Sexuality is FLUID

It's probably a difficult conversation, but in light of all these new labels for different sexual preferences and orientations I think it's important to remember these three popular misconceptions about sexuality and sexual orientation.

MYTH ONE: Christianity didn't cause mass repression of homosexual urges and that society "has always hated gay people"

This is an obvious one. Anyone who's taken any ancient history class knows homosexuality was rampant in even the most "masculine" cultures like Roman and Greek. It's one of those situations where we can say they built amazing things and had such a powerful culture, but ignroe the fact that they totally didn't agree with us about homosexuality being worse than heterosexuality or of the former being a form of sodomy. The reality is modern religions are some of the biggest reasons that mass hatred and repression of homosexual urges which even animals experience is still very much alive in the 21st century.

Sexuality is FLUID

MYTH TWO: You wanted the same thing forever and ever...

Sexuality is FLUID

You just like certain things because you're young and others because you're old. You could be into nothing but blowjobs and anal sex when you're 20 and nothing but slow tender missionary when you're 45. Neither is better, but it's a little strange when one person's sexual tastes never evolve into something else and is certainly not the norm.

MYTH THREE: You're attracted to "containers" instead of "features"

Sexuality is FLUID

The truth is most hetero people are attracted to certain features namely the sexual organ of the opposite gender, but often one person does not have all of one or the other. For instance, Orlando Bloom has many feminine features in Lord Of The Rings, but he is still a "man." Many women were attracted to the face and yet by the logic that liking a trait of the same gender makes you gay--a lot of women were gay in their attraction to him. Yet, because we like to catagorize sexuality, on a conscious level, a straight woman could never enjoy masculine featuers like big muscles on another girl and a straight man could never enjoy long blonde hair on a man the same way he does on a woman. Yet, on a subconsious level, it's very possible you are attracted to a variety of people of both genders.

The reason no one wants to talk about these myths is because people are incredibly insecure about their sexualities and want to fit in. Yet, even as a man who has never been attracted to anything but the most feminine girls, I can admit that these myths are simply that...fabrications of reality that society generally reveres as holding some truth but actually holding none. I don't care if you don't want to let go of the boxes of straight or gay or demixsexual or asexual or whatever. Obviously, it brings a lot of comfort for people to think that they'll be one way their entire lives. But once you realize that no one is really "straight" or "gay" in the sense we use the word. (It's more of a lifestyle we choose rather than a sexuality.)

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  • Myth one: The religion debate is always a funny one, because there are literally millions of religions. Just because Roman and Greek cultures accepted homosexuality doesn't mean religions before them did too. Though I know the Abraham religions have an impact on sexuality acceptance.

    Myth two: Yeah this one should be talked about a lot more. In terms of homosexuality especially. I've seen countless people on here say that people are born gay. I won't get deep into it but I believe that's not always the case. I've met gay men who over time became gay. Sometimes they become gay through a traumatic event and sometimes it naturally happens, but they aren't necessarily always gay.

    I know personally when I was a young boy I was attracted to big breasted, big booty, small waist, women. A lot of that had to do with porn. I'd go through phases of different races I liked. Sometimes ebony. Sometimes Caucasian. Sometimes Latina. Sometimes Asian.

    At this point I really don't have a specific preference. I mean my preferences are rather open. I also am more of a slow, passive, and passionate sex kinda guy as opposed to being a young, horny, boy wanting to go as fast, hard, and quick as possible.

    A side note: This goes into here too because earlier I mentioned trauma. Well I've had some trauma myself and I think it has connected to the sexual part of my brain. I know this because I have a particular fantasy now that hasn't been there until maybe a month now (if that). At the very least I've at the point (as in a week or two ago) have accepted it. You know the saying "The first step is admitting you have a problem."

    Myth three: See this is the problem with femininity and masculinity. People think femininity is exclusive to females and masculinity is exclusive to males. It's not. A guy doesn't even have to look like Legolas to have feminine features, but I'm including personality here. I think all men have a bit of feminine traits. I think all women have a bit of masculine traits.

    I mean have you ever met a female who's 18 or older but still acts like a little girl? She hasn't matured, and I believe that not always but in some cases that hint of masculinity is missing.

    Vice versa for guys. "Horse playing". "Pulling pranks". Tearing up shit for no reason. Not always, but in some cases maybe they need that hint of femininity.

    • perfectly stated. do you mind if i ask what the trauma that affected the sexual part of your brain has led to in terms of fantasy?

    • The trauma and the fantasy has to do with domestic violence.

    • Which I guess is sad because the fantasy disgust me, but I admit it's there.

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  • I love this, because my favorite kind of guy in the world, despite never ever meeting or encountering them, are extremely feminine men.

    I love it. I love the long, thick and pampered hair, I love the soft and feminine features on their faces. I ADORE guys in makeup, and not just a bit of eyeliner. No, I want lipstick, contouring, eyeshadow, mascara, the whole deal.

    I love the male form and all of its features aside from that, but I also like men with no body hair at all. I prefer their shape to be lithe but lean. I like their dressing style to be elegant and almost androgynous... And I love high heels.

    Basically if you look like Jeffree Star, I will worship you. I don't really fancy hyper-masculine men, but I ain't quite there enough to want a woman's body either.

    Seriously, though. I have come to full grips with the kinds of men that I actually really am attracted to. I used to be so ashamed when I was younger, I hated the idea of them. I didn't realize it was because they were so beautiful to me and I just didn't want to admit it. I didn't want to feel out of place.

    Now if only one would pop out of nowhere and ask me out :'(

    • I must also add because of how passionate I am about this that manicured nails also drive me crazy. That is all. I swear, I was so close to being a true and blue lesbian.. Soooo close. I just didn't get the sex organs and boobs in there.

