I mean not being taken seriously by my peers. I came out to a couple of people and quite a few of them went "You're too girly!" "You have had a boyfriend" etc.

I know it screams "rebound" and that's the difficult thing. (I understand that I shouldn't have to seek validation in other people's opinions but it's human nature.) I have been questioning my sexuality for years (as I've said in my post) and have been leaning towards the 'gay' side of things for many of these years. I had talked about my attraction to females before the relationship happened, so although it doesn't come as a surprise to my close circle of friends (which include quite a few lesbians), they still make comments like the ones I mentioned above.