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people that assume
i am 15 and a girl.i have recently changed schools and fell into a group of friends that are very different. i have met several people who are great friends and great people, but they are lezbians. since people have seen me with them, they assume i am a lezbian to and call me names. they also walk up and say things like "i heard you were a lezbian", people whom i have never met. i dont want them to continue because it is annoying and other people who hear think i am now too, but i do not want to lose my friends that are because i dont want to be called that anymore, what should i do??
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Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship?
You and I both know that your new friends being lesbians is no big deal. If you truly believe that, then it shouldn't matter what strangers think YOUR sexuality is.
I'd just calmly say, 'No, I'm straight.' Over-reacting will make people want to annoy you more, and being calm about it shows your lesbian friends that you're okay with their sexuality. If you start freaking out about being seen as gay, then there is a real chance you might lose your new friends.
And if it's people you don't know who are making assumptions, who cares? It sounds like you've found a great group of friends, and they are the people that really matter.
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Run away; change schools, again.
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Tell them the truth.
You aren't a lesbian, you just happen to be open-minded and friends with lesbians. Lesbians are people, too, just as gays are, for some reason that doesn't register with some people.
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