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How and When did you know?

Happy Wednesday Scribblers. A few years back I wrote this article about my coming out and how that has affected my writing. Today, after so many years, I thought I would revisit the post and see if there is anything I want to add or change, because as we all know, time has a way of changing our perspective on life. Especially with how my journey has influenced my writing.

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Published on January 19, 2022 04:00
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message 1: by K.S. (new)
Jan 20, 2022 12:39PM

K.S. Trenten That's an excellent question, "When did you know you were straight?" I presumed I was straight for years. It was facing the confidence and presence of a woman wearing a man's suit, bearing down on me like a tidal wave which brought awareness of my own bisexuality. I could be knocked flat, or let it lift me into the wave, ride the sheer power of it to the shore.

I think it's often our encounters with others that reveal our sexuality. Talking about boys was often a way to bond in high school with other women even when we had nothing in common with each other. I often thought how isolated I would be, if I couldn't talk about boys. As it was, I was extremely picky, often becoming much more emotionally engaged with fictional characters or historical figures who'd been dead for centuries. I didn't get a lot of the other girls's tastes in boys or men. In fact some of their choices scared the heck out of me. (wry grin)

Thank you for sharing a very insightful article about your own journey of self-discovery. I wonder how many people were on similar paths, just lost in the haze of their own self-doubt to realize anyone was there?


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