    • yea i'm glad you're not ashamed! you have a really unique sense of sexuality!

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  • A good take. There's a lot of accuracy in what you said. Though a lot of people probably won't admit it to themselves. Sadly, there are a people who repress their sexual awareness and try to suppress other people's sexual awareness because of it.

    You covered some good myths here. Sexuality is fluid. It changes. The more open and aware you are, the less it will divert. People have to go over a lot of hurdles that form from social conditioning.
    And sometimes, they're so repressed that when they do explore, they suddenly make a dramatic change.

    This is one of the reasons I'm completely into sexual politics and sexuality. They're fascinating.

    • they really are

  • Androgynous men are hot♡ Thank you for writing this! There are so many aspects to sexuality of which people can be unaware.

  • "Many women were attracted to the face and yet by the logic that liking a trait of the same gender makes you gay--a lot of women were gay in their attraction to him. Yet, because we like to catagorize sexuality, on a conscious level, a straight woman could never enjoy masculine featuers like big muscles on another girl and a straight man could never enjoy long blonde hair on a man the same way he does on a woman."

    But (a) Orlando Bloom is very attractive because I recognize him as male even though his features are somewhat androgynous (which could be another form of "exotic"). They're feminine to an extent but not to the point where they're off-putting. When a man is truly feminine in appearance I am *not* attracted.
    And (b) you're right, I don't find masculine features on a woman attractive in the same way because while the features themselves might be theoretically attractive, when I am aware it's a woman with those features, it bothers me/throws me off.

  • I love your takes on sexuality, especially because you explain and rationalize it so well! Makes me feel so much more comfortable on the topic and makes me less afraid to want to explore! Keep doing what you're doing!

    • thanks so much!

  • Best my take ever ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    • thanks!!!

  • I agree with what you have said, also worth stating that at any one time the sexuality of people in socitey is fluid, on a scale. A scale at one end which is 100% hetrosexual and the other end being 100% homosexual. Most will be at the hetro end, some will be at the homo end, others will be close to those ends but not at them, and then the rest will be somewhere of varying degrees along the rest of it. So the labels you have talked about are pretty stupid.
    I think a lot more people are bisexual/curious than let on.

    • I mean, the labels people give such as gay, straight, I am this or that is stupid... Not that what you have said is stupid haha

    • thanks for the comment! and i commend you not going anon at fear of what people will think of you having such beliefs

    • I have seen it too, the girlfriends on this website asking about their bf's who watch gay porn, the men on gay apps or websites who are married to women, female friends who had boyfriends but are now with a girl. Even the totally macho "I hate gay people" alpha male who secretly beneath it all would like to have some cock :-P

  • hmmm pretty correct.
    Especially the first part, I remember men at that period of time were praised and women look down too. you had the cult of the male's body. Aristotle considered the female's body as a deformed male body. and in ancient Greece it was an honor to love/be loved by a man. (aka homosexuality)
    and before that period of time women were mainly presented as a fertility goddess like the Venus of willendorf.

    • history nerd;p lol jk thank you @archiz i actually really enjoyed that opinion

    • good ^^

  • So if homosexuality used to be rampant, then how did the gay men back then act? Interesting.

    • maybe even more masculine as masculinity was worshipped both as something to aspire to as well as something to sexualize

    • Wow, for real? I wonder why it's the polar opposite now. That's srsly interesting.

    • To me, a lot of it is religion. Christianity became very important to the Roman Empire because one of the emperorers saw it as a way to increase his power and designate himself appointed by divinity to rule and so those values became important throughout Europe even as the empire fell. but that's just my take

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  • Myth one: IT's because of biology. Studies proved that straight men will not 'watch' gay porn, and gay men will not 'watch' straight porn. Women can 'watch' all.
    What does this mean?
    Men are either born straight or gay, and cannot understand why the other likes what they like. A gay guy once told me that women parts were icky, I nearly punched him.

    Myth two: You have to define 'thing.' if you mean preference, then yes it can change. However, I know no matter what kind of girl I like, she'd have to be born female. :D lol

    Myth three: true. :D

  • I am sorry but this is a clear case of you feeling a certain way and refusing to understand the world does not feel the same way. You have no understanding of biology.

  • Great take and very TRUE..

    • thanks!

  • Do you know is no proof that sexuality is fluid , let's stop assuming something is so without scientific proof, your basing your assumptions on a popular feeling on psychologist from the 50s, times have changed. Lets let modern science tell us wether sexuality is fluid or what we think is fluid is influence by society. Second, men fables on homosexuality, they weren't allowed to be interactions with men that resulted in death, men had sex with men before women It was usually the older man initiating sex with a young boy, sex with women was considered luxury. Just because it was normal on those times doesn't mean it was right or that sexuality is fluid. The Romans and Greeks engaged in a lot of things like incest, bestiality, pedophilia , rape and all of that was considers normal, doesn't make it right. Second, homosexuality has never been proven as something your born with so let's let science speak on fact vs feeling, because they haven't yet.

    • Science can't prove Asperger syndrome is real yet nobody denies it's existence. Let's not pick and choose what we believe in yeah.

    • @BaileyisDarcy Lol, say what... aspergers is proven to be a branch of autism... lol what are you talking about... let's not be ignorant before we comment on something. And yea, science can prove sexuality as being, real or not. you think feelings can? You do realize feelings are ever changing and influence by what is normal in pop culture yet science can prove those feelings as something real or not.

    • Yea! Lets have someone else tell us what's right and wrong!

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  • 2 Is not true, I always wanted the same thing, and I never liked blowjobs or anal or missionary.

    • You aren't yet forty five so you can't say it isn't true.

    • Yeah, but I don't change my mind easily.