The Confusing World Wo of Labels
BISEXUAL
tantly being here we are cons w ld or w a in e fferent We liv s and it is no di ve el rs ou e fin de asked to ly, I am an avid sexuality. Personal to es m co it n (see the he w being a spectrum ity al xu se of r ve d myself belie formation) and fin in e or m r fo e al round Kinsey Sc uare peg into a sq a fit to g in constantly try sexuality, I hear n people ask my he w n, fte O . g a gun le ho meone was holdin so if l el ‘W : ng yi sa xual’. myself w, I would say bise no ht rig ng ki as l to my head under a certain labe fit to ed ne is th el ity is fluid, So, why do I fe my head? Sexual to ld he n gu a t r (if they withou er as they get olde ov sc di le op pe y ls of and man less about the labe s it’ at th ) ow kn y don’t alread when it comes about the person e or m d an on rs between a pe if I am in a battle as el fe n te of I . me with to love ng one. Labels co vi ha t no d an l be having a la hen it comes to historically and w ce an fic ni sig t ea me kind of gr n’t work without so es do it n, tio ta en repres label. important as esentation is so pr re at th ve lie brate the I be that did not cele ea ar an in up ought I grew though I was br al , ity un m m co LGBTQIA+ ways celebrated mily who have al fa ng vi lo a in ng that is up (which is somethi y tit en id y m d oks, TV me an myself in any bo w sa r ve ne I ). the a privilege life growing up to ily da y m in or shows, films existed and ow that bisexuality kn ’t dn di I at th nt phobia exte t of internalised bi lo a ith w al de I to have had up in. This is why ew gr I ld or w e th as a result of celebratory n when done in a tio ta en es pr re ve belie ne’s dream. be seen is everyo to as l ia uc cr so l myself way is at if I don’t labe th ry or w I lt, su le, So, as a re entation that peop es pr re at th g in be y need. I then I am not le, so desperatel op pe g un yo ly al talking. especi rnalised biphobia te in y m is it re at worry th live in a world whe e w at th is ity al re However, the s and, slowly to define ourselve d ha s ay w al ve ha . So from we g away from that in ov m e ar e w ly, I will but sure out my sexuality, ab k as le op pe n now on, whe e Kinsey scale. and I believe in th bi I’m y: sa y pl sim and
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