Im gay but in love with a woman

So, before talking about what's happening inside my confused little queer brain, I need to set the environment I'm evolving in. I've always considered myself a gay man and I grew up in a very loving and accepting family. I've encountered some homophobia but was never shamed into hiding being gay or pretending to like girls or whatever. 1 Kosoko Jackson. There was another intern in the running to be a member of our tightly bound, Robin Hood, Knights of the Round Table group. 2 Moreover, in a gay male romance I’m writing, one important character is a woman who happens to have the same first name as “Clarissa” too. 3 Sometimes there's no snappy way of putting it, no label that really describes how your head and your heart work. I had been an openly gay man for six years when I fell in love with a woman I'd known since I was 4 Can a gay man be attracted to a specific girl, but not women in general, and still be gay, not bi? As a writer, i'm wondering if it's possible for a gay or straight character to be attracted to a person of the gender that opposes their typical sexuality? Like, a gay person to be in love with a specific female, but not women in general? (maybe using Sanrda Bullock's character and her gay friend. 5 Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels. We were best friends for years, attending many Pride parades and taking weekend hiking trips. 6 If you are gay and you are in love with a straight person, there is nothing you can really do. This happens quite frequently, and as much as you want to be with the person, if the person doesn't want to be with you, there is nothing you can do about it. 7 Our product picks are editor-tested, expert-approved. We may earn a commission through links on our site. 8 Part of why I was slow to realize I was bisexual was because I didn't know it could, would, feel different to have feelings for a woman. I kept expecting, not just the attraction, but the. 9 The dilemma I have known I was gay since I was a boy, but recently I have started having sexual feelings for women that I've spent a lot of time with at university. I went to a single-sex school and have never really had any female friends. 10