The Sad Lesbian Saga Solution: Assume All Women are Queer and Interested in Me as a Sexual Partner

Before I offend any lesbians, I will clarify that I am a bisexual/pansexual person, I like everyone. I’m not 100% lesbian 100% of the time (more like 10%–99% lesbian depending on the day). I frequently find myself feeling like a lesbian impersonator when I’ve come in contact with other lesbians. But this story explores the side of my life where I do identify as a lesbian even though I like all people, well, I am capable of being attracted to all people regardless of their sexual organs.

I knew I liked girls in 8th grade when one of my female friends kissed me. I hadn’t heard of people being gay/liking people of the same gender before this but once I had a taste, I knew I was in. This was still well before I Kissed a Girl and then being gay was not in the mainstream media that I was exposed to as a child: PBS, cartoons, sit calms, tvs, etc. Everyone in our class had parents of opposite genders. Yes, I grew up in the Midwest in the 90s and apparently lived a sheltered life in the country. So when I encountered an opportunity to experience sensations with someone of the same sex I was hooked. Unfortunately, the girl who kissed me and I both had boyfriends so we didn’t end up dating. I feel like this has been the entire story of the rest of my life: I find a girl, I don’t think she’s gay, we become friends, we become slightly more than friends, a boy swoops in, and my sex/dating life with women goes no where. It doesn’t help that my life has…