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[–]TurtleChaos 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I don't think it's just bisexual people who say things like "genitals don't matter" on the internet for clout. I think there are also a lot of sexually inexperienced people who don't yet realize that, indeed, one of the two sexes is in fact incompatible with their orientation. A virgin might not be able to comprehend that no matter how much you like someone, you won't have the capacity to be sexually attracted to them if they aren't the correct sex. Add to that the fact that you can easily say online that you're open to fucking both sexes for woke points, and then only ever fuck just one of them irl, of course.

Before coming to terms with my (homo)sexuality I spouted the same inane "pansexual" mantra, I guess just trying to convince myself that it was true? That I could just "not care" that someone had a dick? I certainly can't have been the only closeted person trying desperately to be bi because I thought it wasn't as "bad" as being homosexual.

[–]Kai_Decadence 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think there are also a lot of sexually inexperienced people who don't yet realize that

You know I think you may be right on this one. Something I noticed with some of these people is that a lot of them are like under the age of 19 or are in their early 20s. This reminds me of how when some of these kids would call themselves Asexual and you're just like "Dude, you're like 14-15, how would you know?" I used to follow these two fashion bloggers who were 17 and they would talk about how they were asexual. I was a little older at the time (I think 21, I just liked their fashion lol) but as soon as they got a little older, they stopped calling themselves "Asexual, one of them even made a video explaining the situation and how she learned she was Bisexual (She actually said "Pansexual"... lol). So I can see where you're coming from there and I actually agree.

Before coming to terms with my (homo)sexuality I spouted the same inane "pansexual" mantra, I guess just trying to convince myself that it was true? That I could just "not care" that someone had a dick? I certainly can't have been the only closeted person trying desperately to be bi because I thought it wasn't as "bad" as being homosexual.

I think this is actually more common than some realize.

[–]PenseePansyBio-Sex or Bust 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks so much for saying all this! I wanted to write something along these lines, but kept worrying that I'd just come off as a bi person in denial. Made it impossible to think clearly. Really appreciate hearing from a gay person whose capacity for clear thought is demonstrably uncompromised! (And gave me the through-line that I so sorely needed.)

I'm quoting you in my reply to Kai Decadence, so please look there for more :)