Expert: Brandon Young - 7/5/2009

Question
QUESTION: Hey
I have a few questions
First off.. I think I'm bi... But I'm not sure. How do you tell for sure?
Second off.. I don't know who to talk to about it. I go to a catholic school and
most there would think I'm a sinner or something... And my family doesn't
look very supportive. They might need a while to adjust but my parents and I
don't get along much anyways so I'm afriad of what could happen.
Thirdly.. How do you tell somebody? Is there a trick to it?
Fourth... How should I tell my boyfriend?
Fifth... How do I know if a girl I like is lesbian and would like me back?


I'm just so lost and confused
Help

ANSWER: Hey Mads!
1. Experiment! You only know what you like unless you try it. You cant say you love or hate snails till you try them right? :)
2. Make some online friends? You can go chat rooms and websites that are accepting and make some friends there. Wait a whiles to tell your parents and others. And if you are bi, that means you might end up with the opposite sex, so my recommendation, dont tell your rents or others at school until your with the same sex and certain :)
3. When you decide to tell somebody, you will know. When your completly ready start by telling someone wwho you know will be most supportive. The first person I told was a family friend, and she even helped me tell my family. :)!
4. Talk to him about what he would think of a bisexual person. And again, watch number 2. Dont tell him till your ready and sure you want to.
5. Always let someone else make the first move if your not sure if they are a lesbian.

Hope this has helped somewhat.
Let me know if you have anyother questions :)

-BRandon :D

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QUESTION: Thank you so so much
Just one more thing... I'm afriad that my friends won't exactly be
supportive.... Most in my town are either strict Catholic or highly stereotypical.
So my guess is to just not tell them yet

And there's this girl at school. We've had some rough times
Ex. She tried to get me on drugs
And she's bi and she seems to handle it well
Should I confide in her?

ANSWER: Hey Again Mads!

1. Yes, dont tell them yet :)
2. I personally dont like the fact that she tried to get you on drugs. I dont think she is the kind of person that you need to associate and confide with. Just my opinion :)

Let me know if you have any more questions. :)

BRANDON :D

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QUESTION: k,
and yesterday i saw a show called degrassi and it seems that the show deals with sexuality pretty well. is that how things usually turn out? or is it just tv and like most things on tv, it probably won't happen?

Answer
Writers of television shows write what they feel like, whether it was their personal experience or a fantasy.

Things on TV are not guaranteed or denied to turn out to be true in your life......with TV though, dont cross your fingers.

Hope this helped :)
Let me know if you have anymore questions.

-BRANDON :)