Tell us...I knew I was...

Diva · 11-25-2010, 10:35 PM

It was 1980 when I actually thought to myself, "I may be a lesbian."

At the time, I was married to a man and about 6 months pregnant. I had had an erotic dream about women...the next day, I wrote it down.....and added to it. <smile>

I held onto it for a few weeks...but then I began to get scared I would be found out and I burned the story in the wood-burning stove and suppressed it for years.

Then, in 1989, I was drug out of the closet in the worst way; but in the long run, with the kind of suppressed life I led, being drug out was the only way it was going to happen, as I was a big, fat coward.

Yes, having the courage to do it myself would have been optimal. Hindsight is 20/20, is it not?

View Poll Results: I knew I was gay when...
I knew I was gay very young.	64	63.37%
I didn't realize until I was an adult.	25	24.75%
I fell in love and that's when I knew.	15	14.85%
I'm just curious and come here fer learnin'	0	0%
What else is there?	4	3.96%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 101. You may not vote on this poll

11-25-2010, 10:35 PM	#12
Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,174 Times in 5,239 Posts Rep Power: 0	It was 1980 when I actually thought to myself, "I may be a lesbian." At the time, I was married to a man and about 6 months pregnant. I had had an erotic dream about women...the next day, I wrote it down.....and added to it. <smile> I held onto it for a few weeks...but then I began to get scared I would be found out and I burned the story in the wood-burning stove and suppressed it for years. Then, in 1989, I was drug out of the closet in the worst way; but in the long run, with the kind of suppressed life I led, being drug out was the only way it was going to happen, as I was a big, fat coward. Yes, having the courage to do it myself would have been optimal. Hindsight is 20/20, is it not?