text: I've felt the same way in my mid teens, but it was due to being in a very religious rural area in Alabama. For a while, I just kinda said to myself that I was ace because I wasn't ready to face the fact that I only liked women. Somehow, I got the courage to be fully open about my gayness. I'm sorry that I have no advice to give you, but I do hope you'll finally be happy and proud about yourself.