If you're gay... Did you know you were as a child?

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I'm genuinely curious. I've heard some people say they knew since they were little and some say they didn't... I'm not trying to be rude here.

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I didn't know what sexuality was per se, but I knew that I didn't only like boys. My first kiss was with a girl, and my first sexual experience was with a girl. I knew that it wasn't considered "normal", so I didn't tell anyone. Later on when I was older, I heard about the terms gay and bisexual, and a lightbulb went off! 💡

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To be fair, a lot of straight people don't know they're straight as kids either.

I knew I was bisexual as a kid. Even if I didn't have a word for it.

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I didn't realize I liked girls until 7th grade. I remember because that's when I met this 8th grade girl I was kinda friends with via someone else. I even had wet dreams about her.

Then, for probably 3 years, I prayed for forgiveness every night and thought I would burn in hell for sure after that. Asking God to bless me and I wouldn't do it again, promise. What sound teachings I had been given by my bigot mother...Fun times (huge amount of sarcasm).

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I found out in grade 7. until then, I thought everyone thought both boys and girls were attractive. then when I said that, everyone was like "woah what!!!" and that's when Iwas informed it wasn't normal and yea

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One of my friends knew when he was 5 years old. My best friend realized it in college.

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I'm pan and I had no idea until in 5th grade a friend was explaining gay to me and I had a passing thought: I bet I'm gay. then didn't think about it for a couple years.

I'm also trans and I didn't know about that either, however I never "felt" like a man or woman and always identified with the animal (read: less gendered) character in the story.

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I still honestly don't know and I don't bother myself too much about it cause I don't think it makes any difference. I'm sexually attracted to women but not romantically, then again, who knows if I will in the future. It doesn't really matter to me.

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I think for most a realization would come around the time you start feeling attraction to people.

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Well let's just say, when playing House, I always wanted to be the Daddy. But as I got older I found myself having an attraction to both girls and boys.

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I didn't figure it out until between 7th and 9th grade but looking back I definitely had crushes on both boys and girls when I was little

If you're gay... Did you know you were as a child?

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