It all started when I was 13. Yes, 13. It may seem like I was far too young to be 'coming out', but that's beside the point.
I'm an extremely androgynous person--on the 'Net and off. So, when one day, a girl came up to me over the 'Net and said, "I think you're cute--wanna become a cyber-couple?" I wasn't all that surprised. However, I did tell her that I was a girl.
She didn't care. And so began my very first relationship.
I kept it a secret for a while-- 3 years, about. When I turned 16, however, I started to realize that I felt attracted to one of my female friends. So, one day during lunch, there was a lull in the conversation, and I heard myself blurt out, "Guys... I'm a lesbian." They all turned and stared at me. My friend Kathy was the first to speak. "I knew it." I looked at her. "You did? ...But how?" She shrugged. "I don't know..."
Now, ten years later, I still have many of those friends--and I'm eternally grateful for them. They've met my current girlfriend, and they think that we're 'an adorable couple'. My parents, however, have yet to be told...