Comments | average_homos: What was high school like?

hey_eric in average_homos

What was high school like?

Nov 27, 2009 17:57

Did you come out in high school? Where was your place on the food chain? How'd you deal with crushes and dating?
ect...

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unkaaron November 28 2009, 01:44:19 UTC

I grew up in a tiny, tiny South East Texas town that had more churches than gas stations and more right wing nuts than you can believe.

So... no, I was not out in high school. Wasn't even on the radar.

Wasn't w/ the cool kids, but I was close enough that I could mingle with them without being rejected.

Had crushes aplenty, but never, ever acted on them outside of more help w/ school for boys I thought were cute.

Dated girls all the way through.

derflughafen November 28 2009, 02:32:11 UTC

I came out the end of Junior year of high school to a group of people in my dance class. I was in denial about it, although looking back I was pretty gay.

Most people didn't even know I was gay. I never dated, never was interested in any of the gay kids at my school b/c they were all whores and idiots.

It didn't really impact my high school experience one way or another, and I attest that to living in the Bay Area. My biggest thing was falling for straight guys who would get freaked out, and rightfully so...That was my biggest obstacle. I hate high school...

riotous_prole November 28 2009, 03:08:01 UTC

I came out to a few selected people in high school.
I was a top predator on the food chain. I eat other producers and consumers.
I deal with it like any other gay boy; watch and lust from afar and not touch.

glamthasil November 28 2009, 03:19:57 UTC

I wasn't out until somewhere between Junior and Senior year, and even then only to a few people. I went to a school where everyone was nerdy, so we were pretty much on the same level. I went to school in San Francisco though, so the atmosphere was pretty liberal and I had tons of out gay and lesbian teachers. They were pretty instrumental in making me feel better about life, though I wasn't out to any of them.

All my crushes were pretty much unrequited except one, and in that situation we came out to each other and things got interesting.

riotous_prole November 28 2009, 05:32:48 UTC

"..I went to a school where everyone was nerdy.."
Lowell High?

glamthasil November 28 2009, 11:57:43 UTC

LOL... yes. Thanks.

artkouros November 28 2009, 16:32:10 UTC

Did I come out in high school? In Mesquite, Texas? In the early 1970's?

That would be a no.

kaji_kun November 29 2009, 05:07:41 UTC

Ha I still wouldn't come out in Mesquite ;)