A Guide to Sexuality
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It is an often observed fact that we as people are not as informed as we could be about other people's life styles. It is ok to not know, however ignorance is no excuse for rudeness. The following post is entirely LGBTQ friendly and if you are not a fan of that you probably won't be a fan of anything else I plan to post on Mondays. I refuse to apologize.
With that said, here is a quick guide to understanding the different orientations and what to avoid in order to be polite.
Heterosexual
Physical or emotional attraction to the opposite binary gender. There is nothing wrong with being heterosexual, just like there is nothing wrong with any other orientation. Avoid calling this 'normal' or 'regular' because statistically that's not quite true.
Homosexual
Physical or emotional attraction to the same binary gender. Do not ask who the butch is or who wears the pants in the relationship. It is an equal partnership and their respective submissive and dominant roles are not your business nor should it be.
Bisexual
Physical or emotional attraction to both binary genders. Do not call them gay or homosexual, they are their own orientation. A bisexual can be in a relationship that is considered heterosexual and still be bisexual. They will always be bisexual regardless of who they are dating.
Asexual
No sexual drive. They can be attracted to people, they can recognize attractiveness and they can enjoy a romantic relationship, however they do not crave sex. Never say that this will change when they find the right person and never assume that they cannot be in a relationship.
Aromantic
No romantic desire to be with a person. They may want a platonic relationship and this can be a life partnership. They can be any other orientation, like whoever they want or no one at all. This orientation refers only to the lack of desire for a romantic relationship.
Pansexual
Literally everything is on the table. They refuse to acknowledge gender in the role of attraction or romance. This includes transgender or agender people as well, simply anyone. This does not mean they are gay, they are not, bisexual and they are not indecisive.
Demisexual
A demisexual does not experience a physical attraction until they have formed an emotional bond with someone. A way to understand this better, but not the actual way this works is that an asexual found a person that was an exception to them simply because of how much they loved them. Demi's are not asexual and they aren't indecisive. They are demisexual. Always.
Skoliosexual
They are attracted to non-binary sexes such as genderqueer and transexual. Do not ask if they are interested in men or women, the answer is no.
These are the sexualities that I know of and if I missed anyone or misdecribed something please let me know and I will fix it immediately. This is a site that will help with any terminology you may not know.
Remember that we are here for something and while not everyone can agree what for we can all agree that it is not to destroy the lives of others. Let's teach love and tolerance not hate and discrimination. Let's recognize everyone's right to decide who and what they are and not question "what is wrong with them" because there is nothing wrong with them there is something wrong with our concept of them. Let's let everyone live as they wish to live and let's live how we want to live regardless of other's actions.
Preach love, swallow hate.
Educate Ignorance, shut down violence.
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