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So, I think the first time that I actually realized that I was gay when I was about 13 years old. I remember that first day of gym in the 8th grade. I remember going into the locker room and seeing all of these boys in their briefs, it made me so HORNY! I was like..OMG..this is not right, I am not supposed to be having all these CRAZY feelings.
I then realized that I had NO attaction to women, but was totally attracted to men. I remember watching the Real World New York with Eric Nees, seeing him in the buff would just do IT to me. I was like "put me on all fours and call me snoopy". It was so amazing.
I then went to Russia and did a little "experimenting" with women and realized that I was truly who I thought I was. I did not like phish! You know, women are very beautiful individuals, but there is nothing between the legs that I like.
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My coming out experience is kind of interesting.
I do remember telling myself that I was gay during the Spring of 2000. I had already had a best friend come out to me the year before, had a gay roommate, and a bisexual roommate. I was surrounded by all of these people that realized that they were not "normal". I just thought that it was time that I become clean to myself. So, in my mind, I said...I'm Gay! It was like a huge burden had lifted off of my shoulders in just a split second.
That same summer, I interned in Washington, D.C., at Youth For Understanding (YFU) International Exchange. A company which respected diversity and a company that had many gay people. Well, I decided that no one knew me in this vast city, so I greased the hinges on the closet door with some WD-40 and POPPED out! It was like..HELLO..my name is Trebor and I am GAY! I felt so proud of myself. I came out to my best friend Andrew and I have never been so happy in my life.
I have realized that we are all dealt challenges in this world, but there is only one way that we can overcome those challenges, and that is to just walk straight through them.
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