If you do this you may be at a greater risk for suicide, substance abuse, and violence. Not being honest with yourself and others means having to lie about your relationships and pretending to be someone you’re not. “Coming out” or revealing your homosexuality or bisexuality to those around you is crucial for you to develop a healthy identity. Accepting and Embracing Your Sexual Orientationīeing heterosexual, homosexual or bisexual doesn’t define you, but accepting yourself as a straight, gay, lesbian or bisexual person is an important part in developing a positive identity and higher self-esteem. Also, many people who think they’re homosexual are actually bisexual. You can’t just take a simple test to determine your sexual orientation. Unfortunately there’s no definite way to tell if you’re gay or lesbian.

Are you physically attracted to members of the same sex?.Do you prefer sex with a person who is the same gender as you?.Start by asking yourself some honest questions about your sexuality and sexual preferences:

Knowing & Accepting Your Sexual Orientation