Are you straight, gay, bisexual or anything else (or maybe it doesn't matter to you what label you have)? And if gay/ bisexual/ etc... , when did you discover it?
I discovered quite early that I am not straight! I think the first time I really liked someone was when I was in primary school, and it was a girl. I asked myself if it was possible that maybe I was gay.
Then in secondary school I just figured I was bi because I had crushes on both girls and boys and learned that that was called "bisexuality".
When I went to uni, I had been in a long term relationship with a boy, and even though I had the occasional attraction to girls, it wasn't really something I thought about. I've never hid that I am not straight, I knew it immediately when I had that very first crush back in primary school, but I never really set out to 'discover' what I was. I just liked people for who they were and not whether they were boys or girls, and never thought much about it.
But when that relationship ended, I actually ended up liking someone who didn't really identify as either boy or girl. So I knew I wasn't straight, but this also meant I wasn't bi.
So since that moment on, I decided to look into it more. I discovered that there was such a thing as "pansexual" and that's what I've been using to identify myself as (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧ so when I meet cool genderqueer people I don't feel confused anymore, it makes total sense! In a way I always knew that I was attracted people for who they were and not their genitals, but I didn't really put a label on it. Now I have a better way of putting it! It didn't really matter for a long time and it still doesn't matter really, but it's nice to feel like I 'figured it out' eventually.
Also, I think sexuality is fluid so this might change in the future, but so far I think this has been true for most of my life. I just discovered it gradually, bit by bit, along the way!
Then in secondary school I just figured I was bi because I had crushes on both girls and boys and learned that that was called "bisexuality".
When I went to uni, I had been in a long term relationship with a boy, and even though I had the occasional attraction to girls, it wasn't really something I thought about. I've never hid that I am not straight, I knew it immediately when I had that very first crush back in primary school, but I never really set out to 'discover' what I was. I just liked people for who they were and not whether they were boys or girls, and never thought much about it.
But when that relationship ended, I actually ended up liking someone who didn't really identify as either boy or girl. So I knew I wasn't straight, but this also meant I wasn't bi.
So since that moment on, I decided to look into it more. I discovered that there was such a thing as "pansexual" and that's what I've been using to identify myself as (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧ so when I meet cool genderqueer people I don't feel confused anymore, it makes total sense! In a way I always knew that I was attracted people for who they were and not their genitals, but I didn't really put a label on it. Now I have a better way of putting it! It didn't really matter for a long time and it still doesn't matter really, but it's nice to feel like I 'figured it out' eventually.
Also, I think sexuality is fluid so this might change in the future, but so far I think this has been true for most of my life. I just discovered it gradually, bit by bit, along the way!