What kind of support do you think your daughter might need?
I would hope that you made it clear to her when she came out to you that you accept and love her as she is - it's perfectly natural to be a lesbian or a bisexual and you are totally fine with whatever her sexual orientation is or whoever she loves as long as she is happy and safe. She can take her time to figure out if she is exclusively same sex attracted or bisexual.
Do your best to keep a good relationship with her and let her know that she can always turn to you with questions, doubts, worries etc. Has she mentioned any concerns about bullying at school or pressure to date boys?
I'm sure as long as she knows you love and accept her, it will go a long way in helping her feel comfortable in her sexuality.
I'm a bisexual woman. I was always attracted to boys / men, but I think at some point in my teens... Maybe 13-15 years old .. I realised that I was also finding women very attractive and appealing... Not in the 'oh she looks pretty' kind of way, but sexually arousing. I found women's bodies and features much more arousing than men's, and still do. And I had crushes...
This confused very much me because no one ever talked about bisexuality, and I think many people today don't either. It was always heterosexuality or homosexuality that was mentioned. I thought my desire for women meant I was a lesbian, but felt very confused because I also found men very desirable and attractive. I had no idea it was possible to be sexually attracted to both sexes! I think I was in my twenties before I realised I was probably bisexual.
I had the added problem of being raised in a very conservative and religious family / culture. I would sit and listen to sermons and read the Bible about how homosexuality was an abomination, so I was terrified and deeply ashamed at my 'dirty thoughts' towards women... Because it meant I might be a lesbian and that was immoral... So I didn't want to be a lesbian and bring shame upon my family and have my friends react in disgust or mistrust.
I was in my mid twenties when I finally turned my back on religion and decided I was an atheist. And then I realised that I didn't actually hate gays and lesbians as the Bible always told me to, and I was totally fine with homosexuality, but it still took a few more years to realise and admit to myself that I had same sex attractions in addition to opposite sex ones. Coming to terms with myself being bisexual took a lot longer than realising I had no issues with homosexuality in other people.
Hopefully it won't take your daughter that long to figure herself out! I still feel very isolated at times as there aren't many bisexual role models that I'm aware of and I don't know other bisexuals that I can talk to about my experiences, or rather the lack of them. I 'discovered' my sexual orientation in my thirties so feel like I've missed out on the formative years that people experience in their youth in terms of relationships, romances and flings. It's very hard meeting women as there aren't many around. I'm autistic too which makes matters worse as I struggle with interactions with people in general and I think there's a disconnect with neurotypical women... I can find conversations with them frustrating as there's unspoken rules or expectations that I don't quite understand. My dream date would be another autistic bixsexual woman.
Anyway enough of my rambling. I still glad I'm not a young woman today. All this gender identity nonsense would be so confusing. Sexual orientation is a journey in itself.. all these silly labels must complicate and confuse the hell out of teenagers!
I'm sure lesbians have a different trajectory in exploring their sexuality and more unique problems and pressures in dating men due to societal expectations.