Seventeen-year-old Natasha Gutierrez, of New York City, reflected on her sexual identity after experimenting with both guys and girls. She first realized she was a lesbian in eighth grade.

"I liked my best friend, but I thought it was a crush, and then I started fantasizing that I kissed her. I denied it for over a month and then when I realized I was gay, I panicked. The process was hard, but I met my first girlfriend and she helped me" says Gutierrez.