Im So Confused

[Speedy29]

Ok so I usyally dont post on here but I really have nobody else to talk to about this. So im 18 and im confused if im straight or gay. Ever since middle school ive always found guys attractive. I never thought anything of it, i just thought it was a phase. I always wanted to do something with a guy and never really got the opportunity until just recently. I had my first sexual experience with a guy and I actually liked it. So one day after class I stayed and talked to my teacher, not about the topic of my sexuality and out of nowhere he said " youre gay, iIknow it." I was shocked because i dont act gay and i dont have any feminine qualities im very masculine. He is gay so maybe he has that sense of who is and whos not lol. But anyways ever since then hes the only perosn ive talked to about it and I feel like I cant talk to anyone else aobut it. People know me to be a masculine guy and would never assume for me to be gay. Im just really lost and confused about who I am, and I have nobody to talk to about it to :(

[Elysium]

Let's clarify something first: what does it mean to be gay? It means to be a guy attracted to guys, yes? So what about that means you have to be feminine or "act gay," whatever that means? You're just perpetuating a stereotype. Not every gay person looks and/ or acts the same or similar at all, just like any other person.

[Speedy29]

Youre not getting what im trying to say. Im aware of that, im asking a question in terms of what i should do about my emotions.

[Captain Canada]

Well, if you are attracted to guys and only guys your homosexual, just clearing that up. As for how you feel, if your friends are true friends then you should tell them. I had tons of trouble telling my.friends that Im bi but at the end, they still accepted me. If your friends stick with you and support you then you can work out youe feelings by talking with them. If they arent real friends and they leave you, just remember 1. It wasnt your fault, you were doing the right thing and 2. They werent worth your time and energy. If your friends cant help you, you always have us! As for the problem with people seeing you, screw reputation. If this is the real you then show them the real you, and if they dont accept you, screw them.

[ksdnfkfr]

There have plenty of very macho gay actors and athletes.
So his opinion was not based on how you were behaving
it was based on what you were saying.
And just because a person is certain of something in their
own mind does not mean that it is correct about you. And
if you are gay that does not mean that you have to start
wearing a rainbow ribbon and join in gay parades. This is
your personal life and there is no reason to let the rest of
the world in on it unless that is what you yourself wants to do.

[Arie_]

If you are attracted to girls then you're not gay. You would be most likely bi. If you only like boys then you are gay.

[nklarke]

In your 7 lines, there isn't even mentioned one time a "girl", just guys, so it seems that you're gay.