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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I think in conservative parts of America-places like the bible belt it is much lower because people are too afraid to admit or even face it, but in more liberal areas-higher because kids feel more free to be who they are.[/quote]

BS.  Even those in more conservative areas eventually come out. no one stays closeted their whole life.  [/quote]

I call BS on this, actually. Plenty of people don't come out or, if so, they do it much later in life.

Having come from a very conservative area, [b]I denied being gay when people outright asked me.[/b] I was afraid, for both my safety and my family's reputation.

Living here, I do not have that fear. And isn't this about how people identify through a survey? They may not always admit they're gay in a survey, and it would also depend on how the survey worded the questions. Years ago DW and I participated in a census survey that tried to get an idea of how they should word same sex marriage on the census to get an idea of how many gay and lesbian folks are married. This was before same sex marriage was federally legalized. Though many of the women in the focus group considered their partner their spouse, and though many had had weddings (not legal), they still wouldn't identify as married since it wasn't legal.[/quote]

Can you give an example of situation when people ask you about this and under what circumstances? I am in my late 40s. I've lived in different countries, different states, conservatives and uber liberals. No one, under any circumstances ever asked me about my sexual orientation. Ever. [/quote]

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