Question about sexuality.

[escapistraptor]

I'm about a 1.5 on the Kinsey Scale. I double check my sexuality every now and then, and while I could imagine being with another man, the kind of men I find attractive are the more feminine looking ones. So what does that say, hm? Well doesn't matter any longer because I'm married to a woman, so I guess I made my choice.

 

[Sneeze]

Started to notice my interest in men around the age of 14-15 (in retrospect it would have been long before this, was just never aware of it), assumed it was hormones or curiosity. Never thought much of it.

Around the age of 17 I admitted it to myself was more than just mere hormones.

Shortly before I turned 19 I realised I had lost all interest in women, I had some for a while up until this point but it slowly drifted away but I tryed to hold onto as long as I could at the time. In hindsight the interest probably went away a long time before I admitted it did, hell it might not ever have been there, I just though it was because it was "normal" I dunno for sure.

Whatever way, despite all the pitfalls I'm confident I was born gay and with that always have been gay, I just didn't accept it for a while. Deep down I've always known I was I guess. It's hard to explain.

 

[Blue_vision]

I'm straight.

That said, I'd have no qualms or surprise being attracted to a guy.
EDIT: Nor would I be against pursuing a relationship.

 

[Mace Tulio]

Heterosexual bi-romantic male...

-snip-

..'I want to sleep with Stephanie but cuddle with Stephen.'..

I always wondered how my sexuality could be summed up, it appears I'm a Heterosexual bi-romantic.

 

[bob-2000]

I'm lesbian. I guess I've always sort of known, but i just recently came to terms with it (still a teen).

 

[ryanxm]

well im hetero sexual and as long as i've had any form of drive toward a gender it has been towards girls,i think its something that is formed in early childhood and then emerges around puberty

 

[Macgyvercas]

Heterosexual male (who is still a virgin and in no hurry to change that).

 

[CarlsonAndPeeters]

I didn't start being attracted to girls until 9th grade (I'm a guy). Before that, I had no sexual feelings for anyone. I couldn't distinguish a good looking girl from a homely one. Just kind of happened once I hit high school.

I assume that sort of innate, biological attraction happens in a similar way for everyone, just at different times, for different genders, and different looks.

Does sexuality matter? Yes, although it shouldn't as much as it does. People will judge you if you are gay or bisexual. That's an unfortunate fact of life. But as long as you try to be accepting of other people's sexuality, our society will become healthier.

 

[Nemu]

Figured out that I was more interested in impressing girls than boys in 6th grade, soooooo... 11? Knew (admitted to myself?) by the time I was 15, came out at 19.

The only time sexuality matters to me is when it directly affects me, so I echo that whole "as long as it's not shoved in my face" attitude. I don't care who other people love.

[sub]Tho, I admit, it grates me to NO end to hear "that's gay". Learn a new insult, morons...[/sub]

 

[newuseforvintage]

I'm bi-sexual but I would say I 'lean' towards women. I was attracted to women from when I first started sexually maturing, it wasn't until I was around 17 - 18 that I started to look at men in the same sort of way.
Interestingly I find I look for opposite things in women to men.
As far as 'does sexuality matter?' i think so. You can't have a relationship without compatible sexuality.

 

[Bernzz]

Sex ed, I learned that males have sex with females to reproduce. I never questioned it.

Me too. Only years later did I ever wonder, but I think of the prospect of doing...things with guys, and in the end I shudder. Nothing against gay people, anyone who knows me would know I have no problems with them, I just couldn't do that myself.

 

[Dango]

This is kind of an odd explanation from me, but here you go:

I am a heterosexual male, who has been "sexually conscious" since I was about 10. From what I hear from friends, that's kind of early, which is odd, because I'm 15 now and I'm no longer really attracted to women for sexual reasons. Although yes, there is still a bit of sexual attraction, my attraction is mostly emotional.

When it comes to others' sexuality, I just don't really care. My relations to people and opinions on them are based on their actions, not who they're attracted to.

 

[BonsaiK]

When did you realize that you are the orientation you are? Were you always that way, or did you wake up one day and realize that you were one or another?

I hit puberty, I saw pictures of naked women, and it turned me on. On the other hand similar pictures of naked men didn't elicit any reaction at all. That's how I knew I was heterosexual. It seemed straightforward enough back then and it still does. You just know from the way your body reacts and that's all there is to it - at least for me.

 

[Vouk]

I guess I'm mostly straight.
There's been a time when I was kind of bi-curious but somehow never got the chance or courage to actually do something about it. But I guess it wasn't that serious since after a while I didn't put anymore thought in it.

When did I realize it? I don't know, I don't think that I've had an epiphany or something like that. I just knew that I liked girls. Simple as that.

And well... The sexual orientation is important, I guess. In the end it's a huge part of a human being and as such has or could have a big impact on his/her life, behavior and personality.
Does it decide wether or not I like someone? Certainly not!
But of course I want to know. I'm curious, wether it's the sexual orientation of a person or his/her other personal traits.

 

[Sightless Wisdom]

Heterosexual male here. I have some bi-sexual friends and acquaintances so naturally I've questioned my sexuality, but any time I imagine myself in any sort of sexual situation with a man I don't find myself aroused... so there's my explanation of why I don't like men. I mean I'm perfectly comfortable with saying man is attractive, it just doesn't really mean anything to me.

As for when I realized my sexuality.... not very relevant in my case but puberty I guess.

 

[Aetera]

I'm a gay woman. I've always been gay, but it took me FOREVER to realize it myself. I've always felt like this, and I didn't know that it was abnormal. It was pretty much a "But I'm a Cheerleader" epiphany, if you've seen that movie.

"Huh? You mean that most girls don't think that girls are hot and attractive, and don't really see the supposed appeal of the male form? Seriously? You mean that most girls actually find guys sexually attractive? BEING EXCLUSIVELY ATTRACTED TO GIRLS MAKES ME GAY?! ...oh. That explains a lot." I didn't even know that gay existed until I was in 7th or 8th grade. I just assumed that girls found a guy that they got along with, and the guy just served a function, and as a companion. I assumed that everyone thought that girls were really hot.

...Yeah, I was a pretty clueless kid. Apparently everyone, including my dad and my friend, knew that I was gay before I did. THEY COULD HAVE TOLD ME. D:<

I didn't realize until my freshman year of college. Yeah, I was THAT clueless about myself. I felt so dumb. When I told my dad, he just told me that he'd known since high school, and didn't really care one way or the other. My friend just snorted and said, "yeah, tell me something I don't know."

Hrmph. At least one person could have pretended to be surprised.

 

[RedMagic]

I'm still not entirely sure what my orientation is, but the more I think about, the more it starts to fit in the asexual description (if it even counts as an orientation). The most I've felt from both men and women are feelings of admiration and respect.

As for whether sexuality matters, I think it is starting to matters less, especially with the promotion of tolerance and acceptance to other sexual orientations.