Homosexual:
I find myself attracted to
my same sex friends in a way that seems more intense than the way I
feel about my opposite sex friends. I notice what the boys wear or
don't wear and I like the way they look. I think about them more than I
do about the girls. And there is this one guy that really makes me
nuts. The way he looks, the sound of his voice and the way he smells he
gets close makes me feel like there is electricity going through me. I
wish I could touch him and he would
touch me like I see the other guys and girls who like each other do.
Let's start out with a
definition of the terms "gay" and "homosexual." These terms are often
used to describe boys who are attracted to and by other boys.
When a girl is attracted to
and by another girl, they can be referred to as gay, homosexual or,
most often, "lesbian."
If you feel that these terms
fit the way that you feel, then you should not let yourself feel badly
about the negative way in which some people use these terms. While
being gay or lesbian may be different than some or most of the other
people in your life, it means that you are more special than different.
The problem is that lots of people just don't understand that!
Great debate exists regarding
the origin of one's feelings of alternate sexuality. some believe that
you are born feeling the way that you feel. Others believe that our
environment, or the things around us and that happen to us after we are
born determine how we feel and act. Still others believe that you can
choose to be gay or not. The real answer is that no one yet knows for
sure.
We at Kids-in-Crisis feel, and
this is only an opinion, that whatever you are or however you feel, you
are unique and special and that each of us have to learn to love who
and what we are before we can truly begin to love others. The very most
important opinion about yourself is yours!
Bisexual:
A bisexual is an individual
who is sexually attracted to and by members of both sexes. A bisexual
may be either a boy or a girl and their interests may be stronger for
one sex or the other. The esssence of being bisexual though is that are
interested in both boys and girls.
Transgender :
A transgender is an
individual who is physically one sex, either boy or girl, but inside
feels like a member of the opposite sex.
Heterosexual:
A heterosexual is one who
tends to direct their sexual desire towards members of the opposite sex.
