Figuring out that I loved sucking cock as young as I did was a blessing. Since it was the early 80s I still had to contend with the anti-gay sentiments a lot, but it turned out that horny teens care more about a hungry mouth than the person it belongs to.
It also helped that I wasn't scrawny (I was a multi-sport athlete) or known for being meek, so the guys who wanted a blowjob got one and the guys who didn't left me alone.