Firstly I just want to clarify, there’s nothing wrong with being gay, but I’m just not gay lol.

Basically this started in grade 7 I was always an awkward dude throughout my preteens and early teens. I refused to talk to girls until about grade 9. I only had male friends, and my friends are in quite a same situation as me.

Now that I’m in grade 10, I’ve naturally wanted to try and experience relationships. I’m an attractive dude I believe, many of my friends and family have said so and I’m confident. The problem is most people think I’m gay, for some strange reason, and I feel this stereotype attached to me limits how girls in my year feel about me.

What do I do? I’m not going to go around screaming throughout the hallways that I’m not gay. The girls in my year don’t wanna go out with me cuz they think I’m gay. Where do I start?