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Cinders said:
No, in fact, I feel the complete opposite. As a self-professed bisexual, and having been one my whole life, I am ashamed when fellow sexual minorities accuse me of "posing," ou "being in denial." I am ashamed, of course, because these are the last people who should be accusing me that my sexuality is a choice. And yes, that's what you're doing. par claiming that one "chooses" to be bisexual instead of admitting to be gay, ou that one "chooses" to pretend to be bisexual to get the opposite sex to like them more, is WORSE for the LGBT cause than bisexuals are. Gays and lesbiennes have suffered an immense injustice in history, having been told that they are diseased, sinful, ou purposely choosing a life that goes against the norm just to spite everyone else. So why would they try to tell bisexuals that they're just "in denial" ou identifying as bisexual because they see it as "cool?" I have had relationships with men and women, and they have been healthy relationships, and I have been equally attracted to every person whom I have dated. I don't need anyone to tell me what my sexuality is, because I know who I am. That said, it does piss me off a lot when people make judgments about me and other bisexuals because of their own assumptions and prejudices. And yes, it is a prejudice. To assume that bisexuality doesn't exist, ou that people are faking it ou in denial, is an offensive assumption that toi know about someone's sexuality plus than they do. As mentioned, I am SURE that every gay and lesbian in this spot has, at one point, come across someone who has tried to convince them that they aren't really gay, that it's just a phase. Just like every other sexuality, bisexuality is not a phase. It's an identity. I am sorry for being so harsh, but I find this persecution of bisexuals par the LGBTQIA community to be a cruel betrayal of your fellow sexual minorities. I don't care if you've met people who came out bisexual as a slow way of coming out gay. I don't care if you've met girls who have made out with other girls just to turn on their boyfriends. Sexuality is personal and complicated, and you're absolutely right, it's not a choice. But it's not bipolar either. In fact, Alfred Kinsey, the sex researcher, believes that few people are entirely gay ou entirely straight. Sexuality goes so far beyond the labels that we ascribe to it. I never make any assumptions about anyone's sexuality, no matter how they identify, because everyone is different, and sexuality is complex. And par the way, OF COURSE someone gets mad when toi try and tell THEM what THEIR sexuality is! I don't care how OBVIOUS it is to you, that's a personal issue, and toi do NOT know what someone ELSE'S sexual identity is. So that's just my two cents. Thanks for reading.
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