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Feeling a bit annoyed

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LPAki 09/22/23
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Yesterday while I was hanging out with my dad he asked me how I know I like women if I've never been with a man, and asked if I ever want to have a baby. I was so blindsided by the question and the random timing of it I didn't know how to respond. Posted a bit of a vent about it on Reddit and a few people said I should've turned the question around on him like "how do you know you don't like men if you've never been with one?" and honestly I wish I did ask him that lol. I hate that we live in such a heteronormative society that some straight people feel like they're owed an explanation by people in the LGBTQ+ community about their sexuality. No one questions straight people about their sexuality so why is it okay to question us about ours? It's okay to be curious and ask how certain sexualities work if you're confused, but I just feel his question was rude af. Can't vent to my mom about this because she thinks I'm bi and doesn't understand that sexuality is a spectrum, my stepdad is too homophobic to vent to about this stuff, and the only person I feel comfortable venting about my sexuality to - my older brother - is busy with work. Anyway, just wanted to get this off my chest and wanted to know if anyone else in the community felt any annoyance with certain straight people like my dad.

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You are certainly very much not alone to deal with such people... even when straight people are open minded they are so stuck in their heteronormative way of seeing things that they tend to ask very stupid, unsolicited questions like these.

My stepfather, my doctor and my brother are great examples of not-so-homophobic-but-still-ask-why-youre-gay type of people

of course it's okay to be curious. of course it's a good thing they aren't homophobic. but goddamn it I don't owe you an explanation for that. lemme be.

So, in conclusion, you are not alone and I totally get your point.

(i hope your dad is not ACTUALLY homophobic though. that would obviously be worse. )

you can vent to me anytime

have a nice day or night

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First and foremost; your emotions are completely valid.

But how does your dad know he doesn't like men if he didn't date one?

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