I was basically forced to come out unpleasantly for other reasons

I am forced to stay in the closet because homosexuality is illegal in my country. And everytime I tried to test the waters with my family, they react very badly and make it very clear they would disown their son if they ever had a gay one.

It's great that you are happy but keep in mind you had the choice first.

I can tell you how I saw my cousin when he wasn't out yet. At least I didn't know yet. He was always saying he would never spent money for women so I just thought he was cheap or something. But beside that I didn't think he was weird or anything. He was just my little cousin. Not that little now, but I still see him in my mind like he was at 5 and 9. Always asking granpa to give him wine to drink. Didn't see anything strange that he didn't have girlfriend yet. One other cousin didn't have a girlfriend untill he was probably 30. Maybe he did, but I never met one and that wasn't strange either.

Being LGBT is as much a human variation as being left-.

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@Minerboh80:

I realised that i am gay when i was fullfilling my military service and met him!

Did the feelings last?

😉

Being in the closet implies hiding from the outside world, and the act of coming out of it implies the will to stop hiding..

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@Kinsey6:

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The FACT that both you and I recognize WE are gay – and I personally don't think that that can be changed -- is an important internal recognition.

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Today I can certainly admit that I am off-the-scale gay.

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Your self-esteem IS very important.

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Tim

I agree that our self esteem is so important!!