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Definitely. Or anyone else who fits into another category that is not heterosexual. Or people like me who think the labels are detrimental to begin with and would rather identify with a very broad one.
Definitely. Or anyone else who fits into another category that is not heterosexual. Or people like me who think the labels are detrimental to begin with and would rather identify with a very broad one.
Thanks for explaining it to me!
I can completely understand the desire not to be labeled, plus I have had a good friend who defined himself as asexual. I think that is more common than most people believe.
Sure, it's just my perspective, but I've met quite a few people who feel the same way.
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I can completely understand the desire not to be labeled, plus I have had a good friend who defined himself as asexual. I think that is more common than most people believe.
You think so? I wonder sometimes. I'm not sure that I've ever met a genuinely asexual person who disclosed his or her orientation to me. I'm not saying it's not valid, because I believe it certainly is an orientation, but I've been assuming it's really rare.
Sure, it's just my perspective, but I've met quite a few people who feel the same way.
You think so? I wonder sometimes. I'm not sure that I've ever met a genuinely asexual person who disclosed his or her orientation to me. I'm not saying it's not valid, because I believe it certainly is an orientation, but I've been assuming it's really rare.
I really do. I think human sexuality is a lot more complicated then most people would like to believe. It could be that my friend was actually gay (something he said he considered) but was in the 'denial' stage....but he said that he didn't feel anything sexual for women or men. The last time we got together had to have been about 12 years ago -- it would be interesting to see if still feels that way.
Sure, it's just my perspective, but I've met quite a few people who feel the same way.
You think so? I wonder sometimes. I'm not sure that I've ever met a genuinely asexual person who disclosed his or her orientation to me. I'm not saying it's not valid, because I believe it certainly is an orientation, but I've been assuming it's really rare.
I suspect it is less rare than you believe.
Somehow, it is even more unacceptable to many folks than the rest of the sexual/***** group, don't ask me why.
I really do. I think human sexuality is a lot more complicated then most people would like to believe.
I definitely agree! I don't like to identify as anything "-sexual," honestly, though I'm not a completley asexual person. Just much less so than most people, from what I can tell.
I also don't think the who gay/straight/bi thing is as clear-cut as many people make it out to be. I think it exists on a continuum (sp?). I wonder how many exclusively gay or straight people exist. If we don't make sexual preference the primary indicator, I think it makes even more sense. For example, my brother, who is quite adamant about his heterosexuality and susipcious of my ideas about orientations, admitted to me that he's capable of being romantically attracted to a man, but wouldn't desire sex with a man. I think that means something, even if it does mean that he would never marry a man.
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It could be that my friend was actually gay (something he said he considered) but was in the 'denial' stage....but he said that he didn't feel anything sexual for women or men. The last time we got together had to have been about 12 years ago -- it would be interesting to see if still feels that way.
That would be interesting! Everyone I've ever known personally (not just online) eventually developed sexual attraction to someone. Sometimes they were just late-bloomers and/or hadn't yet met that person who did it for them.
Transexuals are clearly different from homosexuals. Yet they easily can clear the hurdles that homosexuals can't. They can get married. They can adopt. They can do anything a regular man or woman can do.
The only problem IMO with transexuals is when they want to blatantly display sexuality. Like a chick that now is a dude who wants to wear makeup, lipstick and earrings with his/her beard. I would not tolerate that kind of behavior as an employer. Decide what sex you want to be and present yourself as such. Work is not a place for fantasy behaviors to be carried out. Its a place to come in and do the job you were hired to do without distractions and weird behavior. I fired a guy for weird behavior who was not a transexual and not gay, so you can believe I would give equal rights to transexuals or GLB's who think weird behavior at work is fine when they have had it made clear to them it is not.
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