Straight

by Seth King

It is my professional opinion that modern American society needs to forget everything it thinks it knows about human sexuality. In my studies I have observed dozens of people discovering a sudden attraction to the same sex, regardless of decades-long histories of heterosexuality. Many prominent voices agree that sexuality is not even genetically determined, so why wouldn’t it change and switch and adjust and flex, like the weather? A human can be attracted to slim, brown-eyed brunettes, for example, regardless of that brunette’s gender. This phenomenon is now known as pansexuality. Also, our culture’s rules say heterosexuals must appear one way, while homosexuals must act another way, as if there is a straight line down the middle – but in my eyes, that line doesn’t exist. This same rigidity encourages homosexuals and bisexuals to stay “in the closet,” so to speak. In my opinion, we will only develop a better understanding of the sometimes-opaque nature of sexuality when these people feel comfortable enough to be open with their bisexuality and foster a better environment for free, honest communication.