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I overheard this convo between two girls at my school: girl 1: You're too young to know if you're a lesbian! You cant be, you're only 14. girl 2: you're 14 too! girl 1: so? girl 2: then you're too young to know you're straight.

I don't understand the "it's just a phase", even if it was why wouldn't you support that person no matter what? You loved them for them. They didn't change, other than a bit more free and happy, your idea of them changed. Love unconditionally means just that

Alternate title: Professor Pride tears apart heteronormativity for 28 minutes.

I’m a white hispanic lesbian, and my friend at work is a black bisexual woman. I never got told “you should pick a side” when I formerly identified as bisexual. But she told me about the times her father would tell her that. I felt quite bad for her. Just because it doesn’t happen to you, doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen to other people.

"The more homophobic or hateful a person is, the lower the person's overall intelligence." This...does put a smile on my face.

“Two men can’t have children” Yep, and neither can a straight couple when one or both of them is infertile. “But they can adopt!” EXACTLY SO CAN TWO MEN 😭

When someone tells you that being into someone of the same gender is a choice, tell them to start being with someone of the same gender then. If it's supposedly that easy of a choice then they shouldn't have any problems, right? Remember, you're all valid. Don't let others take away who you are!

"Man shall not sleep with boy" I heard that quote once and it was debunked as referring to p--ophilia not homosexuality

I stopped celebrating Christmas with my family because of all the drama. Once you're an adult you can make your own choices. You shouldn't have to do something you hate if it's not necessary just because it's 'Tradition'

“Just a phase” Okay? Even if it is, which it most likely isn’t, what does it matter? If someone wanted to identify as a flying chicken in a tutu, who is anyone to stop them?

'you're too young to know' 'falling in love is a necessity' 'being non binary isn't real' 'you're just a coward if you're ace' as a 13 year old aroace enby, i needed that edit: hey, anyone know about that mushroom with over twenty thousand genders? that's the being i aspire to become

"You just haven't found the right person." As someone who is Asexual, this one has always pissed me off. But then I remember an amazing rebuttal I once heard that always makes me laugh. "Ever screw a cactus? No? Well, maybe you just haven't found the right one."

don't get depressed if you can't convince these people they're wrong. It's hard to win a argument with a genius, but it's impossible to win one with an idiot.

If I remember correctly, the POPE said that "God made you gay for a reason. And God loves you no matter what."

people really be like "ok bro but gays can't have children together" dude, that's like a good thing for all the currently unadopted kids lmao

My mother refuses to believe I'm nonbinary because, according to her "it's just a trend". No matter how much I try to show her proofs of the existence of nonbinary people all over the world for thousands of years, she always shuts down the conversation and refuses to listen. I'm tired of fighting with her for years, so I gave up. At least I have very supportive friends and a wonderful accepting partner, so not all hope is lost!

I'm not religious, but I like imagining that god makes people in batches like cookies and when they make trans people it's just like: "Alright, just a PINCH of testosterone for a working girl bo-" *"uh oh"*

Thank you for this. When I was about five years old (in the very early 70s), my doctor, back then, got right in my face and told me that "he would personally see to to it, that I went into the lunatic asylum, if I persisted on wanting things of and to be the opposite gender", he also told my mum and dad to "sp**k, my rear-end, until I couldn't sit down for a week", if I showed any signs of doing it again. Thankfully, mum and dad didn't listen, but his threat of the lunatic asylum stayed with me and depression thoughts of ending it all took over. I am now so grateful, that my doctors and nurses are so understanding and helping me through my transition and the years of torment I have been through.

Whenever you're about to say something, try reversing the roles to see if it sounds ridiculous or offensive first. If it does, then the initial thought is the same way.

