Why Sunday Rocked
So, this past Sunday being Father's Day, I told my dad we could do whatever he wanted. He picked Cedar Point! So, we spent the day running around in the sun and riding roller coasters. It was the perfect day for it, nice and breezy, warm but not unbearably so. And there were no crowds! The longest line we waited in was 45 minutes.
One of the best part was, apparently, Father's Day is Cedar Point's unofficial Gay Day because it's the day with (historically) the lowest attendance. I was surrounded by my own kind! There was so much fabulous there, I can't even. And my dad wasn't even that uncomfortable. :P Although, me being bisexual seems to freak him out a lot more now that I'm a guy. He was surprised to learn that I don't identify myself as a straight guy, but still as bi. Although I haven't dated a guy in a while. Still. I appreciate the male form. Anyway.
On that note, I have found it less comfortable to talk about attractive men lately. Especially at work, where my coworkers have just started calling me Owen and are getting used to the pronoun switching, it seems almost... counter-productive to continue saying "yeah, that dude is hot", which is an out-dated attitude, I know, but still. I've never been in a gay relationship before. I've been in a lesbian relationship, and as a female I was perfectly comfortable talking about hot girls, but this is out of my experience.
It might have something to do with the feminizing/masculinizing expectations of sexual orientation. A woman who likes other women is stereotyped as being more masculine, which was something I wanted. On the other hand, a man who likes men is stereotyped as more feminine, which is something I'm fighting. I guess being comfortable with liking men is going to take a little work from me.
How weird is that? I have to work to accept my sexual orientation. I've never had to do that. It just always was.
This entry was not supposed to be that. It was just supposed to be a "yay Cedar Point!" entry. Oh well.
One of the best part was, apparently, Father's Day is Cedar Point's unofficial Gay Day because it's the day with (historically) the lowest attendance. I was surrounded by my own kind! There was so much fabulous there, I can't even. And my dad wasn't even that uncomfortable. :P Although, me being bisexual seems to freak him out a lot more now that I'm a guy. He was surprised to learn that I don't identify myself as a straight guy, but still as bi. Although I haven't dated a guy in a while. Still. I appreciate the male form. Anyway.
On that note, I have found it less comfortable to talk about attractive men lately. Especially at work, where my coworkers have just started calling me Owen and are getting used to the pronoun switching, it seems almost... counter-productive to continue saying "yeah, that dude is hot", which is an out-dated attitude, I know, but still. I've never been in a gay relationship before. I've been in a lesbian relationship, and as a female I was perfectly comfortable talking about hot girls, but this is out of my experience.
It might have something to do with the feminizing/masculinizing expectations of sexual orientation. A woman who likes other women is stereotyped as being more masculine, which was something I wanted. On the other hand, a man who likes men is stereotyped as more feminine, which is something I'm fighting. I guess being comfortable with liking men is going to take a little work from me.
How weird is that? I have to work to accept my sexual orientation. I've never had to do that. It just always was.
This entry was not supposed to be that. It was just supposed to be a "yay Cedar Point!" entry. Oh well.