Friday, November 25, 2011

How could I *not* have known?

Day 2 of the LGBTQ Challenge:

Did you have any experiences as a child that might have foreshadowed your sexuality?

As many of you may already know, I knew as early as 5 years old. My parents had given me a Ken Barbie doll for Christmas. It was a harmless decision, but one that I treasured for years. At night, I would hide Ken underneath my pillow, and, after my mom--or dad--had tucked me in, I would take Ken out and slowly undress him, and kiss his body. Even at that young age, I knew that I was different. I didn't know that I was gay, but I knew that I liked to be around men.

That was my earliest "gay" memory.

Oh, and dancing around the porch in a dress, with the Ruby Slippers and Glinda's wand.




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