I actually did not know Sarah identified as a lesbian until she told me. She was just a cute co-worker at this campus summer program I worked, and I actually asked her out, only for her to tell me (very nicely!) that she actually already had a partner – and that her partner was a *she*. But it was totally cool, no harm done, and we both shrugged and laughed it off. (Even if I was a little disappointed.) Sarah was taller, about 5’10, slender, with light brown hair, hazel eyes and a very pretty smile.
About three weeks later, though, I’m running an errand in her office, and Sarah catches me and asks if I would still like to hang out sometime. I was a little confused.. but I figured we were just going to be friends. Which was just fine with me (she’s a lot of fun). I said I’d love to. We made plans to go to a nearby mall for lunch and a movie. (This was long pre-COVID.) When the day came, she asked if I could give her a ride from her campus office, so I picked her up there.