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People assuming you're gay?

Discussion in 'Coming Out Advice' started by ForNarnia, Dec 27, 2014.

  1. ForNarnia

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    So, a lot of people think I'm a lesbian, when I'm actually Pansexual (Bi if it makes it easier), but a few days ago, my extremely homophobic father said "Oh, I thought you were a lesbian" when my mum and I were talking about a cute guy on a tv show. This really confused me, because my dad's homophobia is the reason I haven't come out to them yet, but he hadn't been treating me any differently... It was probably just his idea of a joke, but it really bugged me.

    Does anyone else get this?
     
  2. Flatulentius

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    If anyone assumes that I'm gay, they don't say it to my face, and I've never heard any rumors going around about it either. Although, in a couple of instances, my rather conservative religious parents became defensive when I tried to discuss gender expressions outside of the traditional stereotypes, which made me wonder whether they suspected that I'm gay and were trying to repress the thought.
     
  3. ZestyLion

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    I wish it was assumed that I was gay... It would make coming out so much easier!