Can i just thank this guy for being inclusive to all the LGBT+ community? So often when people talk about the community, they only talk about being gay or lesbian, and sometimes bisexual, and they completely forget about everyone else. Once, when I went to a pride meetup at my school, everyone there was so shocked to find out I was transgender, because they just assumed that it would be all gay people.

hold on I think you definitely can cheat in a poly relationship if your partners aren't aware of this person you're getting with behind all of their backs, I think I'd call that cheating But the point still stands that being in a poly relationship does not excuse cheating inherently

You know what’s really sad? I get a lot of the same “arguments” about me being autistic… So not only do I have to endure these questions at the dinner table for being LGBTQ+, but also for being neurodivergent. We just can’t get a break can we?

12:18 for every trans person Reading this, answer them with "then fear me if i am a Monster" Just gonna leave this here

"Being non-binary isn't real" damn *vaporizes*

I'm ten, and I recently came out as lesbian to my family. I truly feel like I've always known it, but I've lived for years in denial.

I'm asexual. And my parents say "I'm too young." I find it stupid. Also I had a asexual pride flag as my what'sapp profile picture and my parents forced me to change it, and said I'm only "being asexual to fit in. But seriously, I don't fit in anywhere. And why would you want to when everyone treats you like you don't exist?

OMG! I didn’t know you were Demi! So happy to see such a great KZfaqr is a fellow ace spec person : ) Edit: I’m not Demi, just ace but I’m glad that so many ace spec people have turned this comment thread into the most wholesome meme section ever.

I want to add something to the whole religion thing. My mom uses this a lot when defending lgbtq people from religious people hating them which is really cool. But basically there’s a story in the Bible where this woman was gonna get stoned from adultery. God stepped in and said whoever in the group that had never sinned may throw the first stone. None of them could because they all had sinned in one way or another. My mom always says that’s why god gets to judge people, because he is only one free of sin. So religious people have no right to say lgbtq are sinners because they don’t have the right to pass judgement on others I’m not religious by any means, but I do appreciate the fact that my mother uses religion as a defense for lgbtq people, instead of using it to tear them down

I was once told "Your name is a gift so you should not change it" Have YOU kept EVERY gift given to you?? Sir that's stupid

y'know i'm strait and cisgendered but i don't understand why people can't just accept lgbtq people? Its just unnecessary hatred. You can't choose to be lgbtq but you can choose to accept things you don't understand. Edit: I'm not against anyone but generally mean people.

"You just haven't met the right person yet" already has an easy counter: "you just haven't met the right man/woman (whichever opposes their heterosexuality) yet"

This video insulted the homophobic community and the government in one go

one I always hear is that "You're just trying to stand out from your siblings". I'm the only boy of 4 kids and the only to my knowledge LGBT member. While both my two oldest sisters are maybe bi-curious as one of them has had girlfriends in the past and the other has both a imaginary celebrity husband and wife. My parents don't know I'm bisexual but my dad didn't really approve of my sister's girlfriends. Even though one of them lived with us for 2 months. I also always hear that one in 4 kids are LGBT. I'm the fourth kid and the only male I happen to be bisexual.

"Being gay is unnatural" I hate this because when people see two people of the same-sex kissing they'll get mad and say this. But when an alien kisses a human in a scifi movie, they won't care, they probably won't even think of it as "un-natural" since the alien and the human are members of the opposite sex. It just blows my mind.

"mom im bi" "its just a phase" _4 years later_ "mom im lesbian" no. this isnt how youre supposed to play the game.

I’m an aro/ace and all my family members say “I said I never wanted to get married, but here I am. You’ll grow out of this.” My family isn’t anti-LGBTQ+, they just simply don’t understand my my sexuality correctly. I haven’t came out yet, but I’ve been giving a lot of hints to them. Also some family members think I’m a lesbian or pansexual TvT.

If Lesbians are that way because we hate men then i'd really love for someone to explain why so many of my friends are men, why i'm so close with my brother, and why i tried being in relationships with men i genuinely loved as friends only to realise it just felt like a façade and broke it off with no fault on their part.

