Uh, am I early?
Ok, you start. No, really, go ahead!
Okay, but I gotta leave soon; the babysitter has to be home by 10:30 pm.
::thought he had already come out on this board…::
Well isn’t that special… guess I’ll just make a new OP.
Inspired by all the bashing in the pit, but not wanting to join in, I thought I’d contribute my story here.
I’m a senior in high school. I’ve known I’m bisexual since I was 13, and I’ve always kept it hidden. Recently, without any formal announcement, I just stopped hiding it. I quit censoring myself whenever I was going to say something queer, and just let it be. All my friends kind of just accepted it and get it. I think they knew all along, and it feels good not to be hiding such a large part of me anymore (face it, when you’re in high school, who you want to nail is a big part of your conversational material).
Our community is pretty awesome, and I haven’t encountered any bashing at all. In fact, a really funny thing happened the other day. I was arguing with a guy I know about music and he responded with: “Dude! You are SO gay! ::look of horror:: I mean you… are… uhhhh… ummmm… not… cool. Yeah.” Cracked me up.
I don’t live that differently, I just feel like I can be honest about who I am with everyone around me, which is refreshing. I wear a small pride pin on my backpack, more to answer the question for those who aren’t sure than anything else.
So, take that, straight supremacists! You officially live in an America where a teenager of an alternative sexuality can live proudly and peacefully as who he is. You lose, and you suck 
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LC
Lucki, it has been my pleasure to meet you several times at an Austin Batdopefest. Can’t really say I’ve thought about your… what’s a good word? gayness? bi-ness? <no offence intended at all> or lack thereof much one way or the other. You are just Lucki, a nice young man I’ve met, and look forward to seeing again.
Take care, my friend. I hope to see you this weekend, and will certainly give you a big hug when I do. I’m very glad you’re so much more comfortable now with who you are; that is a very good thing, imo.
{{{{{{Lucki Chaarms}}}}}}
This being MPSIMS, I will ignore some of your OP. That whole mess saddens me more than I can say, from all sides of that <and I use the term very loosely> ‘discussion’.
Hi-fives from me.
The smack smiley is the only thing that comes close, though, so :smack: