I'm curious to see how accepting people are.

If you wanna read and comment:
I just turned 21, and since I could remember I've struggled with my sexuality. I grew up in a very religious household (Baptist) so I was always taught that homosexuality was a sin and unnatural. Because of that, I always hated myself because I never noticed the girls, I would just notice the guys. I felt like I was some sort of 'freak' because i would look at other guys. The town I grew up in, was very small and very mormon/Christian btw, so there were very few gay people there. Whenever I was asked (which happened a lot) if i were gay, id say no I'm straight. Every night I would pray to God asking to just wake up the next day finding myself more attracted to women. Overall, you get the idea.

Starting about 8 months ago I began 'dating' guys. Then I started dating for a boyfriend, to which I found 6 months ago. A month after we were dating I 'came out' to my friends. But I didn't say or label myself, I just posted a picture of my boyfriend kissing me on the cheek w/o a caption. After that I began posting him on my instagram and snapchat (not Facebook). I'm very nervous and i've been thinking for months how i can avoid coming out to my family. I hate being labelled, very much. I don't want my sexuality to be an identifying characteristic when people talk about me or think about me. My boyfriend and I believe in respecting others, i understand that to some people two guys dating isn't normal, all we do in public is hold hands, hug, and (a huge) maybe a peck on the lips or cheek. Were both not really effeminate compared to other guys. Like we don't dress weird or act feminine, were also not always lovey dovey or anything in public. To my surprise, I haven't really gotten any negative feedback on my sexuality from my friends and even strangers. Several times we've been complimented saying how cute we are. Growing up, I was seen as a weird kid, i was liked by some and disliked by others. The people who liked me would say i was weird or 'quirky'. Looking back, I think a lot of my weirdness came from the self hate, anger, and confusion that went along with my sexuality. I mean, I'm still weird, but more of a positive quirkiness.