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When did you first realize that you were ___________? Was it a positive or negative experience?

Question submitted by George.

I first realised (or at least, first believed) I was gay on New Years Eve 2000. I had travelled to Alice Springs that year, with a group of people I had only just met. One of our party was this cute gay guy, a couple of years younger than me.

We had a great time, saw the sites of central Australia. New Years Eve we went out to a restuarant, ate, drank and made merry. Later, we hit a bar, where the band got nude at midnight to play 'Auld Lang Syne'. It was a fantastic night.

Back at the hotel, we were getting ready for bed. This guy came in and gave my girlfriend (oops, did I not mention this bit?) and I, a goodnight kiss. That was it. I knew exactly what was missing in my life, the love of a man. I told my girlfriend there and then, I couldn't keep going knowing what I now knew.

So, while the timing could have been better (it couldn't have been much worse now, could it?), this was more than just a positive experience, it was one of the best things to have happened in my life. To finally realise who I was, opened my eyes to an entirely new world.