I have a paper to write for school and we are supposed to interview someone from a different sexual orientation. I just moved to a new city and don’t really know anyone well enough to ask these questions comfortably. What is your sexual orientation and how comfortable are you about admitting this openly to others? What, if any, discrimination do you experience because of your sexual orientation? What do you think needs to change at the cultural level to reduce discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered individuals?
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1.)I’m a 19 year old bisexual and I feel fairly comfortable telling anyone I meet that I am bisexual.
2.) Being bisexual isn’t exactly seen the same way as being straight or gay, where it’s a one or the other sort of issue. Being bi isn’t the same as being gay in that not only is their a certain uneasiness by some people towards the gay community in general but many people believe that bisexuality is not even a legitimate sexual orientation. Many people who I’ve talked to about my sexual orientation have said that bisexuals are either straight people looking for attention or one offensive phrase I’ve heard in my experiences from the friends of a girl I was interested in was “bi now gay later.” Many don’t understand how a person could be attracted to both genders with similar strength.
3.) I think the first thing that has to be done is to make it clear to younger generations that they have the right to believe whatever they want about homosexuality but that civility should be shown to everyone and that people, all people, deserve respect to their human dignity.