publicly revealing your sexual orientation and/or gender identity as a lesbian, gay, bi or trans individual - can be an extremely daunting prospect. i was outed at school because my girlfriend cheated on me and the girl she cheated on me with told everyone. I just watched The Babysitter with my mum, when Bee and Alison were kissing, I couldn’t help but think about how comfortable I would be with confessing my sexuality to her.

My whole life until last year, I've only dated women, and I get grossed out thinking of myself with a guy. It was more about me of being more comfortable with myself and being able to express that with whomever I was with. It was the first time I encountered biphobia and it stung (I didn’t even realize how much it affected me until later that night). I knew I was bisexual, but given the biphobia I was getting even from the gay community, using the word "queer" seemed safer. I would say to anyone out there that may be experiencing a fluid sexuality that you can figure it out.

Being bisexual isn't quite as cut-and-dry as being gay or straight, and figuring out if it feels like the right fit can be confusing. sometimes i find myself still having fantasies about her and ive dreamt about her (sexually) more than anyone else. This time, however, it was the theme that attracted me; the bisexual experience is one that gets neglected in fiction compared to the slightly greater representation of characters who act bisexually in ménage stories (generally, in my reading experience, without any engagement with the wider bisexual community) or whose bisexuality is a step on the way to a complete change of identity. I go to church and I have friends at my school that go to the same church so I didn’t want to tell them.

Pippa talks about her experiences of being bisexual, addresses some of the misconceptions about bisexuality, and shares her advice for anyone who is struggling with their sexuality. Before that it had been a dull awareness, but a lack of exposure to the queer community meant it was pressed to the back of my mind.Telling these people who I didn’t have any social or family connections with how I was feeling helped me get used to talking about something I’d been denying and suppressing for three years. When one of my friends recently described me as 'the proudest bisexual she knew', I was a little taken aback.

Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. When I came out I was looking with my mom at pride flags on the internet when I found a picture with a bisexual flag on it and I said, “That’s my flag. My first was with a girl and was around the time I started noticing guys which made me believe I was gay. Hopefully, 'coming out' won't be a thing one day and the LGBTQ community will be accepted for who they are, regardless of their sexuality. I have a routine of journaling in the morning but this morning, I’m journaling about – I’m journaling about relationships and looking for love and how it’s gonna play in my life.Although sexuality is fluid, and that means anybody’s sexuality and preferences can change over time, if I say I’m bi, I’m just bi, not confused! My friends reacted like I'd just given them a weather update – it was normal, which is exactly how it should be. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.