January 20, 2012

Anonymous asked

This is probably a stupid question, but why do you think people are so none accepting of people who are pretty much anything but a heterosexual? I’m forced to stay in the closet as a pansexual because I’ll probably get kicked out of my super religious father and homophobic family, not to mention when I do tell few people they just laugh or keep calling me gay or bi. It’s annoying, if you ask me. Also have you noticed that pansexual isn’t counted as a real word when typing?

12:26 am • 17 notes

Notes

  1. shewhohasawhy answered: people often say and think as other people expect them to, so dont be worry about it, just be urself
  2. msdelilahblack answered: I think people are afraid of what they feel they can’t categorize or understand.
  3. stitchitupwithsometears answered: I think all of us wonder about this very thing from time to time, so it is in no way a stupid question. It’s a common curiosity.
  4. theoceanic answered: People are afraid of what they don’t understand, and not making and effort to understand what’s different is easy.
  5. mynameislyddy answered: pansexual is a new term, so it wouldnt be in spellchecks yet anyway.
  6. peace-love-harmonie answered: 1) Join the club hunny, I struggled teh same way with my religious family and my pansexuality.
  7. aimeevue answered: I am pansexual as well, friends know about me but my homophobic family does not. #PansexualPride
  8. leshurub answered: Because people fear what they don’t understand. And many can’t comprehend what’s not mainstream sexuality. That’s just my guess, though.
  9. lighthouseaccident answered: It’s a valid question. I think it’s because the general mindset is still set on the heteronormative. And they’re a (tiny itty bitty) bit more
  10. g33kgasm answered: yep, it annoys us all
  11. mephistopheliac answered: people have been raised to fit everything neatly into slots. it’ll be a long time until everyone understands fluidity of attraction.
  12. theblueandthewhite answered: I think it’s due to a lack of awareness and a history of attaching positive and negative qualities to different sexualities.
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