Gay?

[Mayon]

Do you know from childhood that you are gay? What happens? how to you decide and how?

Thanks

[StoppingTime]

To me, sexuality is there at birth, and the environment you live/brought up has somewhat of an influence on it. You can't, to me, choose to be straight, gay, bi, etc... it's just how you are.
So yes, I think it's there at birth, and through puberty and your teen/20's, you can realize what you truly are.

[Skeptical Bear]

It all depends with who the person is and how they go through puberty. I think though that at a young age in your childhood, you won't be able to find out so much on your sexuality since you're just starting to develop and what not. With me, I started having feelings for guys as early as late elementary. Now, I'm 17 and in high school and I like guys more than ever now that I understand the whole thing about sexuality. But, don't take this as it will happen with everyone. You can go through some of your teen years having feelings for a certain gender and it could change one day. One way I think you could maybe find out what you're into, is experimenting. It might not fully give you the idea what you're into but it could help in the long run when it comes to who you're sexually attracted to. It's all crazy and confusing but basically, I don't think you can find out if you're gay or not during your young ages of childhood. Another way to see as well is to imagine your self with both a man or a woman. Can you see your self marrying a man? Same with the opposite. Do you think that you can have emotional feelings for either one? Play around with your head and see what fits to you the most and maybe it will give you the answer. Time will tell though.

[Pipo]

Do you know from childhood that you are gay? What happens? how to you decide and how?

Thanks

no I didn't know I was gay when I was under 10 but I kissed a boy who was my best friend I even told him I loved him. We did some kinky stuff together, I never really looked at girls that way I always looked at boys found them more interesting and hot of course.

At one point when I realized what sexuality was I was around 12-13 I tried to like girls but I really didn't find them "hot" as straight people do y'know what I mean? like every girl looks the same to me. My friend says "wow that girl is hot" I take a look at her I think "looks about the same as every.." idk I just don't find them hot or anything I only find guys hot.

Honestly when I decided I'm gay I can't fight against it I tried to be straight and like girls but my life just went down hill from that day. When I accepted the fact I'm gay I came happy and started to live my life fullest without worrying.

It's important you act as yourself always don't try to be someone else be yourself is most important thing. if I want to have girlfriend or boyfriend being yourself is really important cuz if you try to be someone else and your gf or bf notices he/she won't like that... :)

[FullyAlive]

:arrow2: Teen Sexuality

Not being gay myself I can only hypothesise however I would think you were gay from birth but would be unlikely to realise until the early stages of puberty if not a lot later. It would seem off to call a child gay or straight because as a child they don't have any sort of sexual feelings or attraction.

[EvanShaw]

Like Lady Gaga says: Baby, You ere Born This Way.

And some studies have shown that it's genetic. And that it happens at birth but you don't figure out until later in life.

Also, If it was a choice then why would a gay person 'not accept themselves'? It's NOT a choice.

[Midland]

You can never change your sexuality, only your realisations and views of it can.

[KenBoy6]

I didnt start getting attracted to guys until i was around 13. It all just came to me until i knew more about my true sexuality.

[Mayon]

Thanks guys :)

[SamB]

Sexuality is not a choice, and I do think is there from birth even if you don't know it, like I did not know I was gay till last year but now looking back I can see that there were obvious signs of it through out my whole life

[Green Arrow]

I never really had feelings for girls and I kept on finding myself looking at guys like I should girls. It's different for different people though.

[OregonStateDude]

I think though that at a young age in your childhood, you won't be able to find out so much on your sexuality since you're just starting to develop and what not.

Exactly. I'm convinced that I was already gay when I was one day old. But I didn't realize what it meant until I hit puberty.

I remember when I was 9 or 10 and I didn't have any feelings for other boys then. They were just playmates at that age. Now of course I see them in a whole different way, LoL.

[wolfguy]

i am with them i mean i found out that i was bi when i turned 13