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GaYellowDawg

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43. Later than most, probably.

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 07:51 AM

Aug 2012

I don't remember a single event. I do know that some time in 6th grade I transitioned from not wanting to have much to do with girls to wanting them desperately. That would have made me 11. Definitely no choice in the matter. And I've never been given any reason to believe that choice plays a significant part in sexual attraction, no matter which way you swing.

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So, when did you know you were a heterosexual/homosexual? [View all] Faygo Kid Aug 2012 OP

Does anyone ever really know? xmas74 Aug 2012 #1

physical attraction to certain people JI7 Aug 2012 #6

I've always been physically attracted to men. xmas74 Aug 2012 #9

but you can be attracted to people who aren't good for you JI7 Aug 2012 #13

Oh, I know all about being attracted to people who aren't good for me. xmas74 Aug 2012 #18

Old Bob Heinlein quote about attraction: malthaussen Aug 2012 #24

I can see physical beauty. But attraction is another story. Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #28

I'd believe that. xmas74 Aug 2012 #45

I've not been physically attracted to men or women. vaberella Aug 2012 #52

thanks for this great answer Voice for Peace Aug 2012 #26

I didn't go through abuse xmas74 Aug 2012 #46

As I've always said, love knows no gender. vaberella Aug 2012 #51

I don't even know if I'm open. xmas74 Aug 2012 #57

republicans have not made a choice yet Angry Dragon Aug 2012 #2

They have... Archae Aug 2012 #11

My family and I moved when I was in the 3rd grade... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2012 #3

That's spooky Shankapotomus Aug 2012 #65

I knew I was into women the first time a sneaked a look sadbear Aug 2012 #4

I did that in the early '60s. And in the early '70s . . . Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #22

For as long as I can remember, actually. malthaussen Aug 2012 #5

i think most people know early, even Gay kids, but for Gay kids JI7 Aug 2012 #7

When I first saw a summer Betty and Vernoica comic book... Archae Aug 2012 #8

You don't say, Archae? sadbear Aug 2012 #10

I'm Archae. (Ar-kay.) Archae Aug 2012 #14

Whoops! sadbear Aug 2012 #17

Maybe it has... Archae Aug 2012 #20

. sadbear Aug 2012 #21

Long story. stevedeshazer Aug 2012 #12

I'm still deciding. SmileyRose Aug 2012 #15

You will never see this post at Fox or Free Republic. Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #19

IMHO the whole discussion is just weird. SmileyRose Aug 2012 #23

I think I realized I was heterosexual around age 30 bhikkhu Aug 2012 #16

When I was little, I remember asking my parents pnwmom Aug 2012 #25

Cooties? Ah yes. What were they? Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #31

Crab lice for the spine, I think... malthaussen Aug 2012 #40

A cootie is something boys have in first and second grade. pnwmom Aug 2012 #58

Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman TeamPooka Aug 2012 #27

Penny, Sky King's niece did it for me Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #29

12:30 p.m. on Saturdays in Detroit, after Soupy. Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #34

That's a tricky question dballance Aug 2012 #30

For me, it was when I looked through the keyhole in the bathroom when my third WCGreen Aug 2012 #32

There was a time when I hated females... MrScorpio Aug 2012 #33

By the time I was 5. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #35

I knew when I was in elementary school. I've been hit on and still am, by both sexes. But my own sex freshwest Aug 2012 #36

Debby Castleman put me on the path to hetrosexuality in the 7th grade 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #37

Knew for certain? intaglio Aug 2012 #38

Little Joe on Bonanza Oilwellian Aug 2012 #39

Long before I ever heard either term. Scuba Aug 2012 #41

When I was very young I could tell. nt cecilfirefox Aug 2012 #42

Later than most, probably. GaYellowDawg Aug 2012 #43

I think I'm bisexual. Maine-ah Aug 2012 #44

I realized I was heterosexual when babydollhead Aug 2012 #47

5-6, my first crush on a girl Demonaut Aug 2012 #48

Some time around the age of 10. MineralMan Aug 2012 #49

In all honesty, I don't know what I am! n/t vaberella Aug 2012 #50

So what if it's a choice? liberalmuse Aug 2012 #53

That's the argument I was trying to make upthread. xmas74 Aug 2012 #68

Kindergarten. I had the hots for a girl named Katie and I didn't even know what "the hots" were. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #54

16 Aerows Aug 2012 #55

Not sure at all Xyzse Aug 2012 #56

Watching Batman w/ Julie Newmar as Catwoman. maveric56 Aug 2012 #59

I was kind of a late bloomer (didn't think about sex/sexuality) much until the end of High School Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2012 #60

About 5 - I remember being in the pool FreeState Aug 2012 #61

as a little boy, probably around 5-6, I knew i was into men MNBrewer Aug 2012 #62

Thank you. And people hate you because of that. Got your back. Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #64

I didn't know WHAT it was, but I knew I had it in spades at around the age of six or so. Kurovski Aug 2012 #63

The day Tammy M. walked into the room. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #66

five taught_me_patience Aug 2012 #67

about 5-ish. I wanted to play doctor with my slightly older male cousin.... Raster Aug 2012 #69

2nd grade, I fell in love with my teacher. B Calm Aug 2012 #70