At what age did you acknowledge that you were LGBT?

Question

Just curious ...Did it take time or did you just feel or have an intuition that you were ?

I hope you don't mind me asking this question

Thanks

when I say LGBT I mean lesbian, gay, bisexual , or transgendered ..NOT in a way to DEFINE you..but just your sexual preference...understand ?

sorry for the confusion I've caused

wow.. many of you had great answers ..I'm still struggling trying to figure out who I am, but it's nice to hear all your stories I really appreciate it!

Dancing Emi..I wish you well in life and hope that your surgery goes is a success too!

wow.. many of you had great answers ..I'm still struggling trying to figure out who I am, but it's nice to hear all your stories I really appreciate it!

Dancing Emi..I wish you well in life and hope that your surgery is a success too!

oops .didn't mean to post that twice!!

Answer 1

LGBT = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transexual

I knew I was different growing up. Different in a way whenever I play with guys, but heart beats so fast and I can't concentrate. And I dont know why, but I knew in the back of my head that I was attracted to guys.
I grew up in San Francisco and I came out to my parents when I was 13. It was hard for them, my mum cried and my dad didnt talk to me for 3 years. They sent me to see a shrink twice a week. They were upset and told me many things, but one thing always stand in my mind when they told me, "No matter who you are, you are our child, and we love you." It took them as least 3 years to fully accept my lifestyle and every now and then, my parents will set me up on a date. Coming out to them was one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life and I have no regrets.
I'm 25 now, I graduated at Boston College and now a neurobiology grad student at UW. I'm in a LTR relationship with my boyfriend, who just got accepted to Law School at SU. I'm happy and gay!!!

Thank you for asking =)

Answer 2

Hello, my name is Emi and I am a male to female transgendered person. Ever since I was very young I could always remember feeling different than other boys. I prefered to do more girl like things and I was not into sports all that much. It was until 13 I began to experiment with my gender by doing things like crossdressing in my mom's clothes. At the age of 17, I came to relize that I am transsexual and that I would one day become a girl that I already was inside of me. Today I am just starting on hormonal therapy and laser hair removal and by the time I am 24 next year I will be full time (that means I will be presenting myself as Emi 24/7/365) With any luck I should have the surgery by the age of 25.

Answer 3

It came at a lot of different times and a lot of different levels. I knew I liked other boys real young, like 3 or 4, and somewhere around the same time I learned it was way frowned upon. Also at about age 9, the first experience with another boy, but still lying to myself. Theoretical acceptance by reading various books and hearing speeches, about age 20. Driven by insane horniness to actually experience gay sex at about age 24, but didn't start doing it regularly for another 2 years, then meeting gay people
made it all OK--the stereotype was proved ridiculous, I was OK with it from that point on.

For future reference, LGBT means Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender

Answer 4

I understood what you meant right off by LGBT. This is a very common term and if someone is going to be in this part of yahoo answers or any other gay oriented areas they do well to familiarize themselves with this often used acronym.

As for the age that I acknowledged it - probably around 24. The feelings came on me very strong when I was younger - but I lived in denial. At 23 I moved to Seattle and experimented. At 24 I accepted myself for what I was.

Answer 5

At about age 4 I knew there was an attraction to other boys, but nothing sexual at that age. By about 12 I knew what it meant. I finally accepted it to myself that I was gay at 16. Still have only told 2 very close friends, who are really supportive. Trying to work up the courage to tell the parents but I think I'm going to wait to move out for that one...

Answer 6

I knew I was different at about 7 or 8 but I was 40 before I accepted the label Bisexual I am g0y and bisexual and since I accepted that I have been so much happier.

Answer 7

Well, it depends on your definition of "acknoweldge" - to yourself or to others?

I figured out I was gay around age 10 when - I'm not kidding - I was attracted to a park ranger in the "Ranger Rick's" kiddie nature magazine. So I probably had an inkling before that.

I started going out to bars when I was 17, (yes, underage) so that would be when I first acknowledged it to others.

I came out to most people, including my parents, at age 20, after finding a support group in college that would help me after the inevitable bad reaction. [And it did!]

Hope this helps!

p.s. Folks, if you look at the title of this category, it should be obvious what "LGBT" stands for . . . .

Answer 8

I always was attracted to the same gender, even before I knew what sex was.
Came out at 14.


LGBT = Lesbian Gay Bi and Transgender

Answer 9

i was child i mean, 4 or 5 year of age, and i can still remember that i felt extremely attracted to my football teacher, ups, sorry, i was a very nutty little twisted boy................he had like 30 yr.... so since that day i realize i was different from the other kinds and learned to be quiet about it, i don't know, but i knew some how, it was wrong and i had to hide those felling, until i reach 19 yr...... and i did.....

Answer 10

At 8 I knew I was different, about 16 I knew what I was. It was a combination of actually not knowing that bisexuality existed and denying I could be one of "those people."