how do others Know?

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There are a very few people who have an amazing ability to detect gays and all other kinds of people (not that such intuition is perfect), even when they aren't paying attention and don't care. They seem to be extremely rare, however, and I don't know how it is they do this.

I know I can sense bi and lesbian women by the way they look at me (whether or not they're actually interested in me), but I find myself at a loss of words to explain it other than "it's different" from how other women look at me.

My current partner said she recognized me and my ex for girlfriends because of the way we looked, smiled, and touched each other, though this was subtle and as far as I know no one else ever noticed. I figured the way we were would be like real good friends but she says there's a definite difference when I look, smile, touch my BFF. Though she did say (and this I find believable, and I'm glad this was subtle) that where she was certain my ex and I were girlfriends was because she frequently had a "possessive" look (she said her look was harsh on others and sometimes downright steely) when she was by me and looked at others, especially others who came near me.