My Thoughts on Heterosexual Privilege (I have to pee...

[purgatorysflame]

...but someone is in the bathroom.  I could go down the stairs to the other side of the house, but that would be way too much effort.  Instead, I will pass the time explaining how much I hate people.)

A link entitled "Defend my right to treatment for unwanted attractions" caught my attention today as I was perusing the National Association for

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[zepooka]

But there are people who say "I wish I were gay" or "I wish I were black" with some degree of seriousness, even if it's for weird reasons. Like, "...because then I'd get along with girls and have really good fashion sense", or "...because then I'd have rhythm." Sometimes I idly wish that I weren't white, because... I don't know, just because. But you don't really think about the consequences of society treating you like shit (which is exactly what I tell my friends when they start talking about how awesome it is to be gay).

And then there's that whole "being bisexual is cool" thing. wtf?

[purgatorysflame]

But, would someone truly desire to change? Or even better, believe that they should be another race/sexuality/etc.? Transexuals and "recovering" homosexuals (if I'm to believe they all enter therapy voluntarily) not only really WANT to change, they feel as though they should. Or, in the case of a transexual, that they belong in a body that matches their identity. I don't really think that girls who say I hate guys, I wish I were gay actually feel as though they SHOULD be gay.

Bisexual is cool where? In a closed environment with close, accepting friends?

[zepooka]

I don't know, man. All I know is that some people think bisexuality is the coolest thing of all. I think girls like bi guys because they have a chance with them (but the guys are still "sensitive" and "stylish"), and many guys are okay with it because they are still guy-ish enough (even though they make out with other dudes sometimes). At least, it was common in my college experience. One more variation on the whole "metro" scene, I suppose.

Anyway, yes: feeling like you should be something is quite different from feeling like occasionally it would be neat to be something. I was talking about the latter, as in "being gay would solve this set of problems!", without thinking about the entirely new set that would be created.

[faemous]

Blah.

I suppose I understand people wanting to change their sexual orientation, but only for reasons like to be "normal" or to fit into society the way it is now. Or to be able to have a family and get married and have children with your significant other. Which is sad, but it's the way things are right now. I, personally, would never want to change my sexual orientation, because the plans I have for my life involve getting married and having my husband's children. Plus I just like boys a lot and don't want to stop.

I don't know, this probably made no sense. Sorry. *rambles*

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[jackieclark]

Personally I think things are starting to get better in this country. At least the issue is on the table. Think about it, in the early 1900s it was unthinkable that homosexuals would have the right to hold hands let alone marry. That was only 100 or so years ago.

We'll get there someday Tommy. It just takes time. Look how long it took to give women and blacks the right to vote. Or how long it took to abolish racial segregation in schools. America has come a long way, and while it may not happen in our lifetime, in the future I'm sure this country will once again get over their close-mindedness.

[purgatorysflame]

I'd rather it happen in my lifetime. Yeah, things are better, but if we don't continue fighting, the conservative backlash will whoop us. I mean, we're having enough problems passing EDNA (anti-discrimination stuff). Apparently, it's not American to stop people from discriminating against the LGBTI community...people really want their right to hate the queers in public.

[jackieclark]

Romantic friendships were not considered homosexual though. Back then you were considered successful if you were a white man with a well paying job and a wife and children. If you were black, single, or worked in a factory, you were considered third class trash. People had poverty, illness, fear of war, segregation, prohibition and so many other issues to think about, sexual orientation was overlooked. We live in such an advanced time, and a lot of Americans take that for granted. Over in the Middle East, people are worrying about walking to their car without getting blown up or shot. Women wear thick robes over every inch of their body and are killed if a man who isn't their husband sees their face. They aren’t worried about gay rights over there. We live in such a privileged country where we can afford to think about sexual orientation

[purgatorysflame]

I was just making the trans issues simpler for the sake of arguement...but thanks, maybe I'll have to borrow that!

(P.S. Kate loves Drew)