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I'm not sure what the big deal is. That's what the human condition is all about. Lots of different things about people are attractive...not just their genitalia! In this day and age (still homophobic and biphobic) it's not hard for me to believe that it would take someone awhile to figure out that he or she is bisexual.
Glad to see that we all agree that, yes, sometimes homosexuality is indeed a choice.
I certainly don't agree with that, and I don't think many others here would... the trendiness simply means that people who ALREADY had bi/gay tendencies are no longer afraid to explore them. I have no feelings toward women (I'm a straight female), and would have an awfully hard time pretending just to be cool! So it's not that more people are "becoming" gay/bi, but rather people are free to experiment with pre-existing feelings. Could you "go gay" for trend purposes??
I see people flaunt their homosexuality but never a heterosexual. Which brings me to another point... gays tend to mimic their opposite sex, why is this? Like a "butch" woman or a man with an exaggerated lisp and a woman's demeanor (stance, gate(sp), dialogue...) Why is this?
Some scientists believe that gay men & women have more hormones (either testosterone or estrogen) than usual from the opposite gender, which leads to the stereotypical "effeminate" man or "butch" woman. But how do you know who's gay and who isn't? Just because the effeminate man down the hall is obviously gay, what about the "straight-looking" and acting people? Many of them are gay/bi too, but you don't know because they aren't obvious... so you can't make generalized statements like this, unless you've polled everyone you encounter daily.
As for the flaunting aspect, it has a lot to do with being repressed for so many years, and finally being able to let loose. Similar to the Black Pride and Woman's Lib movements, it's a way of saying "we're proud to be moving up in society, and aren't afraid to tell you!" But what exactly do you consider to be flaunting? Does that include two men holding hands as they walk, or are you talking about running the streets naked with a rainbow flag? And FYI, straight people flaunt their sexuality ALL the time, even if they don't realize it... otherwise I wouldn't know my co-worker is married with 7 kids, another lives with her boyfriend, another has a husband back in India, and so forth. Anyway, why does it matter? Let people be who they want, and ignore those you don't care to be around.
maybe they werent doing what they sposed to do... she had to go get it elsewhere.
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We were waiting for the bus to take us to work the other day and he told me that he hung out with his ex gf and her "partner" the other night. I was curious about this and he said that neither had ever been in a same sex relationship prior to meeting one another but are now committed homosexuals, for the time being.
My step-daughter phoned me this morning, and we chatted for an hour or so. She never said a word about who was lesbian and who wasn't, I wonder if I'm missing something.
are you serious? yes i been to a high school lately. and i have plenty of friends that teach HS. its not the new fad. while girls are able to play with thier sexuality, other more "stereotypical" gay kids still get bullied. it is not cool to be gay in high school. maybe some places its acceptable, or tolerated, but cool it is not.
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It's the cool thing to do nowadays. Gay is the new trend. Been to your local high school lately? There's more "lesbians" and "bisexuals" there than you can shake a stick at.
what do you consider flaunting? holding hands? kissing? if thats the case, i see plenty flaunting of the heterosexual lifestyle.
whenver i hold one of my girlfriends hands, thats flaunting it. or kiss them. or dance on the dance floor. thats flaunting. all people do it. i think you think it should not be "flaunted" because it is something you are not comfortable with.
are you in high school? you need to know more people. not all straight people are alike and not all gays are alike. some act masculine some act feminine. some are fat. some are skinny. some are cops some are robbers.
gays come in all shapes colors and sizes.
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I see people flaunt their homosexuality but never a heterosexual. Which brings me to another point... gays tend to mimic their opposite sex, why is this? Like a "butch" woman or a man with an exaggerated lisp and a woman's demeanor (stance, gate(sp), dialogue...) Why is this?
Glad to see that we all agree that, yes, sometimes homosexuality is indeed a choice.
It's not really a choice, it's who you are attracted to.
Don't go using my statement about women's sexuality being more fluid as anything other than my opinion.
I agree with Gizmo.
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So it's not that more people are "becoming" gay/bi, but rather people are free to experiment with pre-existing feelings. Could you "go gay" for trend purposes??
And FYI, straight people flaunt their sexuality ALL the time, even if they don't realize it... otherwise I wouldn't know my co-worker is married with 7 kids, another lives with her boyfriend, another has a husband back in India, and so forth. Anyway, why does it matter? Let people be who they want, and ignore those you don't care to be around.
