Labeling Self as Gay or Bisexual

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In this article, the writer points out that heterosexual youth rarely are faced with the challenge of labeling their sexuality. The writer maintains that they simply mature along a natural normal course of heterosexuality without typically questioning their feelings their desires. However, the writer discusses that for those whose sexuality falls outside the norm this process is not so easy. Gay or bisexual youths must go through an internal process of defining who they are sexually. The writer shows that this process is typically not an isolated event but is embedded within a progressive series of milestones for gay and bisexual youths.

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"Heterosexual youth rarely are faced with the challenge of labeling their sexuality. They simply mature along a natural, "normal" course of heterosexuality without typically questioning their feelings, their desires. However, for those whose sexuality lies outside the norm, this process is not so easy. Gay or bisexual youths must go through an internal process of defining who they are sexually. This process is typically not "an isolated event but is embedded within a progressive series of milestones for gay and bisexual youths". This often complicated process is unique for each individual; however, certain themes emerge dependent on the age in which the individual finally labels himself as gay or bisexual. Few gay or bisexual men can pinpoint a specific and identifiable event that was the catalyst for self-identifying as gay or bisexual."

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