I never got the argument “it’s a choice”. It’s sad but people get bullied, abused and sometimes even killed just for the fact that they’re part of the LGBT community so why would people choose to be LGBT

For the third argument: "Being gay is a sin." Telling them it's a mishap in translation might not work (see intro), so using their own argument against them might be better; play their game, let them dig their hole. Ask them to cite the (faulty) scripture. Very few actually can, and if they won't: cite it for them. Show them you know what you're talking about. The key here is to understand Leviticus. It has many commandments. To state a few: - The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself. (Referring to foreigners- including refugees.) - Every animal that has a split hoof not completely divided or that does not chew cud is unclean for you; whoever touches [the carcass of] any of them will be unclean. (This includes most pets and certain types of leather.) Others things you can't do include: - Eating fat and blood - Eating - or touching the carcass of - any seafood without fins or scales - Eating - or touching the carcass of - flying insects with four legs, unless those legs are jointed - Going to church within 33 days after giving birth to a boy - Going to church within 66 days after giving birth to a girl - Mixing fabrics in clothing - Shaving around the edges of your head - Cut the edges of your beard - Not standing in the presence of the elderly I definitely think the eating and touching rules are great to work with. No pig, no rabbit- sure the Bible is fine with it, but Leviticus is not. I could go on and on about all these amendments because they're great to work with.

“I’m asexual” “No you’re not, you just haven’t found the right person yet!” “Are you a straight man?” “Yes.” “You just haven’t found the right man yet.”

My dad is CONVINCED trans people only started existing 20 years ago. I don’t know if I want to laugh or cry

Honestly, even if being lgbt was sometimes a “phase,” it shouldn’t matter at all. I think everyone should at least explore their gender and sexuality because they can find out a lot more about themselves. I have a friend who thought she was bi for years, but she eventually realized that she was straight. She wasn’t faking it when she said she was bi, she just thought she was bi. And now she *knows* she’s straight. Isn’t that better than being unsure? She knows more about herself now, and she’s a lot more confident in her sexuality and relationships with men as a result.

Fallacy #17 If you LGBTQ+ you were abused Me, a Pansexual He/Him, They/Them who had the best parents EVER: ………

I remember I had this sex ed teacher who was explaining how most relationships worked. Being asexual and not really knowing what that was yet at the time, I asked what it meant if you’d never had a crush on anyone before. I got some weird stares in class and my teacher basically said that I was just a late bloomer and that everyone who’s human will feel attraction at some point in their lives because it’s in our nature. This lead to a whole conversation about certain diseases and conditions that could lead to a lack of sexual attraction. That stuck with me for a pretty long time, and I was pretty convinced something was wrong with me up until a couple years ago. I’ve also been asked multiple times if I’m just afraid of being in a relationship, and how sad it was that I’d never have my own family (even though many ace people DO have families themselves, but many people will assume otherwise)

I found out I was trans when I was 11 and it makes me feel bad knowing that other people realized it at an early age

The religion argument blows my mind tbh. Even if it was a sin how is that relevant? Do they think everyone automatically conforms to their religious beliefs? The fact they think that “I don’t believe god likes that” is a genuinely valid argument proves how foolish and hypocritical these people really are. They whine and cry that WE chose feelings over facts and yet one of their most prominent arguments is “I don’t think god wants this” Bruh

I lived my whole life in the closet until the last few years. My morals and mindset were based on the straight conventions that I'd grown up with. Now I'm finding I can love more than one man at a time. My perceptions have changed a lot. I think I'm happier too.

i genuinely do not understand when people say "you're too young to know" like i literally have a 5 year old sister thats bi and has an imaginary girlfriend. if you're asking how did she found out about dating, girlfriends, boyfriends.. its from my parents, my straight parents just really likes talking about dating and relationships around their kids including me, i already had a crush at 4 years old because of that and the bi part, i just said to her that a women dating another woman is okay, same goes with a man and another man. i haven't said terms like gay, homosexual, lesbian, bisexual, etc etc since it would be too much for her to handle and if she accidentally said it infront of our parents we would be in big trouble. and finally, the imaginary girlfriend. like i genuinely don't know how she made this character up but like out of nowhere she just said "i has a girlfriend!" and back then i was just so confused like??? but she did say shes fake. but she's still going on and on about her girlfriend and how they would have kids and have a pet hedgehog, to this day. its just so adorable.

