Age to be gay.

[Sporadica]

Now by the title I'll sound like a bigot saying you can't be gay until a certain age but the thing with being gay is that pretty much everyone who outsiders know is gay, is "out of the closet"

So what I'm saying is how old do you people figure you know you're gay? like being absolutely sure and not trying to be a subculture or not mainstream (hipster farks)

Me I think that people don't know what they are at all until they are early 20's, you haven't lived enough when you're 15 to know anything, I use that term (anything) liberaly

- my 2 cents

[Skeptical Bear]

Sorry. Vending machine only takes bills :p Really though, it takes time so I'd say towards the end of puberty. I'm 17 and Bi and I have a feeling I'll stay like this or end up only liking guys. Either way, I'm a very open person so I won't care about the change but the consequences.

[Sporadica]

Sorry. Vending machine only takes bills :p Really though, it takes time so I'd say towards the end of puberty. I'm 17 and Bi and I have a feeling I'll stay like this or end up only liking guys. Either way, I'm a very open person so I won't care about the change but the consequences.

Interesting, I'm 18 and a few months and idk what to say.

I wouldn't have sex with a guy or anything but I would participate in a 3 way with a girl and guy etc. What would you think of that situation?

[Mortal Coil]

I reckon people get a good idea of their sexuality in the middle of puberty. I'm 15 and I highly doubt I'm going to end up anything but straight. No offense, it's just the way I am.

[Electra Heart]

A lot of people could figure it out at a REALLY young age, it could be as young as like, 4.

[Jabbawocke]

no limit but ur imagination... and number of x chromosomes xD
oh gawd my brsin

[ImCoolBeans]

Sexual tendencies show at a very young age, you don't need to be of a certain age to know that you are either not straight or that you don't like the same sex, but hitting the nail right on the head the first time isn't so common.

[PerpetualImperfexion]

It all depends on what causes someone to be gay. Some people think that being gay is caused by an extra y or x chromozome, other's belief it has to do with what happens in your life. I can't exactly give my input on this because neither of those hypotheses have been proven. If it is there since birth I think you'd know at a fairly young age, but even if its based on experience I would still say that it could happen by the age of 15 or even earlier.

[Skeptical Bear]

Interesting, I'm 18 and a few months and idk what to say.

I wouldn't have sex with a guy or anything but I would participate in a 3 way with a girl and guy etc. What would you think of that situation?

I'm sexually and emotionally attracted to guys and girls. I just lean over to guys a bit more.

[Sugaree]

I think a six or seven year old saying they're gay or lesbian isn't a big issue. If that's how they feel at the time, let them be. But I think maturity has to play a role in determining your sexuality. There's not really a lot of six year olds who are mature enough to understand the concepts sexuality brings. You're much more mature in your teen and young adult years, so that's when sexuality becomes a large part of your identity. There's no real age limit for being gay or even deciding, but maturity is what helps in the long run.

[twotall]

i think that the older you get you know for sure but younger like 15 or 16 around that age you pretty much know what you want

[troubleddude]

Unlike almost everybody, I believe you can decide your sexual orientation as soon as you give it some thought. I do believe you have to be at least in your preteens or early teens to actually understand what youre thinking about.

[Sugaree]

Unlike almost everybody, I believe you can decide your sexual orientation as soon as you give it some thought. I do believe you have to be at least in your preteens or early teens to actually understand what youre thinking about.

"Decide" implies that sexuality is a choice and not a natural phenomena.

[CuriousDestruction]

Uh, alright, I'm gonna distinguish 2 things here. Sexuality, and being sexually active. You can have a crush on someone at the age of 7 or so. Maybe younger. So really I think you can start trying to discover your sexuality whenever you want, as long as we remember that sexuality is always fluid and constantly changing. It doesn't make the feelings any less real, it just means our attractions change over time. When we should start acting on these sexually driven urges, is another matter. I don't approve of 7 year olds having sex. But so what if they think they are gay or straight? Whatever. I'd rather have a child who thinks he's gay and dream of growing up to marry Neil Patrick Harris than having a child who wants to be Rambo when he grows up.