Friday, August 10, 2012

Pansexuality.

So, I hate labels and I have always hated labels. I hate labelling myself. But, I like having something to describe myself with.
I always hated labelling myself as heterosexual because I feel that it is extremely confining and growing up in a town that sort of frowned upon homosexuals, anytime I thought a girl was pretty, I would have this super worrying thought: Am I a lesbian?
The fact is that, no, I am not a lesbian but I am not heterosexual.
I choose to label myself as pansexual, which leaves me with more freedom than either heterosexual or homosexual.
For those who don't know, pansexuality is the attraction to people regardless of gender identity, sex, or the state of their genitals. It's also known as gender blind.
That begs the question, Avery, does that mean you're attracted to everyone?
No. Just like everyone else, I have a type. I like smart, funny, nice people. What their genitals look like has no significance to me. I mostly am attracted to men but I refuse to use constraining labels. Plus, using pansexuality, I can always just narrow it down if I change.
I hope this doesn't make my friends see me differently.
In fact, I don't really want to post this because I'm sure they will think I'm this big, fat lesbian now--which I'm not, or haven't you been paying attention?

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