The one that I hear a lot is "pansexuals are just bisexual." I feel like that's more common than some of these arguments, and I would have liked to see it covered, but it's fine that it wasn't.

I get so much flack about being omnisexual on the internet, "WhY dONt You JusT bE BiSEXuAl" bro I'm using a ✨synonym✨ that I like more

Debating sending this to my dad so that he'll stop thinking of me as his straight daughter, and start accepting me as his gay son. I'm an atheist, and he keeps using his religion against me. I would also like to note that when he was trying to convince me I wasn't trans, he said that there's no way I'm a boy cause I was too much a girly girl when I was younger, but I didn't like make up and dresses cause I wasn't a girly girl, but a tom boy. Not sure if I'm FTM or genderfluid yet, but I know I'm not a cis girl. And I totally know I'm only attracted to the male gender (and all masculine aligning genders)

A great response to "Bisexuality is just being desperate" is "no, Bisexuality is being attracted to genders like and unlike your own, being desperate is being attracted to you"

Here's a tip for anyone who is having trouble knowing who you like or how you identify with gender. If you found a few labels, ex. I don't know if I'm gay or pan (or bi), so what I found that kinda helped is 1. Just waiting to see who you feel attraction too, then basing it off that and/or 2. Being both. There is no rule that says you can't be gay and bi, or nonbinary and trans. Just say you are whatever makes you happy! I understand some people may argue against being gay AND bi, but seriously, some people can't decide.

"Demi isn't real because you aren't being murdered" What the *Actual FUCK!*

i heard someone once say that bisexuals are confused, just not about their sexuality, they’re confused about taxes and stuff, and i loved that

Tbh I like the "You shall not lie with a man like you do with a woman" since I'm lesbian lol

This one kid told me that "being gay is a choice" one time... I told him "Well, so is being straight and non-supportive, now look at you. Getting upset over something that doesn't affect you. Are you happy with that?" And he just went silent- It was funny- Keep in mind, this is also the kid who thought I colored my eyes with a colored pencil or smth when I had red contacts in.. We're in tenth grade.. Tbh, you'd think he'd know better.

The fact that I got a homophobic ad before the video makes me mad

As a person who has overcome much learned homophobia and transphobia, I really appreciate this video, and I hope to use it irl to help the people around me change as well.

Anyone reading this: You’re awesome! And I’m so proud of you for being who you are! You’re amazing! 🏳️‍🌈 Edit: All of the homophobic people here, not talking about you.

9:41 As a non-binary person. I can say that just because a word is made up (even though every word is), That doen't mean that word brought a new feeling. That feeling was always there we just now have a word for it. When I was little (for context I was assigned female at birth), I was always telling peoople that I wasn't a real girl because I was a tomboy. I didn't quite understand what it ment. But as a kid, I always saw it as someone who still identified as female, but was more inbetween male and female. So said I was a tomboy. Which I now realize was my version of non-binary at the time. Since I never heard of non-binary before. so yeah definetly real. Other wise why would I feel that when I had never heard of the consept of non-binary.

23:20 Correction: Cheating can happen in a poly relationship if a partner behaves in a way outside of the set parameters of the relationship. Ie: sneaking around due to a latent feeling of guilt or shame, not using protection with a paramour and not giving full disclosure, or lying about the existence of a pre-existing current partner. For the most part, cheating happens when communication doesn’t or when consent is assumed or bypassed.

