Straight to gay

[Misfit]

Hey guys just wondering is it possible for a straight person to become gay? I mean im in high school at the moment and when I was in year 7-9 (Australian schooling) all I wanted was girls and I even dated a few and stuff. Anyway I am currently about to begin my last year of high school (year 12) and last year I found that my attraction to females had virtually dropped to 0 whilst my attraction to males increased significantly. Can anyone suggest a reason for this?

[wattado]

you could be bi, gay or just curious. it could just be hormones or you could be like me and denying it for the longest time and didnt even think about guys.

[kenoloor]

you could be bi, gay or just curious. it could just be hormones or you could be like me and denying it for the longest time and didnt even think about guys.

This is very likely. Keep in mind that sexual orientation isn't a static thing. Just like all elements of your identity, it is constantly evolving. This is probably just part of that natural evolution.

[ackmedsgirl666]

id say sounds to me your just curious
doesnt automatically mean ur gay bud

[Abyssal Echo]

Hey guys just wondering is it possible for a straight person to become gay? I mean im in high school at the moment and when I was in year 7-9 (Australian schooling) all I wanted was girls and I even dated a few and stuff. Anyway I am currently about to begin my last year of high school (year 12) and last year I found that my attraction to females had virtually dropped to 0 whilst my attraction to males increased significantly. Can anyone suggest a reason for this?

Sounds to me that you are just curious and that doesn't make you gay

[antiabort]

You might just be bi, or like everyone else says, curious.

[Rayquaza]

Yes. You will one day find out your sexuality.No one is actually born with a sexuality. So technically you anre't straight until you say that you are straight.

[canadaski]

I wouldn't be too quick to explain this with curiosity. We need a little bit more information first.

I had always thought I was straight, I've only had serious attractions towards two females and those were long before I knew what being gay meant or was. I thought being straight was the only way to go through life.

The thing is, I think back to all of these little clues from my past and wonder why the hell i never figured it out. When I got suspicions that I was gay, I became very afraid and never put myself in positions when I would be alone with another guy. I would avoid making friends and going over to their houses, especially guys I found attractive.

This contributed to social anxiety and I even felt awkward around girls (i felt that they might try to force me into a romantic situation i didn't really want). I would avoid staring at naked guys' junk out of fear it would make me "more gay." I eventually discovered porn and would force myself to watch all straight porn, and would freak out when i reached a gay porn site.

I would picture kissing a girl and I never really got the point of "rubbing your face against someone elses." I replaced that thought with the same sex and I got some quite romantic feelings.

This will sound stupid but I even used the activities I participated in to "prove" to myself I wasn't gay. I thought things like "ha, gay people don't play golf so there's no way I'm gay." I even researched things such as "do gay people play golf."

All of this worrying was most liklely part of immense denial and anxiety disorder. I have developed OCD, and am currently trying to deal with that.

I've had so many attractions to guys over my high school years that it was becoming ridiculous that I still thought I was straight. I found virtualteen, got some advice for my feelings and people said "don't worry you're probably curious."

That put my mind at ease but what I was really doing was avoiding the problem. I knew it was bullshit, I was gay all along. It's still hard to accept and I'll be seing a counselor about all of the built up anxiety I gave myself from the mental beating I've given myself over the years. My grades in school and my social life has suffered greatly as a result of all of this. I'm now in grade 12 and am ready to put it all behind me.

I'm not saying that you are gay or bisexual, but I'm just advising you not to beat yourself up over something as silly as your sexuality. It's a big thing I know, but understand that it's perfectly okay to be gay. Being gay doesn't govern your life, it's just a small part of who you are.

Please message me if you want to talk or something. That goes for anyone. I may seem like one messed up individual but I can listen and understand what you're going through.

[ExhibitG]

a lot of people are saying you are probably just curious but honestly if you have no sexual attraction to women, you obviously are more than just curious. it could just be a phase, or you could be bisexual or gay. it's normal for these things to change. i know of a lot of people (including myself) that before puberty was totally attracted to girls and during, things started getting all mixed up hah.

[Biscuithead13]

Hey guys just wondering is it possible for a straight person to become gay? I mean im in high school at the moment and when I was in year 7-9 (Australian schooling) all I wanted was girls and I even dated a few and stuff. Anyway I am currently about to begin my last year of high school (year 12) and last year I found that my attraction to females had virtually dropped to 0 whilst my attraction to males increased significantly. Can anyone suggest a reason for this?

This sounds like me. I had been curious for a long time (since I was 13, I'm 15 now) and I actually had a gf 3 months ago. But for some reason I almost exclusively like guys now, but I still say I'm bi because I've only dated a girl. So I mean, we are in similar situations and it does evolve over time I guess. :D