it. Also I'm not 100% sure I've fully accepted it yet but you know. It's a process :thumbsup:
     
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