I think I developed a love of Speedos as a way to express my homosexuality as a pre-teen (and teen) since it was not accepted where I'm from and I didn't know how to deal with it. I remember seeing the Olympics in 1996 when I was in middle school and being mesmerized with the swimmers. I was definitely attracted to the men, but I told myself I just liked Speedos. I didn't wear one until I was a freshman in high school; I was the swim team assistant and I saw an extra Speedo laying around in the office, so I took it in the pool bathroom and tried it on. I didn't start actually wearing Speedos, though, until just a few years ago when I started doing laps at the pool. So far I still wear classic trunks (shorter ones, 5" inseam at the longest -- cannot abide board shorts) when I'm around my friends and family, although I really just want to make the switch to all Speedos all the time.
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