7-8, straight. cisgender
little me had never felt love or a crush, but always was told i'd find a wife. i didnt know LGBT+ was a thing, therefore, i was straight.
8-9, questioning, cisgender
ah, yes. it started as i was watching Aladin, y'know, Jasmine was cute, but Aladin. so in my head, jasmine, or Aladin? at this point, i was aware that girls could love girls, and boys could love boys, but didnt know the name.
10, Bi, cisgender
i decided it didnt have to be a choice. i could like both!
11 1/2, 12-ish, Pan, cisgender
this is when i joined KT. i decided, i liked boys, i liked girls, i liked everyone!! i thought about this often, bcuz my bestfriend at the time was genderfluid, and i had a slight crush on them.
12, questioning, cisgender
here we go again, smol Joel. i started to not be attracted to girls. it didnt feel right anymore. tiny me was like, "alr. we need to get this sorted out"
12 , gay, cisgender
a lil bit later i decided. i like boys. not girls. i also came out to KT about this as well as being Pan!!
12 3/4, gay, questioning
DANG IT, SMALL JOEL GET IT TOGETHER---
well, at this point i had dated Chris and a few other extras, AND i had just met Micheal. BUT, i was getting annoyed with being called "sir" or "mister", so i was stressed, and didnt know what to do.
13-Now, gay, Non-binary
GOOD GRIEF--
well, i decided, "do i have to have a gender?" and well, no i didnt!
:3
newer me, aka the Joel you know now!!!
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what a journey!
-Joel/JT/Worm