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I first realised I was gay around the age of 7, but I didn't really know what it meant or what it was! I just knew I was different somehow.
I really knew something was going on when I was about 13 and we used to play silly games in the school holidays, and I was spending a lot of time playing hide and seek with my best friend - I used to love being alone with him where no-one else could find us, and I could talk to him like no-one else I knew. Of course he fancied the best looking girl in the school and eventually dated her sister, but I never really lost those feelings for him when we were alone in our hiding places. He was my first real crush!
I've found that being gay is often not at all about being gay or happy! Lots of my gay friends feel disillusioned about the macho dating and meeting techniques - there's a lot of bravado involved, when really most guys want a caring, loving relationship in exactly the same way girls and boys do. They're not just looking for casual sex, but this seems to dominate the gay scene, and it leaves a lot of guys disillusioned. It's quite sad.
There's enough pressure coming out to your friends and family, although I've been very lucky and I've had a lot of support, but then finding the ideal loving relationship is harder!
But it hasn't stoppped me from looking! |
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