31 Unexpected Things That Made People Realize They Are Absolutely, Positively, Undeniably Not Straight

Warning: Gays will probably drool while looking through this post.

We asked queer people of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us what sparked their gay sexual awakenings. Here are their best replies:

1. Chris Evans in just a towel in Fantastic Four.

20th Century Fox

"Enough said."

—calebaldwinjun9

2. The scene in Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed when Velma comes down the stairs in a skintight, orange, leather jumpsuit.

Warner Bros. Pictures

"That was my gay awakening. I couldn’t understand why I was super attracted to her. I didn’t want to be her, I wanted to be with her. Now that I’m older, I’m like 'Ah, yep. That was the moment I realized I was gay.'”

—calliew41ae575c1

3. The scene in Jennifer's Body where Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried make out.

20th Century Fox

"I was 12 or 13 when the movie came out and the scene made me realize I'm bisexual."

—t48fda91ad

4. Shirtless Dominic Cooper during his "Lay All Your Love on Me" performance in Mamma Mia.

Universal Pictures

"He was running around all wet and shirtless."

—mickhatty

5. The scene in Cruel Intentions where Sarah Michelle Gellar teaches Selma Blair how to kiss.

Columbia Pictures

"I must have watched it 10,000 times in my room at night."

—katherinee412347ce1

6. Beyoncé's hip swirl in her “Single Ladies” music video.

Columbia Records

—emmag47556f96b

7. Clea Duvall and her haircut in But I'm a Cheerleader.

Ignite Entertainment / The Kushner-Locke Company

"When I was 8 years old, I got But I'm A Cheerleader from my local library. My mother didn't realize it was a pretty mature gay film, so she let me watch it alone. Seeing Clea Duvall with that haircut gave me a feeling I couldn't shake off."

—lizetteramirezmiranda

8. Sharkboy and Lavagirl.

Dimension Films

"I had a crush on them both."

—cas1312

9. Liz Gillies as Jade in Victorious.

Nickelodeon

"Her character made me realize I like girls. I loved how sassy she was."

—morgandamm35

10. Chris Evans wearing whipped cream in Not Another Teen Movie.

Columbia Pictures

"That scene is so stupid, but his body did things for me."

—buttonmoon11

11. Shego from Kim Possible.

Disney Channel

—ariirii17

12. Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth in Thor: Ragnorak.

Marvel

"They made me realize how extremely bi I am."

—coolbubblegum

13. Nicki Minaj in the legendary "Anaconda" music video.

Republic Records / Young Money Entertainment / Cash Money

"I didn’t know what I was feeling until years later but, oh, welp."

—sophie_kosmos

14. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's wrestling matches.

WWE

"I grew up with tons of male cousins who loved watching wrestling. All of the women in the house had no interest in it until The Rock came out. I felt the same way, but was unsure why. Later I realized his wrestling outfit was basically just underwear, which was a gift from above."

—bkyle

15. Ariana Grande in the "Dangerous Woman" music video.

Republic Records

"I don’t have words to explain how good Ari looked in the black lace. I’m bi now."

—allysonh12

16. The scene in John Tucker Must Die where Brittany Snow and Sophia Bush practiced kissing.

20th Century Fox

"It was the first time I had seen two girls really kiss and it made me feel a ~certain~ way. I would watch the scene over and over."

—bren30854

17. Ashley Greene as Alice in The Twilight Saga.

Summit Entertainment

"I just watched the movies for her."

—guccitearsah

18. The striptease scene in Charlies Angels: Full Throttle.

Sony Pictures Releasing

"I was about 10 and I watched the movies at least once a day, especially for the striptease bar scene and the surfing scene. I just thought the costumes were really neat. Turns out that I had two very huge crushes on Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore. When I came out to my sister years later she said she could have guessed and cited The Charlie's Angels Incident as proof."

—victoriah4a79b5e02

19. Brittany and Santana scenes in Glee.

Fox

"That’s when I knew."

—kimberlym4c673de20

20. Dylan O'Brien in the later seasons of Teen Wolf.

MTV

—loserindisguise

21. Katy Perry's candy bra in the "California Gurls" music video.

youtube.com

"Katy Perry in 'California Gurls' and 'Last Friday Night' made me realize I am bisexual. The candy bra with the neon outfit made me realize how attractive girls really are."

—emilytheit

22. The scene in Girl, Interrupted when Angelina Jolie shows Winona Ryder's character how she tongues her medicine.

Columbia Pictures

"That was it. That was the moment."

—sarah2paige

23. Paolo Montalbán in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella.

Walt Disney Television

"Honestly, how dreamy was he? I was probably, like, 7 or 8 when I saw the movie." —totomichaelc

24. Kate McKinnon in Ghostbusters.

Sony Pictures Releasing

"Kate McKinnon made me go from bisexual to having a full lesbian awakening. She is so hot, especially in this role."

—kristine1318

25. The moment in the opening scene of Ferris Bueller's Day Off when he takes a shower.

Paramount Pictures

"That scene got me tingling!"

—cobywsmith1515

26. Jason Derulo’s album cover for Talk Dirty.

Warner Records Inc. / Beluga Heights Records

"It featured his abs and a woman's hand very far down on his stomach. Baby gay me just wanted to see what was below that and under it."

—tealpenguin

27. The scene in Smallville where a shirtless Tom Welling is hung like a scarecrow.

The WB / The CW

"At the end of Episode 1, he is stripped, tied to a scarecrow pole, and has the letter 'S' painted over his six-pack. That was when I knew."

—buttonmoon11

28. Britney Spears in the iconic "Toxic" music video.

youtube.com

—amberlyquinn

29. Kate Upton in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.

Sports Illustrated / Via youtube.com

"I found my dad’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition when I was probably in eighth grade and was completely confused by how Kate Upton made me feel."

—juliab4a762ec5e

30. Lady Gaga in the "LoveGame" music video.

Streamline / KonLive Distributiono Interscope Records

"When I was in middle school, Lady Gaga’s music video for “LoveGame” came on and her outfits, dancing, and the steamy kissing scene between her and the female cop made me realize girls were pretty hot too."

—stephaniemg

31. And lastly, half-naked Chris Evans again but in What's Your Number?

20th Century Fox

—vice35

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