Why you didn't think you were gay/bi etc at first

For me, I think part of the reason I didn't know was because growing up, through my teenage years, I didn't know that being gay/bi/lesbian even existed. I knew I wasn't attracted to guys, but until I got a few years into college, hadn't known there was really known there were other people like me. I've had several relationships with women, but its really only now, at 38, that I am coming to terms with being a lesbian.

 

Pretty much this.

 

I didn't know I was bisexual because I didn't know there was such a thing. I was beginning to think I might be gay, but it just felt so wrong. That was where my internal conflict began.

 

I grew up in a small, conservative town where I didn't even hear the word gay until I was like 16 or so, so I honestly wasn't even aware there was anything out there besides being straight. Thank goodness the internet exits or I probably just would have been very lost and confused the rest of my life.

 

i just thought i was a girl lol

As for why I didn't think I was trans, that's more complicated. I think it was the fact that I thought trans people were forced by another person to go through surgery, which makes me absolutely ashamed to admit, and the fact that I thought only adults could be trans.

Also, I didn't know trans people existed back then. :/

 

I didn't really know I was bi until I realized that I had a crush on a girl, but realized I also felt the same regarding guys, so I googled what these feelings meant (I was so naive) and that's how I discovered what bisexuality was and it made sense to me

 

I had problems to admit it because of the religious environment.

 

Being bi I thought being gay was a choice for a long time. I didn't know that bi was a thing.

 

I never thought about it really hard until I started talking to him . There was never an occasion before to even consider being with a guy .
Wow, this question is good. It's a real thinker . Imma ponder some more.