Gay, lesbian, bi, pan, or transgendered; Do you believe you should remain true to that by just being attracted to whom you are suppose to be according to your acclaimed sexuality?

Contributor: Roz W Roz W
You know how life is a journey and all that? It applies to sexuality too.

Sometimes labels are useful. They allow you to define your experience and fine others who are likely to have had similar experiences, or to find people who might want to date you.

Someone might hold on to a label because it's what feels most true to their lived experience. They are totally within their rights to do that. It's not actually okay to police someone else's sex life. I feel like I know a lot of people doing the "lesbian with an exception" thing (which I don't identify with personally any more, but WHATEVER) and you know what? Whatever. They're not betraying any kind of cause. What's actually hurtful to LGBT people is the overall de-legitimizing of their sexuality, is the dominant culture's insistance that people fit neatly into non-confusing boxes.
03/24/2012
Contributor: SubmissiveFeminist SubmissiveFeminist
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Originally posted by mnc5051
I am curious to see what people opinions are on whether or not a lesbian should like dick or if there is a strict line on what you should be attracted to or like depending on your acclaimed sexuality?
Labels suck. Lesbians can fall for men and gay men can fall for women or anything in between. I'm pansexual, which means I love people. Easy as that.
03/24/2012
Contributor: SouthernBelle SouthernBelle
I think everyone should be able to love who they want to love regardless of gender, sex, and socially constructed labels. I think the labels are just intended to help other people understand, but only hold as much meaning as you allow.
06/15/2012
Contributor: TheirPet TheirPet
I fall in love with people and plan to be true to myself no matter who that person is.
06/15/2012
Contributor: Gone (LD29) Gone (LD29)
Sexuality is fluid. It's silly not to let yourself enjoy someone's company just because they don't mesh with your preferred label.
06/15/2012
Contributor: tigertiger tigertiger
sexual orientation is fluid, and so is sex and gender! do what the fuck makes you happy and fuck the haters

(that is a metaphor. do not actually fuck the haters; they don't deserve it)
06/15/2012
Contributor: thisisadeletedaccount thisisadeletedaccount
I am not a fan of policing the terms others use to describe their sexualities, especially because so many people have expressed annoyance, disgust, or confusion at my use of terms like "pansexual" and "queer" - I don't want to send that kind of negative energy to others. As long as people aren't trying to argue that everyone has to conform to their particular interpretation of what sexuality labels mean, I tend to leave them to define themselves and be happy. They certainly know more about their own orientations than I ever can, so why would I try to correct them?
06/17/2012
Contributor: Claire-Bear Claire-Bear
Sexuality can be fluid, but isn't always. People should do what feels right and comfortable for themselves. I'm not a big fan of labels.
06/17/2012
Contributor: britanny0620 britanny0620
Who you are and who you want, although they can be related, are two different things.
06/17/2012
Contributor: kawigrl kawigrl
some lesbians can "like dick" I mean I wouldn't consider someone has male lovers a lesbian somewhere in the queer or bisexual area
06/17/2012
Contributor: Bittenflame Bittenflame
I believe evry person gay,straight,lesbian; has an exception. Every straight person will have one person of the same gender they will have feelings for. Every homosexual person will have feelings for 1 member of the opposite sex. Sexuality is a fluid matter, and people just need to do what makes them happy.
06/18/2012