but young gays growing up, especially several decades ago, face different challenges and expectations than straight guys do.
true that - and you're right, that's pretty much exactly why I had sex with the other team.
Still feel that a brief gay excursion, especially when isolated and when young (the three guys I "did" were 16, 19 and 21 - and I was within a year of their ages at the time). Booze was involved with two of three as well. Inhibitions down, young and crazy, horny - "hey, it happened" type of thing.
Oh, and thanks for the decades reference - makes me feel so, uh, old.