A guy recently asked the users of the r/askgaybros subbreddit to name the “most typical gay teen thing” they ever did. And bro, did the commenters deliver relatable responses, even if they weren’t so “typical.” Here are some highlights from the thread, edited for clarity.
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- “Mine was being obsessed with Glee and having a massive crush on my straight best friend, the object of my virginal fantasies.”
- “Having a huge number of girl friends and having my guy friends call me a ‘player.’ LMAO, if only they knew.”
- “Being the quiet kid in the back of the classroom.”
- “Go to a Sufjan Stevens concert alone.”
- “I used to make a fake account on MySpace because I wasn’t out yet. Catfishing before I knew what that was, LOL.”
- “Be obsessed with Lady Gaga, be nominated for the ‘best dressed’ superlative and be friends with all the bitchy popular girls.”
- “Crushing on every straight male friend I had because they were nice to me.”
- “Me and my best friend did a dance routine to Britney Spears’ ‘Stronger’ for a school talent show.”
- “Clearly, I out-age many of you, but I was walking around belting THE Diva, a.k.a. Whitney at the top of my lungs. Then my balls dropped and I got my James Earl Jones voice.”
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WashDrySpin
using my father’s Dremel tool to make hole in the bathroom
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Raymundo
I use to watch Ugly Betty just for Marco and I hate fashion.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
I loved that show. One of the last episodes where Betty’s teen son Justin finally realizes he has nothing to fear by showing who he is and grabs his BFs hand leads him onto the dancefloor at the wedding and the camera pans to all the other characters as they look on lovingly as they slow dance and approvingly still makes me tear up….
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PinkoOfTheGange
Frackin’ my GF’s older brother and his buddy on their boat in Avalon Bay.
Or using a fake ID to get into the Hollywood Spa?
PaulSteven-CO
How many STIs have you had so far?
Imjustsaying
Did they only ask fetuses?
Tombear
This will date me but the movie Funnygirl just came out and I knew every song lyric and line in the whole movie! If that didn’t qualify me for queerdom I don’t know what would!
Tombear
OH, and I worshipped Streisand like a goddess. Now that’s queer!
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Having multiple opportunities to have sex with my BF Paul. He was one of a pair of twins who were absolutely drop flocking dead gorgeous. He tried multiple times including putting my hand on his full on hard on huge c*ck….
Was one of multiple times prior to my coming out that I lost out on golden opportunities…. however once I actually did come out I more than made up for lost oops
:-p
redzebra1
Being a fan of Britney Spears & Kylie Minogue