wanda maximoff (fears) wrote in valarnet,
@ 2019-06-26 21:24:00

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haruhi fujioka, isabelle lightwood, marcus keane, reid garwin, wanda maximoff (scarlet witch)

I have seen this a few times now, and I am somewhat confused.

I wish to preface this with saying that I am not attempting to lessen anyone's courage. However, I feel like this may be a part of American culture that I am somehow not understanding.

Are there cultural reasons behind the announcements of sexual preference? I understand that in this country this month is used to champion the sexual spectrum and those across it who have faced prejudice, I took a gender studies course last year and we discussed Stonewall, I am aware of the ramifications there.

What I am struggling with is the reasons behind these things. Can anyone explain them? Is there such a way to do that?

	fears 2019-06-27 04:00 pm UTC (link)
	This is partially why I am confused. Do those who do not fall on the LGBTQA+ spectrum not need to declare where they fall? Do people just assume if they haven’t said anything they are straight? What about people who are simply more private? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	literalworst 2019-06-28 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	I think it's a societal expectation that your default sexuality is straight so the moment something steps out of that neat little box it becomes a matter of either hiding it or actually "coming out" because if you're not out you're living in the closet. Weirdest fucking thing ever. I don't tend to assume shit, seems to work out well. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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