How did you realize you were not straight?

I'm asexual and I've come to term with it not too long ago (maybe like last year?). I've always felt like I'm different from other people - I look at "supposedly" attractive people and I don't feel anything. Yes, I do know when someone is good-looking and I do appreciate their beauty, but that's just that. No feelings, no attraction, no desire, no ......   3 reply

I am asexual and aromantic, so I can tell you you don't need to fall in love to know your sexual orientation... I understood it when I realized I wasn't interested romantically in other people (rather, it was some kind of possessive friendship, probably due to my lack of friends - I had around 10 at that time), and I didn't want to have sex either......   4 reply

I'm gray asexual (just gonna put the broad term because lazy) so I only ever craved a strong emotional connection with the ones I liked and not "other things". And I knew it for along time that I was a bit different from other people around me and especially noticed it in school, But I would recommend to look up sexual orinations ,there is alot m......   1 reply

It's pretty funny actually. I've been engaged in sexual activity since I was 7, and it was with both boys and girls. I didn't realize that though, not until last year. I had my first girl crush/girlfriend then, and I realized that finally, this whole I haven't been straight. I tried to deny being into girls so much and without realizing it I had al......   reply

In my case, cause I'm bi, it was because my eyes would always go for the most attractive female... body parts(●￣(ｴ)￣●)(￣∇￣") I was so disgusted with myself but got over it. Not because I accepted myself but realized in a way that its normal for some people. But my eyes always wonders to male and female... So I might not be helping �......   1 reply

I didn't realize I wasn't straight until like 1 year ago. I had my first same sex crush when I was in 8th grade. I started to develop feelings for my best friend. But I thought it was a "phase" since the people around me would tell me that people who experimented with different gender and sex were just in a "phase". After that, I had small crushe......   reply

I've never dated anyone although I knew I was queer before I ever got a crush on a girl. I don't think you need to feel an infatuation with a person to know you're not straight , although maybe small crushes that at the time you didn't know were crushes could occur. ╮(￣▽￣)╭   reply

Ummm, I think because i can read Yuri and i can imagine about me and People of the same gender have sex ???   reply

I personally have never been in love with someone. I've had sex with people but not love. I suspected I was bi a long time ago but I didn't allow myself to contemplate it seriously because my family is extremely homophobic. When I eventually accepted it, I hadn't had sex with a female yet. I knew I was bi because I found women attractive. I could s......   reply

Two words: Brandon Urie all seriousness though I believe I realized when I saw a picture of a female reproductive organ and went "wow uhhhh no thanks" they seriously freak me out I'm not over exaggerating either.   reply