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fromPortland Mercury
4 days agoSAVAGE LOVE: Homework
Being queer requires no homework, vocabulary mastery, or cultural immersion—it is simply an identity reflecting attraction and self-understanding.
I don't think that I've ever said this in a public forum ... I don't even think I've said it fully to even my friends or my family. But as a 43-year-old woman, I'm very proud of myself for owning my sexuality at this age. I think I'm a very strong person for doing it in somewhat of a spotlight, with people criticizing and judging and making assumptions. I'm really proud to be bisexual.
It is frustrating to constantly be reduced to my sexuality, because there's so much more to me than my sexuality. In fact, me being bisexual is probably the most boring thing about me. It is completely my entire storyline and so many assumptions have been made in my portrayal.