I was young when I first realized I was bi-sexual and a sophomore in college when I finally accepted it. I went to a Christian school to try and keep my mind off the temptation females had always provided; who'd have guessed so many girls would do that. I found myself stricken with pretty girl after pretty girl; they seemed to gallivant around, waving every ounce of tight young skin around as often as possible and always accompanying their looks with a flirty attitude that left me even more speechless. I did fine freshman year, even surviving the temptation of a gorgeous, curious roommate. Then, sophomore year with the sensation of finally being an adult, it happened. The Halloween dance happened. All the girls in their tiny shreds of clothing, obviously intoxicated, and hoping someone would make a move. All the guys shirtless and glistening obviously prepared to do anything a girl would dare ask. I had to accept that I liked girls and guys too if I was going to leave that dance floor with any sanity. So I did. I learned then the feeling of possible judgment associated with accepting ones sexuality but more importantly I learned the feeling of freedom. Freedom from my fears, my pain, my hate for my hiding from who I was, and freedom to be who I always knew I would be.
As always seems to happen, you have seen it in every movie ever, the second I accepted who I was she strutted past me hell bent on dancing the night away. I made it my goal, a promise to myself, that she... we would do far more than that with the night. Maybe it was my new found freedom, maybe it was the way her curves shown in that tiny skirt under the neon lights, or maybe it was the liquid courage coursing through my veins but I made a move on her fast, before any guy could steal this gorgeous woman from beneath my needy greedy fingers. I strutted up to her, held her face in my hands and we danced. I recognized this girl, another sophomore, as the sweet girl from class I had always thought was too pretty to be single. I was convinced she must be a prude to stay single more than a day in the lion's den that is college. This night proved me so very wrong.