I consider myself a fairly liberal, to each their own kind of guy.
But I might have to side with Kipper_3434 on this.
Does a 16/17 year old really know their gender and/or sexuality at such a young age?
Clearly, Kipper_3434 was questioning, confused, or unsure of theirs at that age, and wouldn't have wanted a major realization to cement and bind them for the rest of their life only to have it change once they became an adult.
GGG, PepsiFree, or afc_wimbleton did you know your gender and/or sensuality at 17?