felinedyke
Lurker
This is something I've heard a lot of different answers and perspectives on and I've been curious on what it's like for the users here.
For me, while there was a lot of tandem and overlap between the two, I definitely had my zoo awakening first, or at least it was much easier for me to come to terms with it and accpet it. I remember watching a ton of cartoons and movies with animals involved, and if you've seen at least one cartoon animal movie, you know how they design their female animals. *Woof.* I explicitly remember thinking to myself "Man. I would totally want to date her if I were a boy wolf/cat/dog/whatever" LMAO. I also remember as a preteen starting to develop feelings for the family dog. It was way weirder to me that I had a crush on another girl than that I had a crush on a dog lol. I very much think that in part animals *were* my gay awakening, or at least a crucial part of it.
What about y'all? Did you accept and learn that you were into the same gender or animals first? Or a mix of the two? And please feel free to drop some experiences and stories too!
For me, while there was a lot of tandem and overlap between the two, I definitely had my zoo awakening first, or at least it was much easier for me to come to terms with it and accpet it. I remember watching a ton of cartoons and movies with animals involved, and if you've seen at least one cartoon animal movie, you know how they design their female animals. *Woof.* I explicitly remember thinking to myself "Man. I would totally want to date her if I were a boy wolf/cat/dog/whatever" LMAO. I also remember as a preteen starting to develop feelings for the family dog. It was way weirder to me that I had a crush on another girl than that I had a crush on a dog lol. I very much think that in part animals *were* my gay awakening, or at least a crucial part of it.
What about y'all? Did you accept and learn that you were into the same gender or animals first? Or a mix of the two? And please feel free to drop some experiences and stories too!