The text speaks about a "period of intense anxiety when they first realized that they suddenly belonged to a group of people that is vehemently depised" leads to a "identity crisis." I understand this statement but at the same time I do not. I understand that the individual has been taught that homosexuality is something dirty and unnatural by much of society and now has a certain degree of anxiety and self-hate about this "identity" forming. The reason I do not fully understand this is because the text also says that the sexual feelings come out around 12 years old, younger for males but isn't the major concept of today is that you are born gay or straight. I mean, I didn't start to lreally like girls openly till I was around 3rd grade but I atleast understood the concept of attraction before this time. I was just afraid I would get the coddie comment from one of my friends. Basically, I am confused that the concept of attraction to the opposite or same sex is being implied at around 12 when mine was much earlier. I am also confused by the inference that I get from the text that homosexuality is something that blossoms or forms. I never looked at it like that. I mean, I can see that we all have sexual growth and maturity in our attraction to others but that is more experience based and not genetical.
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