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Am I bi? I'm just not sure

 

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Lately, I have been having feelings for boys and girls. I know it’s okay to be bisexual or gay, but when I try to convince myself I am bisexual, the feelings go away, and when I try to convince myself that I like boys, I have feelings for boys and girls. Is this just part of growing up? I’m only 12.

 

 

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Why try to convince yourself of anything? Just relax and enjoy your life. Most people are straight, but if you end up realizing that you’re gay or bisexual, that’s completely OK. Someday your questions about sexuality will have much clearer answers.
 
 

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BY CAROL WESTON ON 2/8/2013 12:00:00 AM

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:o yes! im not a freak for feeling the way i do ^-^ thank you person who wrote dis question XD I'm the same age as u too
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by mayanunna on 2/8/2013 3:20:45 PM

 
 

There have been multiple studies that suggest girls are more bisexual than guys. This is partly why girls tend to be more touchy-feely with one another than guys are with their bros. Girls are also more likely to tell one another that they're beautiful/attractive than guys are with other guys. This is in part because they are more likely to recognize attractive features in other girls than guys with other guys. What you're feeling is totally normal and more common than most girls your age are likely to admit. Don't feel like you need to give yourself a label, though. You are who you are - what does it matter if you're gay, straight, or somewhere in between?

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by MadiBird on 2/8/2013 2:33:33 PM

 
 

I'm glad somebody asked this and this magazine put it on their home page. It's a really important thing. I myself am bisexual, and I'm twelve, but I've known for a few years. Whatever you are, just know that you are special, and you deserve good treatment.
My best friend just came out to our 7th grade student body as transgender, and everybody's been really accepting of him, so if you ever become sure that you are bisexual and want to come out, kids are pretty accepting these days.

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by potterheadmeetswhovian on 2/8/2013 11:45:19 AM

 
 

I think all of the TV shows and books that teens watch and read that include bisexual and gay characters get teens worried and picking apart their own sexual identities. When in reality very few people are actually bi and if you were gay you would know it. Everyone worries about this to some extent I suppose but most times it is for nothing because if you really were homosexual you would have known or started to figure that out about yourself L-O-N-G before now. I wouldn't worry! Smile Oh and also are brains are funny/deceiving things. When we are worried or focused on something we can actual convince ourselves that it's true. Like last year when the stomach flu broke out in my school..I was so nervous about getting sick my stomach and throat actually started hurting, but it was all in my head. So, try to calm down Smile

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by maggie183 on 2/8/2013 11:09:46 AM

 
 



MOD! MOD! MOD! So when you go on Pointe in ballet, you wear toe pads. I'm going on pointe soon, and I don't know what color to get! They each come in combinations of blue/green, purple/hot pink, and orange/pink. They have nude, but I want the colored ones. I just can't decide on which color to get!!




Hey girl, tough decision! I'd go for purple/hot pink, GL's favorite colors, obvi. But, the choice is up to you! xx  
Jess D.

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