For some, it was a scene in a movie, TV sitcom or music video. For others, it was a top-secret crush during recess or a pal's slumber party.
As part of HuffPost Gay Voices' ongoing partnership with Whisper, we asked the app's users to anonymously reveal the moment they knew they were lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). The responses were powerful, thought-provoking and incredibly diverse.
"I was five and my mom was watching 'Wild Things,' [specifically] the scene where the girls make out in the pool," wrote one user. "I've never been the same."
Wrote another: "Playing strip Uno with friends when I was about 13. I kept peeking under the table to see the other guys. Never even glanced at the girls."
Check out all of the amazing responses below (WARNING: some posts contain graphic language). Be sure to check out more on Whisper here.
![When I was little I knew I was gay because I wanted to take a bath with Burt Reynolds.]()
![This might seem stupid but it was when Britney Spears Madonna and Christina Aguilera kissed on the mtv awards]()
![I knew I was gay since I was 5, my Barbie had a gf and ken was the butler.]()
![reading archie comics and realizing that i wasnt team betty or team veronica and wanted archie and jughead to be together hahahaha omg memories]()
![When I found my dad]()
![playing strip Uno with friends when I was about 13. I kept peeking under the table to see the other guys. never even glanced at the girls]()
![6th grade camp. We showered in pairs and I couldn]()
![I knew I was gay when I was 6- watched Hercules for the first time and though "Daaaamn. He is fine as hell."]()
![The music video for Robert Palmer]()
![When I saw Laura Prepon and Taylor Schilling make out on OITNB.]()
![Porn surprisingly, I found that I was more physically attracted to women, which lead to me noticing that I was emotionally attracted to them as well.]()
![When I couldnt wait to get home from school to wear my mom]()
![Growing up, all my heroes were girls. I didn]()
![When I saw shakira]()
![The first time I saw abs on a guy, it was over.]()
![When I saw a boy-girl couple together and realized I wanted to bang both of them.]()
![i was living with my best friend, her sister and her boyfriend. she was comfortable enough to strip in front of us. the first time she stripped to her undies i was like. wow.]()
![Ever since I was little I felt a connection to both sexes. Didn]()
![truly? when I realized i was jealous of my best friends relationship not because she had a boyfriend and I did not, but because I wish I was the one she was kissing and cuddling with.]()
![Sixteen Candles shower scene..]()
![My school had a chorus concert when I was in 7th grade. The lights on the stage hit my first girl crush like a halo. She never knew she was the one who made me realize I was bi.]()
![I was five and my mom was watching Wild Things..the scene where the girls make out in the pool. I]()
For more coming out stories and other anonymous LGBT revelations, check out Whisper here.
As part of HuffPost Gay Voices' ongoing partnership with Whisper, we asked the app's users to anonymously reveal the moment they knew they were lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). The responses were powerful, thought-provoking and incredibly diverse.
"I was five and my mom was watching 'Wild Things,' [specifically] the scene where the girls make out in the pool," wrote one user. "I've never been the same."
Wrote another: "Playing strip Uno with friends when I was about 13. I kept peeking under the table to see the other guys. Never even glanced at the girls."
Check out all of the amazing responses below (WARNING: some posts contain graphic language). Be sure to check out more on Whisper here.
For more coming out stories and other anonymous LGBT revelations, check out Whisper here.