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

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

Ajani Bazile-Dutes
by Ajani Bazile-Dutes

BuzzFeed Staff

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.

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.

Velma wearing a skin tight, 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.

Megan Fox looking at Amanda Seyfried's lips
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.

Shirtless Dominic Cooper from a beach scene
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.

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair kissing
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.

Beyoncé' doing a hip swirl in the "Single Ladies" music video
Columbia Records

—emmag47556f96b

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

Clea Duvall smoking a cigarette in a scene
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.

Sharkboy and Lavagirl standing side by side
Dimension Films

"I had a crush on them both."

—cas1312

9. Liz Gillies as Jade in Victorious.

Jade looking annoyed
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.

Chris Evans naked except for whipped cream covering his nipples and private parts
Columbia Pictures

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

—buttonmoon11

11. Shego from Kim Possible.

Shego looking annoyed
Disney Channel

—ariirii17

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

Side by side pictures of Tessa Thompson and Christ Hemsworth from the film
Marvel

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

—coolbubblegum

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

Nicki Minaj twerking on the ground and lifting weights from the 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.

The Rock shirtless and sweaty in a wrestling match
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.

Ariana Grande wearing lacey lingerie in the 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.

Brittany Snow and Sophia Anna Bush kissing in a car
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.

Alice looking confused
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.

Brittany and Santana making out in bed
Fox

"That’s when I knew."

—kimberlym4c673de20

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

Stiles at lacrosse practive
MTV

—loserindisguise

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

Katy Perry wearing a cupcake bra in the 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.

Angelina Jolie sticking out here tongue to show pills on them
Columbia Pictures

"That was it. That was the moment."

—sarah2paige

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

Paolo Montalbán looking lovingly at someone
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.

Kate McKinnon in a Ghostbusters uniform
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.

Ferris Bueller taking a shower
Paramount Pictures

"That scene got me tingling!"

—cobywsmith1515

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

Jason Derulo shirtless with a woman's hand touching his waist and his chest
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.

Tom Welling hanging from a cross shirtless
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.

Brittany Spears wearing a see through bedazzled jump suit from the video
youtube.com

—amberlyquinn

29. Kate Upton in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.

Kate Upton wearing a bikini at a shoot
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.

Lady Gaga kissing a female cop in her 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?

Chris Evans shirtless at different points in the film
20th Century Fox

—vice35

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