To me that's where the root is - not enough friends who are your own age. Would you describe yourself as gay in the sense of being sexually attracted to guys your own age as well? What about girls?

I'd agree with people who say you can make a difference to these boys. If you get it right, that will be a really positive feature of their lives. So my instinct is to want to encourage you to go for active involvement with boys - carry on as you are as far as they're concerned. But in the rest of your life try to find other stuff to do...