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Post A Reply Login Name: Password: Message Icon:                                                                       Message: HTML is not enabled. UBB Code™ is enabled. UBB Code™ Images not permitted. [QUOTE]Originally posted by Robin Lee: [QB] I think it can be helpful to remember that experience isn't what defines sexual orientation. Sexual orientation is what you feel and believe within yourself, and even that changes over time. A lot of people think (and I'm by no means suggesting you're doing this) that people are straight until they experience otherwise. We could flip that around though, and ask how people know they're straight if they've never experienced it. My apologies; that's a bit of a soapbox for me. :) Have you read any of the articles on our site about orientation? You might find them helpful. We can give you some links, if you like. It's completely okay to identify as questioning--now, or forever if that'swhat feels good to you. It might also be helpful to think about how sexual orientation canencompass a lot of things--experience, attraction, fantasy, etc. Who you feel what for may change at any given time. . I can definitely tell you that you're not alone in feeling this way, or in wondering about it. I'd venture to say that plenty of people have fantasies, dreams, or desires about a gender that they don't consider the one they're primarily attracted to. And yes, I think this applies to people who describe themselves, or just assume that, they're straight. [/QB][/QUOTE]

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