No, I probably wouldn't attend a Pride Parade for straights. But then, straights don't NEED a Pride Parade. Law, culture and society all tell heterosexual people that their orientation is acceptable, normal and good. A Pride Parade is for people whose orientation isn't mainstream and who are constantly being told that their sexuality is unacceptable. They need to be able to stand up and say proudly that yes, they really ARE okay.
It's like the Black History Month issue. Lots of people protest Black History Month and Women's History Month on the grounds that there should also be a White Men's History Month...not realizing that that's effectively what the rest of the year is, anyway.
As to how I see my sexuality...eh. It's just sort of there in the background, largely unnoticed and irrelevant. I don't have any opportunities to have sex, so my sexuality doesn't actually matter. To tell you the truth, I spend more time as a writer trying to get into the heads of bisexual men than I spend focusing on heterosexuality.
For those of you out there who are straight, if there was such a thing as a 'straight pride' parade, would you attend? For those of you who aren't straight, what would you think of a 'straight pride' parade?
I would, because I do believe in equality. My sexuality should not be the "norm" but instead be something to be celebrated. I believe quite the opposite as the poster before me, in that in this day and age in which every difference is celebrated and promoted, those of us who are not 'different' need a moment to realize that it's okay to be like this, to not be different.
Also, to all of you, how do you see your sexuality as a part of your life? Does it define who you are, or is it just a part of you like hair colour or what kind of pizza you prefer?
My sexuality is just a part of who I am. It does not define me any more than any other part of me. I am straight, yes. I am male, yes. I am white, yes. But none of those make me who I am. Who I am is more than the sum of all my qualities.
I'm as straight as they come, and to be honest, I don't care either way what a person's sexual orientation is.I think if there WAS a straight pride event, then one group or another would be offended by it, just like many people are offended by gay pride events.
I think people should worry less about what goes on in the privacy of people's homes and more about what they can do to help unite and heal the important things in society. Pointing out what makes us all different through parades and other events is too IN YOUR FACE to me, no matter what group it represents. I try to accept everyone for who they are, not what they are.
One, the Mount Holyoke girl in me LOVES that you are asking these. And she's more than happy to answer, having once helped a friend with an ethnography about women and roles and domesticity and fun stuff like that. Yay Moho. It really makes you think about the simplest, easiest-to-take-for-granted of things in the most complex of manners
For those of you out there who are straight, if there was such a thing as a 'straight pride' parade, would you attend? For those of you who aren't straight, what would you think of a 'straight pride' parade? I dare say I wouldn't. Partly for reasons mentioned above -- heterosexuality is "normal," and I even though I can't justify it, I can't help but have a gut reaction that says, even as a straight girl, I'd kind of be offended at the idea of a 'straight pride' anything. I'm all for celebrating what you are, but even in the case of gay pride, I sometimes get annoyed -- simply because I have the tendency to feel as though making a big deal out of it proves that it is "different." And "different" is
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I think about my sexuality a lot, just because I'm doing that whole teenage thing where you're trying to figure out just who you are and where you fit in to the whole picture. Am I gay? Straight? Bisexual? Does it matter?
I would say that yes, my sexuality defines me, but it is not me. I am not one big walking, talking sexuality. It's more like the air, around me, yes, an integral part of my being, but not visible.
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It's like the Black History Month issue. Lots of people protest Black History Month and Women's History Month on the grounds that there should also be a White Men's History Month...not realizing that that's effectively what the rest of the year is, anyway.
As to how I see my sexuality...eh. It's just sort of there in the background, largely unnoticed and irrelevant. I don't have any opportunities to have sex, so my sexuality doesn't actually matter. To tell you the truth, I spend more time as a writer trying to get into the heads of bisexual men than I spend focusing on heterosexuality.
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I would, because I do believe in equality. My sexuality should not be the "norm" but instead be something to be celebrated. I believe quite the opposite as the poster before me, in that in this day and age in which every difference is celebrated and promoted, those of us who are not 'different' need a moment to realize that it's okay to be like this, to not be different.
Also, to all of you, how do you see your sexuality as a part of your life? Does it define who you are, or is it just a part of you like hair colour or what kind of pizza you prefer?
My sexuality is just a part of who I am. It does not define me any more than any other part of me. I am straight, yes. I am male, yes. I am white, yes. But none of those make me who I am. Who I am is more than the sum of all my qualities.
I hope this helps.
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I think people should worry less about what goes on in the privacy of people's homes and more about what they can do to help unite and heal the important things in society. Pointing out what makes us all different through parades and other events is too IN YOUR FACE to me, no matter what group it represents. I try to accept everyone for who they are, not what they are.
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For those of you out there who are straight, if there was such a thing as a 'straight pride' parade, would you attend? For those of you who aren't straight, what would you think of a 'straight pride' parade? I dare say I wouldn't. Partly for reasons mentioned above -- heterosexuality is "normal," and I even though I can't justify it, I can't help but have a gut reaction that says, even as a straight girl, I'd kind of be offended at the idea of a 'straight pride' anything. I'm all for celebrating what you are, but even in the case of gay pride, I sometimes get annoyed -- simply because I have the tendency to feel as though making a big deal out of it proves that it is "different." And "different" is ( ... )
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I would say that yes, my sexuality defines me, but it is not me. I am not one big walking, talking sexuality. It's more like the air, around me, yes, an integral part of my being, but not visible.
Or it will be, once I figure the damn thing out.
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