How do I know if I'm gay, lesbian, or bisexual?

It's however you feel. You don't habe to label yourself. Just love whoever you choose to love and be happy

Many people face the issue of identifying their sexual orientation. The truth is: it takes time to figure out. It doesn't matter how long it takes, however, for you to figure it out so do not feel pressured to do so. I believe that there are two main components to determining whether you are heterosexual or not: emotions and thoughts. To start with, with thought, you may see a member of the same sex and think 'Wow s/he is hot!' but this does not mean that you are gay or bisexual. It is normal for us to recognise other peoples' attractiveness without actually being something other than heterosexual. Often, it shows that you admire that person. Conversely, if you see someone attractive and also genuinely want to date them and do 'couple' things with them, you may not be heterosexual. Furthermore, you need to analyse your emotions. Who have you had a crush on? Have you experienced strong emotional connections to people of the other sex? Or maybe, towards people of the same sex? Or perhaps both? All of these questions can help you determine whether you are attracted to the same sex. Figuring out these things can be difficult but sometimes it just clicks. Don't feel obliged to label yourself. Go out and love, it doesn't matter what you define yourself as. I found that watching LGBT youtubers have helped me determine my own sexual orientation. If you wish, you can ask and I can recommend some that have helped me realise that it's okay to be LGBT and that I will still be loved and accepted. I hope that you figure everything out soon!

How do you know? You know when you realise who attracts you. I'm bisexual myself - leaning towards the lesbian side - and I realised it when I thought back on my teenage years. I hadn't heard much about homosexuality so it never really occurred to me, but when I talked to a new classmate in school who said she was lesbian and commented on how one of the other girls looked. I agreed instantly with her rather sexual comment and started thinking. I thought back and realized it had mostly been women I turned my head for in the streets when they passed me. That's how I knew

It all comes down to who you are attracted to. Give yourself time to explore your sexuality; you don't need to find out right away. Over time, the answer will become more apparent!

It's up to you to know what you are. No one can tell in your place. Do you ever feel attracted to men? To women? To both? That's the only way you can tell.

In truth...don't feel pressure to conform to a label. If you want to know for yourself, think about where your emotions lie, sexuality is all about who you love, not who you have had sexual contact with. Figure out where you are comfortable. Whether you are gay, straight, bi-sexual, pansexual, whatever...sexuality can be fluid, just go with the flow.

There's not really a concrete answer to this. Sexuality is deeply personal; with time and experience it can become clearer, especially once you start to get to know yourself. Attraction and love are fluid things, and eventually your personal preferences will become clear to you. Some people know instantly, others discover it over a period of years. Some never really know. It honestly can vary quite a bit.

You might be gay, lesbian or bisexual if you experience romantic attraction (love) and/or sexual attraction (lust) to at least some of the folk identifying with the same gender as you do. If so, you might find yourself looking at people of the same gender and fantasizing about going on dates with them, or being physically close to them, or doing something sexual with them. If you recognize yourself in any of those things, and you like how the label feels, you're free to claim it as your own.

You don't have to know right away. If you feel that any of these orientations are a possibility, go ahead and explore the feelings that you may be having.

To be honest, those are just labels, and we should always remember that the label is made to fit the package not the other way around. If you are sexually attracted to the same sex, you're homosexual. If you're sexually attracted to the opposite sex, you're heterosexual. If you're sexually attracted to both sexes, you're bisexual.