The Coming Out Experience: When You Thought, Knew, Told Median age atwhich gay mightbe men, /lesbians bisexuals say they they were or mightbe LGB First thought Knew for sure milow someone
10 — Median age at which gay men in America said they first thought they might be gay.
15 — Median age at which they knew for sure.
13 — Median age at which American lesbians said they first thought they might be lesbian.
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