How I Knew I Was Bisexual

How I Knew I Was Bisexual

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[harveyabel]

I had someone saying that another person "became" gay; stepped in to say nobody *becomes* gay .

[zelva]

Im asexual, its not that “popular” one. I also would say some both girls & boys are cute, bug nevere in sexual thing. And I tried to imagine me with someonelse in sexual relationship & it just doesnt feel comfortable

[lyramsr]

I’m a lesbian. I thought I was asexual at one point (mostly due to body image issues; I couldn’t really see myself dating anybody) but I’ve never really had doubts about not being attracted to men

[Ari_Wil]

I was hardcore into Cleo from H20 before I realized my sexuality...

[Jaelily]

I’m bisexual. I realized really my junior year of high school, back in 2010-2011. But before then I had a friend who was lesbian and she kept saying I Too was gay and all that and I kept denying it, but it did get me to thinking more about it and I just kinda realized one day maybe I was. I had my first girlfriend junior year. She broke up with me five days later because her boyfriend didn’t like that she was dating me. 😂 That was quite a break up.

[BionicBear]

Usually when people want me to put a label on it I just call myself Bisexual or Queer. But in reality I probably fall somewhere between Bisexual and Pansexual. I know it sounds cliche, but I think I've always known on some level or another. I grew up in the bible belt so I always hid it growing up. And I tried to tell myself that, since I was attracted to both genders, that I would just act on the male attractions and it would be an okay life. It was very confusing growing up with so many mixed messages. Keep in mind, this is still in the 1990s and very early 2000s. People, even in the LGBT community, commonly joked about how Bisexuality wasn't real and that we were just selfish people who couldn't make up our minds. And growing up in a small southern town where you could literally probably count the number of gay people on one hand, and watch them be socially persecuted by religious zealots, was kind of terrifying. But when I was 18 I fell in love with a girl. And unfortunately our relationship was outed by a bitter and hateful person that we had previously been friends/went to high school with. We stayed together, but decided to deny our relationship to the outside world. Then after about a year together we decided to go our seperate ways. The ocean was calling her and art school was calling me. We loved each other, but we knew that we couldn't be happy holding each other to that small town that didn't accept either of us. So at 19 I moved to Atlanta and was introduced to a much more open and loving community of people. Yes it's still in the South, but any large city has more diverse people. It wasn't until around 20 that I felt safe enough to express my love for both men and women. And it truly felt like a weight lifting off of my chest everytime I expressed it out loud. And now, at almost 31, I can say it proudly and without any of those scary butterflies in my tummy wondering how someone will react. I went from a place where the only people who accepted me for who I was were a single childhood friend (who's still my best friend to this day) and my family, to an entire city where people just let me be me. And now I'm excited for the prospect of finding my significant other, whether they be man or woman. 💗💜💙

[callmeames]

i'm lesbian and i concretely realized and accepted that around three years ago. Thinking back, my first crush on a girl was back in 5th grade lol. throughout highschool i thought maybe i was bi or pan, but realized that I just really wasn't into men like that at all later on.

[sophiafried_]

I’m bisexual, and in Brazil where I live it’s still a big unspoken word. I’m very happy when I see people online who embrace the label. Please talk about biphobia and how it’s different from homophobia. Thank you and wish you all the best!

[georgiarose]

It’s actually a year from now that I first came out to myself... and when I came out to a couple friends. I identify as queer/gay/lesbian

[SaintYaronimo]

I'm straight ( for as far as I know) and sharing this comment to make the algorythm happy.

[n.c.]

oH MY GOD THE GIRL WHO PLAYED RIKKI ON H2O, , , I HAD THIS HUGE CRUSH ON HER BEFORE I KNEW I WAS BI AND I WAS JUST LIKE "HUH :) THATS ODD" IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW

[cecilia.santana]

Great job putting that "sexuality" playlist together. I completely missed the other videos, but I'm onto them right now :3

As for when I found out that I'm bi (pan would be a better descriptor, maybe?)... I kind of always knew, but growing up in Brazil I had to face a huge amount of bi erasure since forever. I basically didn't know bisexuality was a thing until I was 16-ish, which made me really confused (all the time I would be like "am I straight or am I gay?"). I always knew I just liked people and that's all that would've mattered if I was better educated earlier. Then I fought some internalized biphobia. But it was quite a smooth process, I think. I basically learned that bisexuality is a thing and was like "ohhh... ok. so that makes sense". But I didn't get to label myself until I was 20, which was partially influenced by me meeting a girl who (unknowingly) made me search inside and outside to understand sexuality better as a whole. It was also a politically motivated decision (as in "since I'm comfortable with this label, I'll identify as this to shine a light on the subject"). A pretty underwhelming story, methinks :p

[squaremeat]

I totally googled your celebrity crushes.

