Your closest relationship might be your best friend.
Many people, gay or straight, develop crushes on a favourite teacher or a friend’s older sibling. So, relax, take your time and don’t rush it.Ī few experiences or feelings don’t mean you’re gay Many people don’t begin to discover their sexuality until much later into adulthood and it can be just as confusing then. Often it takes a while to begin thinking of yourself as gay, lesbian or bisexual, or another sexual identity. Some even remember having crushes on friends of their own sex when they were little. Some people who are same-sex attracted say that from the time they were very young they “felt different”. I think I might be gay or bisexual – how do I know? Lots of people identify themselves as same-sex attracted – in fact, about one in ten. The Australian Psychological Society states that being same-sex attracted is as natural as being opposite-sex attracted, and that it’s not possible to force someone to change their sexuality through any psychological or medical means. People who are sexually attracted to two or more gender often describe themselves as ‘bi’/‘bisexual’, or 'pan'/'pansexual'. Some women who are gay call themselves ‘lesbians’. People usually describe themselves as ‘gay’ or ‘homosexual’ when they find themselves emotionally and sexually attracted exclusively to people of their own gender.