When you google the word \u201cbisexual\u201d
\nThe pink, purple, and blue flag is what first shows up
\nAlong with trendy info-graphics
\nAnd a surprising number of supermen<\/p>\n
When you google the word \u201cgay\u201d
\nPictures of two men laughing together show up
\nAnd weirdly enough, Chucky<\/p>\n
When you google the word \u201ctransgender\u201d
\nPhotos of trans activist at marches show up
\nAs well as the white, blue, and pink flag
\nAdorned on binders and posters<\/p>\n
When you google the word \u201clesbian\u201d
\nA picture of two women is first
\nBut it is attached to an article titled:
\n\u201cLesbian relationships only exist because men find it a turn-on\u201d<\/p>\n
Somehow men have made the only sexuality
\nThat doesn\u2019t involve them about them<\/p>\n
Because what is the point of a woman
\nIf not for a man\u2019s enjoyment<\/p>\n
There is an automatic assumption
\nThat if you are born a woman
\nThen you must be attracted to men
\nAttraction to men is as inevitable as death<\/p>\n
And because of this,
\nI spent the majority of my life
\nForcing myself to choose a crush on a boy
\nSo I had a secret to reveal at slumber parties
\nSaying that I thought the latest teen male celebrity
\n\u201cwas like so hot\u201d in their new movie<\/p>\n
I watched Twilight and was confused at the obsession of
\n\u201cTeam Edward\u201d vs. \u201cTeam Jacob\u201d
\nBecause I always thought Bella looked really pretty
\nAnd Alice was just like so cool
\nAnd wow Rosalie is just like such a badass
\nSo when I was asked what team I was on
\nI replied \u201cTeam Edward\u201d
\nBecause my sister was in love with him
\nSo it must be the right answer<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
So when I realized I liked girls
\nI thought I must be bi
\nBecause well, I can\u2019t possibly not like men
\nI thought I\u2019ve always liked men<\/p>\n
Little tip: if the only men you\u2019ve \u201chad a crush on\u201d are:
\nFictional or celebrities
\nYou haven\u2019t really had a crush on a guy before<\/p>\n
So now at twenty years old
\nI still struggle to say that I\u2019m a lesbian
\nBecause when people think lesbian
\nThey tend not to imagine the beautiful sunset pride flag and info-graphics
\nBut straight girls drunkenly kissing each other at a party to make their boyfriends laugh<\/p>\n
Because lesbians are a man\u2019s greatest fantasy
\nThey have to be doing this for male attention
\nBecause what is the point of a woman if not belonging to a man?
\nWhat is the point of a lesbian if not for a fetish?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kayleen Haile When you google the word \u201cbisexual\u201d The pink, purple, and blue flag is what first shows up Along with trendy info-graphics And a surprising number of supermen When you google the word \u201cgay\u201d Pictures of two men laughing together show up And weirdly enough, Chucky When you google the word \u201ctransgender\u201d Photos of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":0,"parent":17,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-514","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","clear"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/17-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/17-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/17-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/17-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/17-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=514"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/17-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":515,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/17-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514\/revisions\/515"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/17-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/17-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}