Interesting situation

[leahyu]

Hey everyone. It's been a while since I posted anything here, but I've been trolling! Anyway, I had something interesting happen the other day, and I need a little advice, please.
To get right to the point, my 16 year-old niece figured out that I'm gay all on her own, and asked me the "Are you a lesbian?" question. She's like my favorite relative,

Comments

[caddishness]

I'm not sure how much you're comfortable sharing or not sharing, but you could just give her as much information as you're ok with in a scientific way. For example saying that there is no right or wrong way to do it as long as everyone is safe and consenting because it depends on what each person's genitals are and what they find pleasurable and fun with their partner, instead of sharing details about your own personal life.

I also recommend maybe printing out or linking her to some age-appropriate resources in your language. Sex ed and lesbian websites sometimes feature FAQs for teenagers on the subject so you could read it through to check if it's accurate and then pass it on.