That answer varies per person, but personally I used to think I was cishet (straight and cisgender) for most of my life. This is because I repressed any queer part of me due to being taught that being gay is an abomination since elementary (quick story: one day me and my mom came home from church and we were listening to Joel Olsteen idk how to spell it. He was saying how gay men and lesbians are an abomination. When we got home, I recited what I heard in the car and my mother was so excited and proud :/). I also knew almost nothing about the queer community, so I couldn’t get the info I needed to figure myself out.
I didn’t stop listening to what my parents were telling about who I am and starting figuring it out until December of last year. It took time and I’m still unsure. But I’m still way closer than before. Thanks for reading this ig.
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