"God hates you" well if God hates me for being my authentic self, then I don't want God to love me

I have had so many people tell me it's a choice to be LGBT+ and my best response is "the only choice I made was to be myself" also I will never understand why people get so mad at me for being asexual like hun it literally doesn't affect you

I'm a non-binary, feminine individual, whose attractions are to the feminine. I'm polygamous to boot. I've heard 'gynesexual' before, but my attractions are to the feminine energy that surrounds people, it's very complicated and difficult to explain in words, but, to be fair, lesbianism, is more specific. My mother is pansexual, my auntie, lesbian. My sibling, I actually don't know. The whole 'phase' thing, it might apply to music tastes, or some other things, and it may change how one dresses, even. Internally, no, there are no 'gender/sexuality' phases, but there is such a thing as 'applied fear tactics', and I hate that shit with a passion. Luci, hand me the lash, Karen's screaming again.

There's actually lines in the Bible that actively *support* asexuality and aromanticism (and I don't mean any "purity" or celibacy stuff, not exactly). I don't recall what part or *exactly* who says it (and I've seen debate about if it was a different person than the one usually associated with the name); I *think* it was one of the apostles, but at the very least it was one of the people trusted to be preaching truth about God and God's will. Anyway, guy basically expresses the opinion that it's great to just chill on your own, but that if you really feel like you just have to have a partner, that such-and-such is what marriage should look like. The way it's presented though doesn't make it seem like he's encouraging celibacy as being a more "moral" option or anything, so much as that despite recognizing romantic/sexual relationships are commonly desired, that he doesn't... quite... know why. Like, "nah, there's nothing wrong with getting married and stuff, I just don't get why you'd want to." Guy gives heavy aroace vibes. I imagine your point on how being trans is *not* disrespectful to God is meant to address how so much of the argument revolves around medical transition and you're just trying to list *a lot* of points very quickly, but it came off a little transmedicalist/truscummy, like medical transition is a requirement for trans folks. I think this is the first I've stumbled across you, so I don't know if you're more clear about that in other videos. On the "it's a phase" thing, I 100% agree that trying to use that as an argument is BS. There *are* people who experience sexuality and gender in phases, though, including those who ultimately concluded that they were straight and/or cis after all - they're just super, super rare, especially when you take out the ones who have gone on to share that they had actually just returned to the closet/egg. Slightly higher numbers if you include those who settled on an identity adjacent to cis/het upon learning that there was, in fact, a spectrum in both identities. Still, in most of that, it's not the person's experience that changes; their understanding of the experience and how to best describe it simply improves. And even in the cases where people do have phased experiences, that it is experienced in phases does *not* make it any less real. Being a kid was a phase, but the fact that I'm an adult now doesn't change the fact that back then, *I was a kid* and it would have been wrong to treat me otherwise. In *some* cases of "too many genders" and similar claims, when the person is honestly just confused and frustrated rather than just a jerk, I've actually had *some* success getting through via conditional agreement. I can agree that there are too many gender labels to memorize or include a full list in most circumstances, and I can agree that gender labels are a complete mess and that trying to understand *all* of it is a waste of time. (I'm saying this as a nonbinary person with a *stack* of applicable microlabels, btw.) The main two keys in it are that 1. language for gender is still developing, and the way that language develops is always messy, and 2. gender is a personal experience, is therefor inherently subjective, and everyone is just trying to figure out which terms make the most sense to them. Redundant terms will happen. Shifting definitions will happen, and usually those shifts will happen in some populations and not others. Different interpretations of a term will happen. All that needs to be understood is that it warrants respect, and respect includes making an honest effort to use the right words. Cheating *does* exist in a poly context, it's just not inherent. Failing to get someone's consent would still count as cheating. Your elaboration is fine for a key points thing, but the statement that cheating just doesn't exist in poly relationships is false in such phrasing.

