Comments on: But I’m Not Butch? http://gayfamilysupport.com/blog/but-im-not-butch Help For Parents Of Gay Children Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:22:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: rories http://gayfamilysupport.com/blog/but-im-not-butch/comment-page-1#comment-4145 rories Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:19:29 +0000 http://gayfamilysupport.com/blog/but-im-not-butch#comment-4145 thank you!! i am 14 years old and would never attempt sports to save my life. I love being a girl and being feminine.But i am a lesbian and like other girls. And no, 12 is not too young to know. I did not come out to myself until about six mos ago, however i had my first experience with girls at 12. 12 is young but not too young. I am still a closet case and it is mind sets like that that keep me in the closet. thank you!! i am 14 years old and would never attempt sports to save my life. I love being a girl and being feminine.But i am a lesbian and like other girls. And no, 12 is not too young to know. I did not come out to myself until about six mos ago, however i had my first experience with girls at 12. 12 is young but not too young. I am still a closet case and it is mind sets like that that keep me in the closet.

]]> By: Chris http://gayfamilysupport.com/blog/but-im-not-butch/comment-page-1#comment-1635 Chris Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:41:14 +0000 http://gayfamilysupport.com/blog/but-im-not-butch#comment-1635 My daughter is 12 years old and an artist. Can she really know that she is gay at 12? I know that she has a lot of contacts on the art site that she draws on that say that being gay is cool. Isn't 12 too young to know? My daughter is 12 years old and an artist. Can she really know that she is gay at 12? I know that she has a lot of contacts on the art site that she draws on that say that being gay is cool. Isn’t 12 too young to know?

]]> By: Tay http://gayfamilysupport.com/blog/but-im-not-butch/comment-page-1#comment-934 Tay Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:40:34 +0000 http://gayfamilysupport.com/blog/but-im-not-butch#comment-934 I know what you mean! I'm 16 years old, and I just came out to my parents about...oh, I guess four months ago. So far, so good. What's frustrating for me is that I look, sound, and act straight. Nothing is going to change that. Even my closest friends were surprised when I told them that I was lesbian, because I physically don't fit in with ANY of the lesbian stereotypes. I'm much too feminine to ever be considered butch, yet I don't think I'm feminine enough to fall under the category of "lipstick lesbian". It occured to me for the first time, after looking good and hard at myself, that sometimes being gay doesn't have to show. The only sure thing about somebody who identifies as gay is that they prefer their own gender. It really has nothing to do with how they act or look or speak or whatever. I'm so glad that somebody else (and hopefully many others) have reached the same conclusion as me! I know what you mean!

I’m 16 years old, and I just came out to my parents about…oh, I guess four months ago. So far, so good.

What’s frustrating for me is that I look, sound, and act straight. Nothing is going to change that. Even my closest friends were surprised when I told them that I was lesbian, because I physically don’t fit in with ANY of the lesbian stereotypes. I’m much too feminine to ever be considered butch, yet I don’t think I’m feminine enough to fall under the category of “lipstick lesbian”.

It occured to me for the first time, after looking good and hard at myself, that sometimes being gay doesn’t have to show. The only sure thing about somebody who identifies as gay is that they prefer their own gender. It really has nothing to do with how they act or look or speak or whatever.

I’m so glad that somebody else (and hopefully many others) have reached the same conclusion as me!

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