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[quote=Anonymous]It is common for LGBT teens to feel scared during this stage. And the boxers or briefs dilemma is likely to be even more challenging for a boy who is sensitive and at risk for being labeled gay.

Growing up, my brother was two years older and he was always the cool one and my hero. Seeing my brother and his jock friends occasionally hanging out at our house in their underwear made a big impression on me. Back in 1985, it was in style for a seventh grader to wear bikini briefs. To me, they looked like the underoos that I had worn as a kindergartner and, of course, guys did make comments ("Shane has blue underwear!") but it was all in good fun and no one got embarrassed at these sleepovers. 
 
By the time that I was 12, I was already fully aware that I was different. I was nervous about gym class and when mom asked me if I wanted to switch to colored briefs, I completely chickened out and stayed in plain white briefs just to be safe. I wish my teen years could have been more like my brother's...  
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