As a teenager, I got teased for being "gay" because I wasn't as into boys as my other friends were. At one point I was like, "What if they're right? I *am* gay?" But just because I wasn't boy-crazy didn't mean I was into gals. I suppose I am borderline asexual?

[lifae]

I identify as pan-sexual. I used to identify as bi, but recently I decided pan fits better, though it really just depends on one's definition of the words. I just don't care about gender when it comes to the attractiveness of a person.

I found out when I was about 15. I always knew I was attracted to men, but when I had a total crush on my female dance teacher, I realised that was also a thing. I was raised in a christian family, but they've never said it's wrong to be anything other than straight. I also never tried to hide it, even though some girls in my class at the time were weird about it.

[aspeno]

Heck yeah, I love the bi representation! I didn’t realize what bi even meant (add being trans to the mix and it gets hella complicated), so I was a very confused 12-year-old.

[TheRockerchick]

I'm bisexual, I grew up in a very conservative religious household and didnt know anything really. I had only heard of homosexuals and lesbians. I was tought that they were choosing to live a life of sin and would go to hell. I remember the first innocent crushes I had were mostly on girls . My friend were talking about their crushes all the time and I just really felt lost and alone.I didnt identify as straight or gay and didnt know there was anything else.I think the first time I heard the word bisexual I was probably 12 or 13. A light kinda clicked in my head and I thought "hey that sounds like me". My teen years were filled with tons of depression, family drama, loosing friends and family members and constant boy drama. I was constantly in a relationship I was afraid to be alone. I felt that if I was close friends with girls something would happen and I would "turn gay". I was sexually assaulted multiple times between the ages of 14 and 16 and that only made things worse. I suppressed all of my thoughts and feelings and decided I would just be straight weather I ever found happiness or not. I met my now husband when I was 16. He treated me with kindness and respect and was the nicest and coolest guy I had ever met . I started to have a crush on him after we had been close friends for about 4 months. I had never felt that strong of feelings towards a guy before. I finally told him I had a crush on him over text one night as I sobbed into my pillow. I didn't want to ruin our friendship and loose him. After what felt like years he responded with I actually feel the same way. He asked me out on a date and we were married 3 years and 3 days later. We were always open with eachother about finding different people attractive and I would point out cute girls in stores and stuff (I have never been a jealous person). After being married for 3 years I finally realized what I had been denying my entire life. I'm Bi. That's who I am it doesn't change when you are in a relationship that's still you. I came out to my husband and closest friends last year. My depression is much better. I've been working on myself and accepting who I am and that has helped. I still have a ways to go but I'm on my way there with my wonderful supportive husband by my side. 😊 💖💙💜

[Lauren-knqe]

It’s funny looking back on moments and memories and being like “wow how did I think I was straight?” One that sticks out is when a bunch of friends were all saying which female celebrity they would “turn gay for” and when it was my turn I named a celebrity but then said that I didn’t feel like I would have to change anything or “turn gay” to date them. And even then I genuinely didn’t realize yet that I was a lesbian. I knew for sure though because of a girl I had a crush on in my first year of university. So many butterflies, and finally I put the pieces together and a lot of things suddenly made sense lol

[blackk_rose_]

I'm bi too, possibly somewhere on the ace spectrum as well but maybe not

[SuviTuuliAllan]

Bi-greyromantic and bi-greysexual here hi! (wanted to specifically separate the two types of orientations) Labels are tricky and I'm not 100% that bi (or pan, which I've also used) fits both in terms of romantic and sexual orientation. I've technically only ever been with trans women but that doesn't necessarily mean anything in terms of who I'm attracted to. It's fairly difficult for me to tell what I'm feeling and things are in flux. I've wondered if I'm just a confused aroace and have Favourite Persons™ (BPD). If I haven't been so before, I have become less attracted to people as anything other than friends. Now it's just constant envy rather than anything else. Yup, I'm ugly.

[vbutnotforvendetta]

I'm pansexual and started to realize it my sophomore year of college when I was home on break. I kept getting butterflies in my stomach and thinking about kissing a long time friend of mine. No matter what I did, I couldn't shake it. Nothing ever came of it as she is straight but for a while I secretly harbored romantic feelings for her. I finally came to terms with my sexuality my senior year. Part of the reason it took me a while to realize and come to terms with everything was because I was raised in a conservative Catholic, homophobic family. Looking back on my life there were a lot of signs and crushes that should have clued me in lol