What age did your child know they were gay/bi-sexual/queer?

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Without necessarily understanding the words to use, at what age did you child understand or show signs that they were gay? Do you think it’s possible for them to feel this early in primary school?

DD- lesbian. IDd age about 11.

Sis. Lesbian. She was 10. Me, no one - about 12-14.

I had a crush on a girl when I was in school. I was in a girls school and come to think about it, that girl was good looking, but in a masculine way. I am 100% straight. That was my only time I had a tiny crush on a girl. If people had put a label on me then, who knows what would have happened!

I suspected DS was gay from a pretty young age - cliche stuff about dressing up, not being or having an interest in being masculine etc. We didn't say anything to him as he was far too young to be interested in girls or boys.

When DS was 11 in Y7 he told me that he liked boys - he used those words - he didn't say gay/bi/pan etc. I don't now exactly how long he'd been thinking about it or wanting to say something. He had relationships with boys at 14 and 15.

He is now 17 has a girlfriend that he has been with for about a year. He now says he is Bi. He mostly fancies boys but does like some girls and loves his current girlfriend immensely. She identified as lesbian until she went out with DS so guess she is bi or pan too but she doesn't want to label herself.

It won't surprise any of you to know that they met in a youth theatre and most of their friends are bi/pan/gay/NB etc I think it is a theatre kid thing. They are all very Gen Z and happy and so I am don't get involved and don't really question it. I just make it clear that I love DS and I will love him whoever he is in a relationship with.

I would say around 8 - as a female

My daughter was in pre school when she refused wearing dresses later on she started football training and now age 15 she is describing her self as a lesbian. She has girlfriend.

13 as bi, as others have said no real idea how much before that he was having those feelings

he is happily married to his husband

i know what you mean I have a crush on other boys to

DD was almost 24 (this August).when she came home and said she had a girlfriend. It was a surprise to us as up to then DD had several boyfriends. She is so happy and got engaged Christmas to her first and only girlfriend.

My child female has came to me recently she is 13 years old she has recently been diagnosed with autism and selective mutism and high anxiety she has been out of education for few years as struggling leave home she has a old school friend she plays online most of her time think she is in that state of discovering her identity self I always knew this from few years ago she hates anything girly eg clothes she likes to wear tracksuit mens wear when she told me I told her listen I am happy whatever you want to be or do I love you and I'm here always it's more acceptable to be what you want to be nowadays I'm just worried as she has autism what affects her massively she is high functioning just struggles leaving home outside I don't know if her autism is making her feel different and these feelings I've seen this and a year later they have went back to being straight but as I've told her I'm there she knows she can change mind and it won't bother me at all