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writes:New School New Chapter! but I can't hide myself as well as before!The thing is people say I'm shy when I only am when I'm around guys and ages ago I started to see why. I'm gay and in my old school I couldn't really hide it anymore and even though I hide by talking about video games and pretend that I look at naked wemen and that some girls are fit but I'm moving to a new area where I'm unsure if people are openley gay but if they were I'd be tempted to come out but I have a choice Be Pretend Straight or Openly Gay! Which should I choose?
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reader, anonymous, writes (2 June 2010): I have to agree, going to a new school is harsh, but that means that they don't know you yet. It's a perfect time to come out if your ready. Now som pple accept it and some don't
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reader, J.Love +, writes (15 May 2010):
Dont pretend, I had to make this choice a few months back and dont regret coming out! Not everyone will be as cool without but youll know your friends soon enough. xxxxx Good luck xxxxx
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reader, crazybeast +, writes (14 May 2010):
 moving school can already give you a tough time, im not saying being gay or acting less straight is a bad thing but it can give you a tough time, check out the people and place first, make friends, find someone you can trust and tell them maybe, by the time i accepted i was gay at my school i already had an image that i was straight, going out with girls hangin with the guys... typical stuff... and when i decided to come out i got some grief from it, guys saying i was acting straight to get close to them, its never a good idea to do that, act the way you think you should, act your own natural way thats always the best way. i wish you the best of luck :) x
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reader, The Realist  +, writes (13 May 2010):
 I think you should act like the person that you want to be but you don't have to go around telling everyone that you're gay. They will figure it out as time goes on and they get to know you. As you wait around get your own impression of how they may react and go from there. There will always be people who are welcoming and those who aren't.
Best of luck to you in your new place.
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reader, raiders  +, writes (13 May 2010):
 Don't pretend you should be able to be yourself, and this is a new school so you don't have to pretend to be different since they didn't know the old you..perfect time to come out if your ready.
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reader, crystalh +, writes (13 May 2010):
i say scope it out first. hopefully you can be openly gay. i dont see anything wrong with your sexual preference. be careful of people who may try to bully you about it though, i'd suggest taking some type of self defense class just incase.
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