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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm confused by this thread. It's seems contrary to the message we've been getting from the gay community for years. Namely that being gay is not a choice, a person is born gay or not, and external factors cannot influence gayness or "turn someone gay".

That doesn't seem to be true though in light of this discussion. [/quote]

I think that the message being received from this thread is that sexuality can be fluid for a lot of people and that teenagers in particular are discovering their sexuality. It has also been my experience that teenagers adopt many things in order to feel comfortable with their peers, which I would also classify as experimentation. I think that what the OP and PPs are describing are instances of sexual expression, not instances of actual intrinsic sexuality. People who experiment sexually or romantically with members of the same gender/sex may describe themselves as gay, queer, bisexual or whatever. What they're not going to do is describe themselves as straight.

I've been married to a man for years, but because I have had relationships with women and find women sexually attractive and would probably prefer a relationship with a woman if DH and I ever split, I do not self-identify as heterosexual. [/quote]

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