What would Kinsey say?
Two major things out of the New York Times this past week.
1. For the first time ever in the gazillion polls ever conducted, out of the bajillion views ever expressed–a majority of Americans view gay relationships to be “morally acceptable.” Fifty-two percent view gay couples in a morally-acceptable light; 43 percent in a not-so-acceptable light; and I guess five percent are the way I wish all Americans were–they probably just don’t give a shit!
2. In another first, more straight men, in various age brackets, were more accepting of gay men and gay sex than their female counterparts! Yes…the straight boys–the once tormentors of us all in that hell called adolescence–are now coming around to see us as the fabulous beings we are!
And even more shocking–a lot more of them are classifying themselves as “mostly straight.” Wow. That’s kinda hot.
This new development, this creation of boxes in sexuality, this new label helps me out tremendously! If straight guys can now claim to be straight, for the most part, but with a few dalliances on the side of the fence where the grass is pink, so can I.
If they can have their cake and eat it too, without having to claim bisexuality, then I can too.
I’ve never felt totally gay but never outright bisexual. I mean, it’s easy to love a woman…I just wouldn’t marry one. Well, I guess I wouldn’t marry a guy either but that’s besides the point. Ok, maybe I need a new point. It’s easy to, let’s say, “have fun” with anyone–male or female. It’s a whole other thing to want to spend every waking minute of your life with one– that I reserve for the men.
So, basically, what I’m trying to tell you is that…well…I’m “mostly gay.”
There I said it. Hope you don’t hate me.
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Read more about this on a post by Michael Jensen on AfterElton.com
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