I think the proliferation of made up sexualities and gender identities among young people is a sign that all is not well. I do think a lot of young adults use these labels to shield themselves, which means they're being pressured and harassed by their peers and the adults in their lives.

I shudder to think what the fallout will be from places like the Tavistock Clinic in a few years. There are going to be a lot of traumatized gays and lesbians who need support. What will that look like? Where will that come from?

Bisexuals in the UK seem to be much more organized and vocal, which I'm sure is both a blessing and a curse. They invented the lemon bar bullshit but they also have a solid sense of themselves. It is better to have people be shallow and annoying rather than tragic messes.

The old system in the U.S. was that major regional cities (maybe 20 nationwide) were home to gay and lesbian communities and young people would leave home and move to one of those cities if they wanted to come out and start dating. That has fallen apart, mostly for economic reasons in my opinion. It isn't financially possible for young people to do that anymore because of housing costs and lack of unskilled labor jobs available in large U.S. cities. I'm convinced the homelessness issues that plague a lot of these cities are at least partially derived from the collapse of that system. We get taught by popular culture as we grow up that that's what you do if you want freedom and a better life, and we end up sleeping in our cars.