As someone who called themselves “bi” before fully coming to the realization that I’m gay, it’s not because I’m complicated it’s because I never felt queer enough to claim the title due to internalized homophobia and a platter of the societal consumption and selling of women and the female form, as well as queer community gatekeepers treating me like I’m not costumed correctly to blend in with them.
It took me a long time to determine whether I was physically and romantically attracted to women, because it seemed like a result of mainstream conditioning, of the inherent (
) sexualization of women’s bodies in all media. I didn’t really know for sure until I was with a woman whether my attraction was authentic or cultivated. It ****ed with me a lot.