Thanks for making another great, educational and helpful video. As an Ally it will help me defend lgbtqia+ rights. To anyone that needs to know this, you are very valid, you have the right to be happy, you are important, and very much loved. Chase your happiness without apology.

"Putting 'Woke' stuff in media is bad!" No, it isn't. Portraying them in a shallow, stereotypical manner from a corporate profitability standpoint and only to generate social media drama is bad. That's what most media companies do, it benefits their marketing and rakes in viewers. Please use some critical thinking and self-awareness, this is embarrassing.

"Too young to know" But they're old enough to know they're a "heartbreaker" or a "lady-killer" i see a little funny thing called "double-standards."

You probably just didn't know or maybe it was just something that slipped past the script (I give a lot of deference to this because I find a lot of people are just really unaware of this) but transgender"ism" is not a real word and is often used to dehumanize and otherize trans people and lump it in with ideologies rather than an identity. Trans people aren't an ism so I hope you'll avoid using that word in the future :)

Always important to remember that just because someone is in the LGBTQ community doesn't mean they're a good person. There are gay people who are biphobic, bisexual people who are aphobic, asexual people who are transphobic, and trans people who are transphobic towards non binary people.

10:14 my favorite comeback to this is "You ever wanted to fuck a cactus? No? Well then maybe you just haven't fount the right cactus!"

If being lgbtqia+ was a choice, i feel like most of us would rather not risk getting hatecrimed

Title: "Debunking The Top 40 Anti-LGBTQ Arguments" Today I learned that there are 40 justifications for bigotry/ignorance against certain sexualities.

Animals like giraffes can be gay too that’s why I hate the saying “you weren’t meant to like the same gender”

I had a customer once press his face against my ear and say "the bible say gay culture is a sin and you're going to hell" I told him "I reserved my spot in hell.a long time ago for far greater crimes" and I could just physically see his discomfort

Biphobes: Being bisexual is just desperate! Bi people: See, being bisexual is liking men and women, being desperate is liking you.

For the one about "changing your gender is disrespecting God" -God gave you bad vision yet you change it with glasses? -God gave you curly/straight hair yet you change it by straightening/curling it? -God gave you the hair color you have yet you change it with dye? -God gave you crooked teeth yet you straightened them with braces? -God gave you a birth defect but yet you change it with surgery and prosthetics? There a lot more things you change about your body that "God gave you" so the last thing you should worry about is someone changing their gender.

I'm asexual and told my parents from a very young age that I never wanted kids of my own (adoption or step children is fine) They said it was a phase that I would grow out of, because I would grow up to want kids. I am almost 30. They are still holding out hope for blood related grandchildren. The worst part is I have three siblings, and they all have too said they don't want children (they aren't ace they just don't want them, even adopt or step). So honestly, the only way my parents will ever have grandchildren, is if I adopt and the child isn't blood related. They are unhappy about it to say the least.

I’m 11 and I’m a proud lesbian gender fluid person 🏳️‍🌈✌️

I will say that you missed an argument that I get very often: "If you are in an exclusive relationship/married to a man, as a woman, (or vice versa) you cant be BI/Pan. You're straight." My current partner does not negate my sexuality. Period.

The aro/ace ones made me extremely happy!

4:46 People also say the whole reason god made wheat and not bread, and grapes and not wine, is so that humans can take part in the joy of creation, so why can't transness be seen the same way? He just gave me a little diy project lmao

I recently got told that I just needed therapy. I was watching a theory video on hellava boss. And I replied to someone about there supposedly vivzipop is homophobic when all of the LGBT characters in both her shows are in a positive light. And I replied saying that I hope we see not only more of those characters but even more. Someone who I blocked and reported replied to me and said that I don't need representation or Ally ship instead I need therapy. I flat out told him that I didn't care what they thought and Haven't gotten a reply yet. During the dark time period where I had both homophobic and transphobic thoughts I never liked the idea of conversion therapy. Because I've heard stories from friends and family who knew people who went and came out not only not "fixed" but given up on life. I may have had a disliking for this community but I never wanted anyone to kill themselves. I wouldn't wish suicide on my worst enemy and trust me this kid was a giant douche. And is probably smelling like hobo pee sleeping in a box somewhere.

