Advice would be appreciated.

Okay, so a bunch of my friends are asking me if I'm gay. I'm bisexual, pretty much equally attracted to guys/girls. But my friends aren't very enlightened to different sexuality, so I dont know how to tell them, and if I do, I would be crushed if none of them liked me anymore. Also, there are my parents, though they have constantly said they dont care what I am, I think they may have just been saying that. Any advice or commentary would be lovely.

 

If they say they don't care then take it from me. They love you. My mom the other hand threatend to send me to boot camp if I was gay once when the subject arose.

Your friends will still like you, and if they don't, then their not your friends. Don't worry what people think. Your a Freshman right, I was in your spot just 4 years ago, I'm a senior now. The longer your in high school, the more you "Just don't give a fuck" what others think about you. And If they taunt you, then their childish, and go somewhere else. I'm not trying to talk bad about LGBT people, but it's good to learn something that overshadows your bisexuality. For instance, I took up Guitar at your age, now I'm in the talented music program. People don't say "Oh, that's the gay dude" they say "Oh, thats the dude who plays guitar.".

Don't let people get you down, because you'll probably never see those people ever again after High School, and if you do, show them your wad of cash and your new diamond ring, because you spent 4 years working on your "Counter-gay". (i.e. Guitar)

 

If they wont like you for being Bi then no offense but they dont sound like very nice mates... If they already suspect it and they're still your mates then it doesnt sound like they're the type to leave you. But eh what do i know...

 

We're just another species of animals on this planet and all animals are naturally bisexual, it's just that we have religion and social policies that tell us we should be straight with the white picket fence and marriage. You're a natural so be proud

 

I agree it's very common if not the norm... sexuality IS indeed fluid.

I would trust my parents having said they would always accept me (and they did/still do) but I don't know your parents.

As for friends, most of mine admitted they, too, were bisexual at least on some level. Try talking to them one on one for sure, though, in private.