When im faced with "Its a choice," i typically either laugh awkwardly, or tell them to just choose to be gay. It doesn't work, but its still funny to me.

7:54 I once remember watching a KZfaq/TikToker who is lesbian and also fights for men’s rights (and women’s rights too of course). So yeah, that one is false.

Saying that “I just don’t agree with LGBTQ+” is like saying “I don’t agree with the ocean.” It’s not something that’s up for debate, it’s just all around us PS I am proud to be an ally of the community

Not really related to this but according to my mom she knew I was lesbian before I knew I was lesbian so when I came out to her she was like “I knew it” and I was like “what? How?” And she just responded with “honestly you’ve always had this sort of an attraction towards females than males so I eventually thought you would have to come out as straight to me instead of gay to surprise me”. Honestly I wasn’t even mad cause she was right and I just laughed and was happy she accepted me.

Its only small, but thank you so much for including aro ace people ❤ I've been told so many times that I am basically straight and to just "accept ill fall in love and want kids" so someone just casually mentioning it and saying its valid is so comforting. Thank you for that

Me a possible bisexual: *constantly worrying if im just faking it or not* U know that feeling when u think ur lesbian when u see a pretty girl, but then see a just as pretty guy and now u just wanna end it all im so close to figuring this out and finally living on with my life, god pls give this to me

fun fact of the day! angels are technically non-binary.

These arguments annoy me so much because when I have a fucking essay in my brain ready to shut them up but THEY DON’T LISTEN OR IGNORE ME. I literally want to fucking break them in half when this happens

It's difficult to win an argument against an intelligent person. But it's impossible to win an argument against a stupid person.

One time a girl at school legit said she didnt beleive in the LGBTQIA+ community

I'm Aromantic. I've been told/heard from others that 'ur heartless' or 'you just wanna lead people on'. It's tiring, because I dont even want romance in the first place. I always make sure I inform people about my aromantisism and always draw a line, but ppl still will somehow think I'm into them or always want to push for a relationship despite how uncomfortable it makes me. I'm not heartless. None of us are, we just want to be left alone romatically.

It's concerning how from the phase one off, every single phrase was just an insult.

Just as many trans people find out in late adolesence or puberty, but it is much more likely to find out when you're young than later on, so its very unrealistic to expect someone not to know before they're an adult

I will use every single one of these debunkings whenever someone is homophobic towards me, thank you

I'm 16 and only found out what LGBTQIA+ meant 3 years ago, knowing this, growing up in a family that never told me of these people's existence, I grew to think that every girl wanted to be a boy. Which in many cases isn't true, because, ever since I was 6 I've been telling my parents I didn't want to be a girl, and even before then I enjoyed more boyish things. In April of 2021 I found out my sexuality, my gender wasn't clear to me yet at the time, but I found out about the term Omnisexual, I remember having extremely big crushes on specific girls from tv shows and video games, but not as much as boys, the questioning started in September of 2020 after I realized that one of the characters I had a crush on turned out to be nonbinary, but I knew that I couldn't be pan, since rarely had I had a crush on genders other than male, so I started digging and in April found the sexuality I was looking for. Around July I had a breakdown at around 2 AM in my kitchen about my pronouns and if I was trans, soon after I figured out that I was nonbinary with no preference in pronouns, I don't mind any pronoun, but I knew that I didn't feel comfortable in my body. Knowing that ever since my torso started to grow I didn't want it, knowing for the past year and a half I wanted to cut my hair, and knowing that I didn't like being treated like a girl were the biggest hints. While I don't mind people using she/her pronouns for me, I knew that I was different, and definitely wasn't connected to how a girl should be.